Can an AI Model Obey a Strict Style Guide?
EngineeringJohn Rising · August 1, 2026Can an AI Model Obey a Strict Style Guide? I Tested Ten of Them Large language models write fluent text, but they do not obey rules well. Ask one for clear technical prose and you get text in the style the model prefers with a few small changes.
- ▪EngineeringJohn Rising · August 1, 2026Can an AI Model Obey a Strict Style Guide?
- ▪I Tested Ten of Them Large language models write fluent text, but they do not obey rules well.
- ▪Ask one for clear technical prose and you get text in the style the model prefers with a few small changes.
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| Publication time | Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:49:04 +0000 |
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EngineeringJohn Rising · August 1, 2026Can an AI Model Obey a Strict Style Guide? I Tested Ten of Them Large language models write fluent text, but they do not obey rules well. Ask one for clear technical prose and you get text in the style the model prefers with a few small changes. That is fine for an automated LinkedIn slop post, but it is not fine for an aircraft maintenance manual, where a mechanic must understand only one thing from each sentence. The aviation industry solved this long before AI with ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English (STE), a rulebook of about 53 rules and 900 approved words. STE bans passive voice, "-ing" verb forms, and soft modal verbs, which are the fuel of natural English and prevalent in AI writing.
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