Spotlight LANGUAGE How can you tell if something’s been written by ChatGPT? Let’s delve Laura Yuen The Minnesota Star Tribune Dec 20, 2025 Dec 20, 2025 Updated 1 hr ago 0 1 of 2 Adobe Stock This illustration picture shows the AI (Artificial Intelligence) smartphone app ChatGPT on June 6, 2023. Olivier Mornin/AFP Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Laura Yuen The Minnesota Star Tribune Once you spot the telltale signs of writing generated by artificial intelligence, you can’t unsee them.kAm%96J 2AA62C :? 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