active · construct · first recorded 2026-07-02 · registers: hn
Reframing-as-insight: declaring what the *real* issue is. “The real question to ask yourself is…”, “the real issue may not be X as much as Y”. Seven times the human rate.
…The real question to ask yourself is: why do you want to learn?…
…the real issue may not be immediate device shortages as much as…
occurrences per 10k words, measured 2026-08-17 (run #10, 3 current + 3 vintage models)
| current AI | vintage AI (2024/25) | humans (matched) | canon (great pre-AI prose) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pooled | 3.25 | 2.62 | 0.11 | 0.34 |
| hn | 6.48 | — | 0.00 | |
| cooking | 0.32 | — | 0.00 | |
| parenting | 1.86 | — | 0.34 | |
| 2.37 | — | — |
| run | date | AI /10k | vs humans |
|---|---|---|---|
| #2 | 2026-07-02 | 2.23 | ×10 vs humans |
| #3 | 2026-07-02 | 2.48 | ×10 vs humans |
| #4 | 2026-07-06 | 2.76 | ×23 vs humans |
| #5 | 2026-07-13 | 3.01 | ×12 vs humans |
| #6 | 2026-07-20 | 3.24 | ×29 vs humans |
| #7 | 2026-07-27 | 2.02 | ×17 vs humans |
| #8 | 2026-08-03 | 3.40 | only in AI |
| #9 | 2026-08-10 | 2.82 | ×22 vs humans |
| #10 | 2026-08-17 | 3.25 | ×29 vs humans |
regex: \bthe real (questions?|problems?|issues?|story|point|tests?|challenges?|wins?|risks?|magic|lesson)\b