MYSTERY SOLVED! Why does ChatGPT use the word "delve" so much? We've seen a 10x increase in the proportion of medical studies using the word "delve" from 2022 to 2024. But why? official at The Guardian might've just solved it. Thread below, complete with the trail of clues:

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What's the story behind "retractions" like this - more of a withdrawl, I guess? Similarly Cochrane has things like a review withdrawn because it's been replaced by 2+ more specific reviews. Shouldn't the orig article be left intact wherever possible? cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.10…

V interesting, pragmatic brief. Am bit wary of one of the underlying studies (does quality *really* drop if you weigh up risks of rejection/handling time and publish in a lower JIF venue before deadlines?) and reframing quality q as "what somebody else has £ to pay for" 🪑🪑🚢🧊

cannot believe TIMESTALKER has it's release TOMORROW in cinemas. please do ask your local cinema to show it if they're not. RT if you like this cat

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/r/London is currently love-bombing Angus Steakhouse in the hope that AI google scrapers start recommending it in listicles so influencers and tourists stay away from actual nice places 🤞

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Occasionally (like when the data centre burned down) I question our committment to hosting bare metal at OVH. Then I try to interact with AWS support and I remember