ENG3702
EXAM
OCTOBER 2024
SECTION A
Introduction
, The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has changed how we create and
interact with all kinds of media, including written content. I think that with
the advancements in AI, it’s becoming harder to tell whether a text was
written by a human or a machine. In the past, it was much easier to
recognize when something was written by a human because of the
personal tone and emotional connection humans naturally have with
language. However, AI is becoming more sophisticated, and it can
generate text that sounds very much like a human wrote it. This is why I
believe it’s important to learn how to identify AI-generated texts. In this
essay, I will compare three texts. Two of them are AI-generated, and one
is a human-made text. I will use Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to look
at the language, style, and content of these texts to figure out which is
which and discuss the significance of knowing the difference between
human and AI writing.
AI vs. Human-Made Texts
When I first read the three texts in the assignment, I could immediately
tell which ones were AI-generated and which one was written by a person.
The human text, which refers to the famous speech by Zindzi Mandela,
was clearly different in terms of tone and depth. It felt personal and
emotional, with a connection to the struggles and experiences of a
particular time. The AI-generated texts, on the other hand, were more
formal and lacked the emotional depth that comes with human
experiences. The words were there, but they didn’t have the same
meaning or weight behind them as the human-written text did. I’ll now go
deeper into these differences by looking at the style, structure, and
content of the texts.
Linguistic and Stylistic Differences
If I closely compare the two AI-generated texts, I notice that they follow a
very similar pattern. They use very clear and repetitive structures. For
example, both texts contain phrases like “He says…” or “It is clear that…”
over and over again. This kind of structure is very common in AI writing
because the machine is simply following patterns it has been trained on,
trying to create sentences that appear logical. But when you read them,
you start to feel that they lack variety and depth. In contrast, the human
text from Zindzi Mandela’s speech is much more varied in terms of
sentence structure. You can tell that the speaker is trying to reach the
hearts and minds of her audience, not just deliver a message. The speech
builds in emotion as it progresses, using different ways of expressing
ideas and connecting with the people listening.
The repetition in the AI-generated texts seems unnatural. For example,
phrases like “We must fight for freedom” are repeated in both texts,
almost as if the machine is trying to sound like it’s making a strong point,
but it ends up sounding more mechanical. When you read a human-
written speech like Zindzi Mandela’s, you see how the language evolves
EXAM
OCTOBER 2024
SECTION A
Introduction
, The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has changed how we create and
interact with all kinds of media, including written content. I think that with
the advancements in AI, it’s becoming harder to tell whether a text was
written by a human or a machine. In the past, it was much easier to
recognize when something was written by a human because of the
personal tone and emotional connection humans naturally have with
language. However, AI is becoming more sophisticated, and it can
generate text that sounds very much like a human wrote it. This is why I
believe it’s important to learn how to identify AI-generated texts. In this
essay, I will compare three texts. Two of them are AI-generated, and one
is a human-made text. I will use Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to look
at the language, style, and content of these texts to figure out which is
which and discuss the significance of knowing the difference between
human and AI writing.
AI vs. Human-Made Texts
When I first read the three texts in the assignment, I could immediately
tell which ones were AI-generated and which one was written by a person.
The human text, which refers to the famous speech by Zindzi Mandela,
was clearly different in terms of tone and depth. It felt personal and
emotional, with a connection to the struggles and experiences of a
particular time. The AI-generated texts, on the other hand, were more
formal and lacked the emotional depth that comes with human
experiences. The words were there, but they didn’t have the same
meaning or weight behind them as the human-written text did. I’ll now go
deeper into these differences by looking at the style, structure, and
content of the texts.
Linguistic and Stylistic Differences
If I closely compare the two AI-generated texts, I notice that they follow a
very similar pattern. They use very clear and repetitive structures. For
example, both texts contain phrases like “He says…” or “It is clear that…”
over and over again. This kind of structure is very common in AI writing
because the machine is simply following patterns it has been trained on,
trying to create sentences that appear logical. But when you read them,
you start to feel that they lack variety and depth. In contrast, the human
text from Zindzi Mandela’s speech is much more varied in terms of
sentence structure. You can tell that the speaker is trying to reach the
hearts and minds of her audience, not just deliver a message. The speech
builds in emotion as it progresses, using different ways of expressing
ideas and connecting with the people listening.
The repetition in the AI-generated texts seems unnatural. For example,
phrases like “We must fight for freedom” are repeated in both texts,
almost as if the machine is trying to sound like it’s making a strong point,
but it ends up sounding more mechanical. When you read a human-
written speech like Zindzi Mandela’s, you see how the language evolves
