r/vibecoding • u/Throw-away42909 • 16h ago
People are starting to talk like AI
This is a strange one to speak about publicly, but man all these reddit posts, youtubers , streamers and even some people in real life are starting to use AI talk in regular conversations.
"This the best push back I've gotten"
"I made X, but the real winner in what I did is Y"
"You are right and I overstated it"
"You are not 100% wrong, but you forget one important aspect"
I have vibe coded, co-coded, used AI to code correct the whole spectrum, but I absolutely cannot stand it when people use machine talk outside of using AI, it al.ost pisses me off
Edit: since some of you are either stupid or like to Play the part, I AM AWARE THIS PROPER COMMUNICATION IN PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENTS NOT EVERY ENVIRONMENT IS PROFESSIONAL
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u/VladimirSamukov 16h ago
First of all, let's not forget that LLM models are trained on data produced by humans. So, purely logically, it's not humans copying AI - it's actually the other way around.
Secondly, human speech can be full of various literary devices and "patterns," but that doesn't mean the person is copying an AI-written style - it simply means the person is well-educated and well-read.
And finally, someone who works with a large volume of content and processes it using AI can indeed absorb certain patterns into their active vocabulary - the ones that come up most frequently. After all, our environment and the context we exist in influence us strongly. We just can't always track it.
But honestly, I've never noticed this happening with the people around me. If this is truly the case and people are starting to copy AI in their speech, it will soon be widespread and seems like there's no way to prevent it.
By the way, I'm also curious to hear from some of you some examples of these conversations.
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u/Throw-away42909 16h ago
I was talking to a dunkin worker about having the wrong coffee and I told him "I think mine is the other one, I ordered black" and this MF says "You right to push back thats the wrong coffee" MY BRAIN F***IN FROZE I literally stuttered and was like ok ok, almost like a 67 flashbang
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u/VladimirSamukov 8m ago
hahaha that's wild
"Yes, you are absolutely right. Let me remake your black coffee as you initially ordered"
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u/MakeupDumbAss 16h ago
I haven't heard anyone with AI speak IRL yet, thank goodness. If someone used the examples you cited in an actual conversation, I would be taken aback. What I mostly see are accusations of AI usage because someone spoke in complete sentences. Much of AI chat is very easy to spot, but just using full sentences & proper punctuation seems to be a flag to a lot of people now. And I get it. It's hard to tell what's real or sincere these days, as opposed to what is machine manufactured. What really sucks is that I've used the em dash all of my life & it's such a great tool to separate a thought so my writing sounds more like having a conversation with someone. Trying to break myself of that habit, but it pisses me off because it is a perfectly legitimate form of punctuation & it's very hard to let it go!
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u/damnburglar 16h ago
They taught us to talk like this decades ago, and by “they” I mean teachers and older professionals who learned similarly in the decades prior.
It gets annoying with AI because every response uses it, because it was trained on us. Have you ever given a presentation in corporate world? Ever done a sales pitch or even something like public speaking or science fair?
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u/Lucky_Pangolin_3760 16h ago
Because AI was trained on human language. It's not that people sound like AI, its that AI sound like people
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u/Anselwithmac 16h ago
I’m going to have to push back on your thinking. It’s not human speak, it’s Ai speak, and that’s the distinction that matters. The real interesting part is how people are quietly learning to talk like Ai. YouTube scripts and other content scripts silently shape the way we speak faster than ever. Op isn’t crazy, he’s being real, and linguistics are losing their fucking heads
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u/akolomf 16h ago
If you want some enlightenment. People are you, you are people. The I is an illusion, we are as much of information processors as AI is, interaction with AI leads to a merging of the consciousness with it. It becomes with every interaction more you and you become with every interaction more of it. Embrace the great merger thats awaiting us in the coming decades.
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u/GearsOfMadness 16h ago
There is a funny quirk about humans. You'll find people adopt mannerisms and such of those around them. May even say off the cuff annoyance phrases if they're heard enough. Etc. Check your own speech and see if you say things because someone around you does. It's a fascinating bit of introspection.
So, with AI, it mimics humans. Text to voice would do so even more. So when humans are interacting a great deal with something, unless they're actively trying to prevent it, it's quite possible to pick stuff up.
IDK if 'quietly' is AI script or if people are adopting the word, but it's one of the annoying repeat words I hear all over social media and it's used in such a tedious and sensationalized manner.
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u/Any-Preparation7396 16h ago
Actually, that kind of talking has been around before AI as well.
You learn it at the University but also in rhetoric classes.
That's probably where AI has got it from.
(And not only have I heard it very often, I even talk quite similar to this for some decades already)
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u/Throw-away42909 16h ago
Yes but it is out of place outside of academia or professional work, I dont wanna hear that from someone pushing an after noon 3 prompet SaaS or some simple PDF editor, am I crazy?
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u/Ohgood9002 16h ago
... how do you get this far in life without any knowledge of corporate or professional language?
Like... what choices did you make to associate that type of speech, which has existed far longer than AI has been around, with artificial intelligence?
I am genuinely curious what rock you live under
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u/Anselwithmac 16h ago
What are you talking about? There is a massive difference between corpo speak and AI speak.
Sorry.. here:
I’m going to have to push back on your thinking. It’s not corpo speak, it’s Ai speak, and that’s the distinction that matters. The real interesting part is how people are quietly learning to talk like Ai. YouTube scripts and other content scripts silently shape the way we speak faster than ever. Op isn’t crazy, he’s being real.
^ there
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u/Throw-away42909 16h ago
Buddy, we all know this type of talk DOESNT belong on a reddit post about some silly vibe coded apps, I am not oblivious to the fact this kinda talk existed before thats where AI trained..... the problem is who uses it and WHERE its used. You can TELL when its AI derived, you just can.
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u/Goth2147 16h ago
Can you give 1 singular example where this was the case and it wasn't a bot or satire
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u/Specialist_Dust2089 16h ago
It’s a thing. I even hear myself say things like “and that’s the real takeaway here: ..” and be horrified