LLMs could write like humans but post-training guardrails make their text detectable

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LLMs don't write in a recognizable style because they can't do better.

Post-training and safety guardrails sharply narrow their expressive range, argues Pangram CTO Bradley Emi.

Base models without these constraints already write with far more variety.


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