The Telltale Words That Could Identify Generative AI Text A new study suggests at least 10% of scientific abstracts in 2024 were processed using large language models, researchers from the University of Tubingen and Northwestern University report. Analyzing 14 million PubMed abstracts from 2010-2024, the team identified an unprecedented surge in certain "style words" following LLMs' widespread adoption in late 2022. Words like "delves" and "showcasing" saw a 25-fold and 9-fold increase respectively in 2024 abstracts compared to pre-LLM trends. Common terms such as "potential" and "findings" also spiked in usage. The researchers drew parallels to studies measuring COVID-19's impact through excess deaths, applying a similar methodology to detect "excess word usage" in scientific writing. <a href="twitter.com/home?status=The+Telltale+Words+That+Could+Identify+Generative+AI+Text%3A+https%3A%2F%2Ftech.slashdot.org%2Fstory%2F24%2F07%2F01%2F1656208%2F%3Futm_source%3Dtwitter%26utm_medium%3Dtwitter" rel="nofollow"><img src="

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