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New AI slop signal: code blocks with weird indentation

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A developer identifies a telltale sign of AI-generated content: inconsistent indentation where the first command line lacks indentation while subsequent lines are indented. This occurs when writers copy-paste directly from Claude's code output without cleaning up the formatting, as text editors preserve spaces that may be syntactically relevant.

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