If you asked most people to name a defining feature of AI-generated writing, they’d probably say the em-dash — like this. Language models use em-dashes so much…
Because LLMs were trained on the writings of more intelligent people who use more than the big five (guessing) punctuation marks.
Because you ask AIs questions as if they have the authority and the knowledge to answer you properly, they speak like people who have authority (over the English language) and knowledge. Thus, they use em dashes where appropriate because that’s how more intelligent people who are better versed in the language actually type.
Not that em dashes alone make someone a genius, but they are an easy way to distinguish yourself from the masses, especially on something like Reddit where everyone is autistic with Aspergers and is an INTJ. That is to say, some of them actually are, and the rest are putting on a front. And AI can’t tell the difference. So sometimes AI rings false.
Because LLMs were trained on the writings of more intelligent people who use more than the big five (guessing) punctuation marks.
Because you ask AIs questions as if they have the authority and the knowledge to answer you properly, they speak like people who have authority (over the English language) and knowledge. Thus, they use em dashes where appropriate because that’s how more intelligent people who are better versed in the language actually type.
Not that em dashes alone make someone a genius, but they are an easy way to distinguish yourself from the masses, especially on something like Reddit where everyone is autistic with Aspergers and is an INTJ. That is to say, some of them actually are, and the rest are putting on a front. And AI can’t tell the difference. So sometimes AI rings false.
As someone who uses em dashes and refuses to stop because of AI slop, thank you for making me feels my brain are big.