ComputerWorld.com reported that “People are starting to “talk like AI,” according to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. While teachers and business leaders complain about people using AI chatbots to write and communicate — and more and more public figures use AI-controlled avatars to communicate on their behalf — even authentic human speech is starting to sound “fake” and “machine-like,” according to Altman, who posted his views Monday on X.” The September 12, 2025 article “Is AI changing our language?” (https://www.computerworld.com/article/4055841/is-ai-changing-our-language.html) included these comments:
Altman isn’t just suggesting that people use AI a lot, influencing word choice and style of expression. He assumes it’sdriven by a variety of factors:
- People are adopting LLM-style language in their writing.
- The Extremely Online crowd tends to move in unison, drifting toward similar expressions and framing.
- Social platforms optimize for engagement, amplifying repetition and exaggeration.
- Creator monetization systems push people toward artificial formulas for how they say things.
- Actual bots are involved.
These trends make social network words and sentences seem fake, according to Altman.
It turns out that his claims about chatbots influencing human speech are supported by science.
What do you think?
First published at https://www.vogelitlaw.com/blog/has-ai-changed-your-language