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How The New York Times Reviewed 7 Million Words Uttered by Trump

NYT - Media · Mike Abrams, Peter Baker and Dylan Freedman · last updated

Two Times journalists, blending A.I. analysis and traditional reporting, evaluated public speeches to spot trends.

To those who have followed President Trump closely, the finding was striking and unsurprising at the same time: His public speeches have become more profane, more absolutist, longer-winded and less coherent over the past decade.

That was the central conclusion of an analysis, blending artificial intelligence and old-fashioned reporting, by my colleagues Peter Baker and Dylan Freedman. It was a follow-up to a similar study they conducted in 2024.

I asked them to explain their work and — particularly for those skeptical of A.I. — to elaborate on the methodology published with the article. These are edited excerpts from our conversation.

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