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Wordfreq shuts down after generative AI pollutes language-usage data
Wordfreq, an open-source project that tracked word use in more than 40 languages by scraping the internet, is being discontinued. Its creator, Robyn Speer, says generative AI has polluted the sources the project used, so no one has reliable information about human language usage after 2021. The project will not be updated any more.
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