Investigating AI imitative capabilities: a comparative genre analysis of Reddit and ChatGPT-4 spouse appreciation posts
ChatGPT-4 has been a helping tool for its users in various fields and contexts. Among these, a recurring topic of inquiry is AI’s ability to mimic human language, particularly appreciative sentiments. In this study, we explore the current capabilities of ChatGPT-4 at mimicking human appreciatory lan...
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| author | Arcenal, Erika Kristine Estanislao Capistrano, Licca Pauleen Valdez De Guzman, Marielle Jessie Dela Peña Forrosuelo, Micaela Isabel Molina Miranda, Janeson Mirabuna |
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| description | ChatGPT-4 has been a helping tool for its users in various fields and contexts. Among these, a recurring topic of inquiry is AI’s ability to mimic human language, particularly appreciative sentiments. In this study, we explore the current capabilities of ChatGPT-4 at mimicking human appreciatory language by comparing its prompt-based generated texts to the appreciative posts of married individuals on Reddit, specifically subreddit r/Marriage. Using Swales' moves analysis as the working framework, we determined and then labelled moves found in the Reddit posts as we examined them as a genre and compared them with AI-generated posts. Findings revealed that ChatGPT-4 imitated 11 out of the 13 moves present in the Reddit posts. Furthermore, five categories of obligatory moves were established to better distinguish between the texts. ChatGPT-4 was observed to have more clearly obligatory moves and was more consistent in following a certain sequence than texts written by a human being. Additionally, ChatGPT- 4 generated texts had a higher average word count and gave an impersonal impression due to its lack of the following moves: Description of Spouse, Description of Original Poster, and Relationship Background. With these findings, we recommend further linguistic studies on Reddit posts and other non-academic social media forms as a genre and the continuous use of genre analysis to circumscribe, more precisely, the AI imitative capabilities of human natural language and its implications to future applications. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:254862025-07-01T03:20:37Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25486/ Investigating AI imitative capabilities: a comparative genre analysis of Reddit and ChatGPT-4 spouse appreciation posts Arcenal, Erika Kristine Estanislao Capistrano, Licca Pauleen Valdez De Guzman, Marielle Jessie Dela Peña Forrosuelo, Micaela Isabel Molina Miranda, Janeson Mirabuna ChatGPT-4 has been a helping tool for its users in various fields and contexts. Among these, a recurring topic of inquiry is AI’s ability to mimic human language, particularly appreciative sentiments. In this study, we explore the current capabilities of ChatGPT-4 at mimicking human appreciatory language by comparing its prompt-based generated texts to the appreciative posts of married individuals on Reddit, specifically subreddit r/Marriage. Using Swales' moves analysis as the working framework, we determined and then labelled moves found in the Reddit posts as we examined them as a genre and compared them with AI-generated posts. Findings revealed that ChatGPT-4 imitated 11 out of the 13 moves present in the Reddit posts. Furthermore, five categories of obligatory moves were established to better distinguish between the texts. ChatGPT-4 was observed to have more clearly obligatory moves and was more consistent in following a certain sequence than texts written by a human being. Additionally, ChatGPT- 4 generated texts had a higher average word count and gave an impersonal impression due to its lack of the following moves: Description of Spouse, Description of Original Poster, and Relationship Background. With these findings, we recommend further linguistic studies on Reddit posts and other non-academic social media forms as a genre and the continuous use of genre analysis to circumscribe, more precisely, the AI imitative capabilities of human natural language and its implications to future applications. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2025 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25486/1/T%204.pdf Arcenal, Erika Kristine Estanislao and Capistrano, Licca Pauleen Valdez and De Guzman, Marielle Jessie Dela Peña and Forrosuelo, Micaela Isabel Molina and Miranda, Janeson Mirabuna (2025) Investigating AI imitative capabilities: a comparative genre analysis of Reddit and ChatGPT-4 spouse appreciation posts. 3L; Language,Linguistics and Literature,The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies., 31 (1). pp. 47-64. ISSN 0128-5157 https://ejournal.ukm.my/3l/issue/view/1804 |
| spellingShingle | Arcenal, Erika Kristine Estanislao Capistrano, Licca Pauleen Valdez De Guzman, Marielle Jessie Dela Peña Forrosuelo, Micaela Isabel Molina Miranda, Janeson Mirabuna Investigating AI imitative capabilities: a comparative genre analysis of Reddit and ChatGPT-4 spouse appreciation posts |
| title | Investigating AI imitative capabilities: a comparative genre analysis of Reddit and ChatGPT-4 spouse appreciation posts |
| title_full | Investigating AI imitative capabilities: a comparative genre analysis of Reddit and ChatGPT-4 spouse appreciation posts |
| title_fullStr | Investigating AI imitative capabilities: a comparative genre analysis of Reddit and ChatGPT-4 spouse appreciation posts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating AI imitative capabilities: a comparative genre analysis of Reddit and ChatGPT-4 spouse appreciation posts |
| title_short | Investigating AI imitative capabilities: a comparative genre analysis of Reddit and ChatGPT-4 spouse appreciation posts |
| title_sort | investigating ai imitative capabilities: a comparative genre analysis of reddit and chatgpt-4 spouse appreciation posts |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25486/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25486/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25486/1/T%204.pdf |