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I'm Tired of the AI Tone

45 points · 56 comments · sagivo

  1. brunohaid · · focus · HN ↗
    One thing that works quite well for me for a couple of model generations now is to mention <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Simplified_Technical_English" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Simplified_Technical_English, something along the lines of

      **Use controlled technical English.** Prefer an ASD-STE100 style: use short sentences, direct terms, active voice, and one idea per sentence; avoid slang, hype, vague pronouns, and unnecessary jargon.
    in your agents.md. The concept of STE100 seems sufficiently ingrained in the models to eliminate 90% of the annoying fluff.
    1. altern8 · · focus · HN ↗
      This might work.

      As an example of before&#x2F;after: &quot;Perform an inspection of the filter&quot; vs. &quot;Inspect the filter

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