retired · cadence · first recorded 2026-07-02 · registers: hn, cooking, parenting
“Short sentences. Back to back. For emphasis.” Widely attested as a tell — and refuted by our measurements: current models produce runs of short sentences *less* often than humans in every register we tested. The robot monotone is uniformity, not shortness (see “sentences that march in formation”).
Negative result, published on purpose.
model specificity: not observed in current models
“You're not just changing. You're evolving. I see it. Others see it. And that's rare.” (2025-era)