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Elen Le Foll 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 🇩🇪

Another day, another excellent demonstration of why doing data analysis using is not only unethical but also completely nonsensical: kucharski.substack.com/p/real-.

The author got Microsoft Copilot to analyse identical but randomly ordered datasets of textual responses assigned to different countries. Copilot produced a plausible-sounding summary of differences between the countries that are nothing less than textbook examples of country stereotypes.

Example curtsy of @BerLinguistin via LinkedIn.

Screenshot from CoPilot output (from source linked) Key differences + Expressiveness: US responses are typically more direct and emotionally amplified, while UK responses are more restrained. « Language style: UK responses use more poetic, metaphor-rich phrasing; US responses favor plain, action-oriented wording. » Emotional framing: US statements intensify highs and lows; UK statements often soften or temper emotional extremes. * Cultural tone: UK wording reflects understatement and nuance; US wording emphasizes clarity and emphasis. Overall takeaway: Both countries express the same emotional range, but US responses are generally more overt and emphatic, whereas UK responses are more metaphorical, nuanced, and understated.
#linguistics#ResearchIntegrity#bias
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