AIWhen language-model rewrites turn ‘may’ into ‘is’
A coauthor announced an EMNLP 2026 Main paper about how language-model rewrites can strengthen a claim even when the facts look unchanged.
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The paper is titled “From ‘May’ to ‘Is’: Certainty Distortion in Language Model Rewriting.” In the announcement, a coauthor highlights the distinction: when a model replaces “may” with “is,” the facts can appear unchanged, but the claim has become stronger.
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When language-model rewrites turn ‘may’ into ‘is’
A coauthor announced an EMNLP 2026 Main paper about how language-model rewrites can strengthen a claim even when the facts look unchanged.
TLDR
The paper is titled “From ‘May’ to ‘Is’: Certainty Distortion in Language Model Rewriting.” In the announcement, a coauthor highlights the distinction: when a model replaces “may” with “is,” the facts can appear unchanged, but the claim has become stronger.