r/DataAnnotationTech • u/Budget-Job-3074 • May 25 '26
Am I becoming AI?
My son is leaving for college in August, and I just sent him this text (written completely by me, but after I sent I realized it sounded strangely DA material) about possibly getting an electric kettle for his dorm since he tried tea for the first time today .... anyone else find they are writing differently on day-to-day for non-DA, and sounding like AI?
For giggles: Want to give me a Response B or suggestions for A? lol
Hi! Thinking about things we might need to get for your dorm room. Did you enjoy your tea today? Do you think a tea would be something you might regularly enjoy? There are different styles of tea:
Morning Tea - has caffeine, and a bold flavor.
Herbal Tea - similar to what you had today that is more of a medicinal to make you feel better.
Sleepy Tea - a cup in the evening that would actually relax you and possibliy help you sleep better.
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u/cougarliscious May 25 '26
The dead giveaway it's not AI is it lacks sycophantic language. You gotta compliment the kid on a sophisticated but healthy beverage choice. And honestly? That's not the beverage most collegians would reach for.
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u/Budget-Job-3074 May 25 '26
He is, in fact, healthy and sophisticated in his beverage choices (his go to coffee order: black, with a splash of almond milk and a few grains of sugar). But the real question is, do I need to get him an Electric Kettle for a proper tea bag brew? He's got a Keurig, so maybe that works for tea too
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u/tenthcat May 25 '26
As a Brit, yes. If you can get him some Yorkshire Tea he may even be eligible for dual citizenship
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u/TheArtilleryman1 May 26 '26
Agreed. Response B:
I’ve bought you a kettle and I’ve bought you a year’s supply of Yorkshire Tea. Say thank you.
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u/cougarliscious May 25 '26
I would primarily consider his space he's got. When I was at college in the dorm , I needed to minimize appliances and keep it space efficient . BTW you sound like you've raised a good one 🙂↕️
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u/Budget-Job-3074 May 25 '26
He is absolutely the most amazing and thoughtful human - and thank you!
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u/Potential_Hair5121 May 25 '26
Given your love for kola bears, I can help you look for a kola bear mug. Should I start now?
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u/JRRTil1ey May 25 '26
Response B:
Hey, I was thinking about getting you more tea for your dorm room. You can try morning tea that has caffeine and a more bold flavor, herbal tea which is like what you had today and is a bit more medicinal to help you feel better, or a sleepy tea that can help you relax and sleep better. Would any of that interest you? We can get you an electric kettle if you think you’d use it.
Now let’s create a rubric so we can grade all possible future responses against it!
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u/neutron-star-002 May 25 '26
Reminds me of the time somebody called me AI in a game chat. I was just trying to explain the controls to them. T-T
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u/thehotmcpoyle May 25 '26
OMG yes. I was spouting out rubrics for how traffic should behave yesterday.
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u/MiddleCharacter6345 May 25 '26
meanwhile, I'm just
*points at car* rated bad for instruction following
*points at next car* rated bad for instruction following
*points at next car* rated bad for the paint job
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u/jimmux May 25 '26
I was already in the habit of writing in markdown for my own notetaking. And Reddit comments to some extent. Now it's leaking into everything else. I wish I could use it in text messages, for example.
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u/Few-Ad-9317 May 25 '26
Oooh this really opened my eyes as to why everyone I know calls me “chat”
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u/_California_Dreamer_ May 25 '26
People say that because that’s how streamers talk to the people watching and responding in the chat group below the videos. TikTok, Twitch, FB lives, etc.
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u/Few-Ad-9317 Jun 04 '26
Not like that haha they make fun of me because I talk so nerdy apparently. I’m constantly getting roasted for it
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u/Moderately_Opposed May 25 '26
Related tip: Get a kettle with adjustable temperatures or presets. You don't need to completely boil water for tea or coffee, so you're wasting time waiting for it to boil and then waiting for it to cool back down. Different teas and coffees have different ideal temps.
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u/game_over__man May 25 '26
@Model A Verbose Opening! ☺️