AI and Microsoft grammar checking... a crevasse waiting for you to fall in.BACKGROUNDOn my new computer I hadn’t turned ...

AI and Microsoft grammar checking... a crevasse waiting for you to fall in.BACKGROUNDOn my new computer I hadn’t turned off grammar checking in Microsoft Word yet. I finished a report for a city government yesterday, evaluating a wireless carrier’s request to build a new cell site on an existing tower on city property. (Because of my background as Director of National System Development for a major wireless carrier, now that I’m self employed, one of the things I do is consult with city governments on issues related to wireless communications systems).When I finished the report, it was five pages long, and I did what I always do: I hit F7 to run spell check one last time. But since I hadn’t turned off grammar checking yet, it did that, too.Holy guacamole! It found 17 things it thought I should change. Everything from comma placement to “use a different word.”The problem is that if I made the changes Microsoft was recommending, my report would sound like it was written by an AI. Because...