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The week's question
In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: mungofitch 🐝🐝🐝 GOLD
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Subject: Re: Anybody read BRK-B.com?
Date: 12/24/23 12:02 PM
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A clear sign of text like that being AI generated would be some confidently written mistakes (hallucinations).
I haven't read much of this site, have you noticed any howlers?

No, no hallucinations spotted.
But the repeated recapitulation of the obvious, and ending each section with a generalized disclaimer-like paragraph with pros and cons, seemed giveaways.
Bits have somewhat backwards reasoning, too.

Consider this article.
brk-b.com - Berkshire hathaway japanese adventure yen bond strategy
This is about Berkshire's yen bonds. It includes an unneeded, perhaps even off-topic, broad generalized background on the Japanese bond market, with a focus on government debt.
It goes on:
"Yen bonds have gained popularity among international investors for several reasons. First, they offer diversification benefits, as they are often less correlated with other major bond markets. Second, Japan's historically low interest rates have made yen bonds an attractive option for investors seeking to take advantage of the so-called "carry trade," where investors borrow in low-interest-rate currencies, like the yen, and invest in higher-yielding assets. "

Note how it shifts from describing the advantages of yen bonds to the purchaser, to the advantages of the issuer, while seeming to make it a list of overall benefits to one crowd. Plus, of course, most carry trade is not done by issuing bonds, but by borrowing from financial institutions. Berkshire is a relative exception there.
Sounds like a bot to me. Lots of grammatically correct sentences not really capturing or conveying a firm underlying meaning.

Jim

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This community has written 21,448 posts about Berkshire Hathaway. The article-length ones it recommended most:
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