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If you think everyone is starting to sound like ChatGPT, you’re not wrong #TEDTalks

Algorithms and AI don’t just show us reality — they warp it in ways that benefit platforms built to exploit people for profit, says etymologist Adam Aleksic. From ChatGPT influencing our word choices to Spotify turning a data cluster into a new musical genre, he reveals how new technology subconsciously shapes our language, trends and…

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Algorithms and AI don’t just show us reality — they warp it in ways that benefit platforms built to exploit people for profit, says etymologist Adam Aleksic. From ChatGPT influencing our word choices to Spotify turning a data cluster into a new musical genre, he reveals how new technology subconsciously shapes our language, trends and sense of identity. “These aren’t neutral tools,” he says, encouraging us to constantly ask ourselves: How am I being influenced?

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  1. @neekniggit3606

    August 6, 2026 at 7:36 pm

    If you think every TED talk is starting to sound the same, you’re not wrong. Stabby and forced and extreme is how everyone will be speaking in the immediate future.

    • @westrim

      August 8, 2026 at 1:11 am

      Let’s delve into why that is, shall we?

  2. @johnroekoek12345

    August 6, 2026 at 7:38 pm

    In my language Google made one word from thank you for years. I am sure kids think thankyou is one word now.

  3. @sibzzk

    August 6, 2026 at 8:30 pm

    So aggressive, why….

    • @jeromecoward9539

      August 6, 2026 at 8:32 pm

      @sibzzk 😆 🤣 😂

    • @HuyNguyen-sn6kh

      August 6, 2026 at 9:40 pm

      Because the topic is important

    • @RUFuggingKidding

      August 7, 2026 at 5:07 am

      @HuyNguyen-sn6kh ok so why doesnt every TED talk have someone hurling words at yoh like this then..arent they all important?

    • @HuyNguyen-sn6kh

      August 7, 2026 at 5:17 am

      @RUFuggingKiddingare they? why dont you ask the speaker

    • @thebeastisback2697

      August 7, 2026 at 6:11 am

      I think he means urgent, most ted talks are important but he’s aggressive in this because the idea is urgent to preserve your free thought which is rapidly deteriorating when using these models

  4. @eamead528

    August 6, 2026 at 9:18 pm

    AI is trying to train us. Just say no.

  5. @Hi_OK_Thanks_Bye

    August 6, 2026 at 10:09 pm

    I don’t think I’ve ever used the word ‘delve’ in my life. I’ve also never used chatgpt. When I need to write a letter or an email to a client I am the only author.

    • @rajendrakumarvarsani4184

      August 7, 2026 at 2:12 pm

      @Hi_OK_Thanks_Bye 🕺🏼

      Good for you

  6. @lords_act

    August 7, 2026 at 2:01 am

    Nigeria?

  7. @KynaruHelio

    August 7, 2026 at 8:59 am

    Maybe it’s just me and my friend group, but saying the word delve has been something I’ve done all my life. Then again, I read a lot as a kid. And then I played a lot of Dungeons & Dragons where you delve in dungeon’s depths

  8. @BinaryReader

    August 7, 2026 at 10:01 am

    True, but who cares. Give yourself to the machine, big tech wants to harvest your neurons to feed our techno gods.

  9. @sorakagami

    August 7, 2026 at 12:16 pm

    (ChatGPT Sarcasm)”You’re absolutely right!”
    Thank you for delving into this vibrant cutting-edge game-changer issue to enhance our understanding!

    … That’s about the limit of how many ChatGPT frequent phrases I could fit it.

    Having to use ChatGPT frequently for work, I do feel that it is starting to affect how I write and talk to others.
    I need to be constantly conscious of wording and phrasing to keep ChatGPT from going off the rails, and it is becoming a habit.
    It took conscious effort to not type how I usually do to ChatGPT. Argh.

    This video made me even more conscious of these new bad habits. Thank you for enlightening us before we all turn into trained-bots for ChatGPT.

  10. @benjaminjaebates

    August 7, 2026 at 6:30 pm

    “My ask is…” You mean to say “request”. “Ask” is a verb, not a noun. Knock it off. I never heard people use this phrase before the rise of AI use.

    • @Koala-0123

      August 8, 2026 at 8:25 am

      This is a term that’s been thrown around in the corporate world for decades. My dad uses it all the time. I think it’s dumb but it’s not an AI thing.

    • @benjaminjaebates

      August 8, 2026 at 10:50 am

      ​@Koala-0123I’ve seen my fair share of the corporate world for a while and haven’t heard it until recently. I’ve known people who didn’t used to say it suddenly begin to say it. It makes smart people in a professional setting sound very stupid.

    • @Koala-0123

      August 8, 2026 at 5:42 pm

      @benjaminjaebates I agree it’s dumb af lol I’m just saying I’ve personally heard it thrown around for at least a decade

  11. @ritex3

    August 8, 2026 at 3:18 am

    Wow… Although what he said might make sense, it took me quite some time to force myself to ignore the aggressive and stressed delivery and focus on the content… 😬 Was I the only one?

  12. @stanley4leo

    August 8, 2026 at 6:15 am

    Yeah “delve” is used frequently in Nigeria

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