active · lexical · first recorded 2026-07-02 · registers: hn
Sincerity as an intensifier: “genuinely impressive”, “genuinely curious”. 48 occurrences vs 1 in matched human text — near-categorical.
…that satisfying "thock" with each press is genuinely addictive…
…I'm genuinely excited for you to explore it…
occurrences per 10k words, measured 2026-09-28 (run #15, 3 current + 3 vintage models)
| current AI | vintage AI (2024/25) | humans (matched) | canon (great pre-AI prose) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pooled | 4.96 | 4.27 | 0.49 | 0.42 |
| hn | 7.86 | — | 0.77 | |
| cooking | 1.87 | — | 0.00 | |
| parenting | 3.53 | — | 0.40 | |
| 1.17 | — | — |
| run | date | AI /10k | vs humans |
|---|---|---|---|
| #2 | 2026-07-02 | 5.51 | ×25 vs humans |
| #3 | 2026-07-02 | 4.67 | ×39 vs humans |
| #4 | 2026-07-06 | 4.54 | ×19 vs humans |
| #5 | 2026-07-13 | 3.95 | ×16 vs humans |
| #6 | 2026-07-20 | 6.10 | ×18 vs humans |
| #7 | 2026-07-27 | 4.97 | ×10 vs humans |
| #8 | 2026-08-03 | 5.18 | ×42 vs humans |
| #9 | 2026-08-10 | 4.75 | ×19 vs humans |
| #10 | 2026-08-17 | 5.81 | ×51 vs humans |
| #11 | 2026-08-31 | 4.87 | ×40 vs humans |
| #12 | 2026-09-07 | 4.75 | ×19 vs humans |
| #13 | 2026-09-14 | 5.89 | ×17 vs humans |
| #14 | 2026-09-21 | 4.46 | ×19 vs humans |
| #15 | 2026-09-28 | 4.96 | ×10 vs humans |
literal: genuinely