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ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>The Verge: You sound like ChatGPT. “Words like ‘prowess’ and ‘tapestry,’ which are favored by ChatGPT, are creeping into our vocabulary, while words like ‘bolster,’ ‘unearth,’ and ‘nuance,’ words less favored by ChatGPT, have declined in use. Researchers are already documenting shifts in the way we speak and communicate as a result of ChatGPT — and they see this linguistic influence […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/26/the-verge-you-sound-like-chatgpt/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/26/the-verge-you-sound-like-chatgpt/</a></p>
WYM Mod<p>Is James Comey inciting violence with seashells? Edward Helmore from The Guardian explores the backlash against Comey by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and MAGA Republicans over an Instagram post featuring "8647." This controversy highlights the political divide in interpreting language, revealing how terms like "eight-six" can shift meanings amid tensions. Click to read more: <a href="https://www.alternet.org/comey-86-noem-trump/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alternet.org/comey-86-noem-tru</span><span class="invisible">mp/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/JamesComey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JamesComey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/KristiNoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KristiNoem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/EightySix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EightySix</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/PoliticalTensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalTensions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/LanguageUsage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LanguageUsage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FBI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>MIT News: Training LLMs to self-detoxify their language. “Over time, most of us develop an internal ‘guide’ that enables us to learn context behind conversation; it also frequently directs us away from sharing information and sentiments that are, or could be, harmful or inappropriate. As it turns out, large language models (LLMs) — which are trained on extensive, public datasets and […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/22/mit-news-training-llms-to-self-detoxify-their-language/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/22/mit-news-training-llms-to-self-detoxify-their-language/</a></p>