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AI-generated CIMs are Easy to Spot, and it's Getting Worse

AI-generated CIMs are woeful, and we naturally see more and more of them from (not-so-)independent sponsors.

To cover your tracks, please remember the following:

• Insert your name instead of "PptxGenJS Presentation" in the File properties. We've seen PptxGenJS author 3 different CIMs since the August 12 solar eclipse.

• Eliminate numerical inconsistencies (#, $, page numbers, charts, etc.). It's hilarious when numbers fail to tie or pages don't agree with each other (example: EBITDA stated as $4.0m on the summary page, $4.4m in the historicals, and $5.3m in the appendix).

• Less is more. Fluff, hyperboles, redundancies, and adjectives are telltale signs.

• AI has determined a certain design & color palette that is "optimal," so the decks end up looking eerily similar.

If caught red-handed, you look lazy, dumb & sloppy.

Good luck.

Ps. Using AI for research, knowledge building, strengthening core arguments, structuring a narrative, etc. = obviously smart

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