The Uncanny Clarity of AI Accusations

Philosophics — Philosophical and Political Ramblings · Nov 13, 2025 · 9m

These two philosophical blog excerpts by language philosopher Bry Willis critique the contemporary phenomenon of accusing human writers of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) simply because their prose exhibits competence and clarity. The author argues that traits commonly cited as 'telltale signs' of AI writing, such as proper grammar and logical structure, are ironically the very principles of professional and academic writing that humans developed over centuries. Furthermore, the author asserts that AI only mimics these structures because it was trained on human examples of "proper…