The Court of Public Prose
The docket · In re Dead Writing Theory
One matter at a time Every case, with its verdict.
Every case is a real study, with its question fixed before measuring and its method and data published on ScriptGrain. 2 cases so far, 11 exhibits in the record, the next one being measured.
§ IOn the docket
The cases
- Case No. DWT-001Filed In re
Dead Writing
Theory27 years of company homepagesScriptGrain SGR-004The words changed. The sentences did not.2,950 homepages from 158 long-lived UK and US companies, one capture a year, 2000 to 2026.SplitverdictExhibits P-1 to P-4 · D-1 to D-3Read the case - Case No. DWT-002Filed In re
Dead Writing
TheoryWhere the AI-isms came fromScriptGrain SGR-007Not an invention. An inheritance.17,000 pieces of writing from before ChatGPT: 6,600 web pages in 16 kinds of writing, 103 homepages, 10,000 arXiv abstracts, 600 passages from pre-1928 books, Google Books 1800 to 2019.Verdict for the defenceExhibits D-4 to D-7Read the case - Case No. DWT-003Pending, under investigationIn re
Dead Writing
TheoryMatter sealed until measuredNo title, no findings yetCase 3 is being measured.Got a sighting of dead writing? Enter it into evidence.hello@deadwritingtheory.com
§ IIThe docket so far
A ledger, never one score.
The exhibits each case entered, side by side. A count of exhibits is not a measure of truth. How evidence is admitted