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Re:National Geographic lays off its last remaining staff wri... by ryandrake on Thursday June 29, 2023 @11:30AM (#36521781)
> The AI produced content I've seen writes like a competent 5th grader. National Geographic wasn't being written by competent 5th graders.

Well, over half of Americans read below a 6th grade reading level[1], so it seems like AI content is satisfactory, given the median reading skills.

1: https://www.apmresearchlab.org/10x-adult-literacy

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Re:National Geographic lays off its last remaining staff wri... by Incipient on Thursday June 29, 2023 @11:34AM (#36521865)
That's not a positive point for llms. That's just a horrific indictment on how badly the US education has failed.

Past tense. It has failed. It's not failing.

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Re:National Geographic lays off its last remaining staff wri... by nitpicker9 on Thursday June 29, 2023 @12:06PM (#36522333)
Present Perfect:/
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Re:National Geographic lays off its last remaining staff wri... by Incipient on Saturday July 01, 2023 @05:27AM (#36548319)
Haha very true. Nicely done =P
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Re:National Geographic lays off its last remaining staff wri... by wasimanitoba on Friday June 30, 2023 @03:33AM (#36531681)
National Geographic's audience might not tend toward the lowest denominator.

There's a good chance that people who read that magazine have a higher average reading level.

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