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Are Em Dashes Really a Sign of AI Writing?

In the escalating arms race between AI models like ChatGPT and human beings trying to determine if what they're reading was machine-generated, there is no easy or surefire way to spot the bot - or is ...

Em dashes were once a ChatGPT giveaway — but not anymore, so here’s your permission to use them

Over time, people have learned how to train ChatGPT out of using the em dash. You can tell it to “remember to never use an em ...
Digit

RIP em dashes: ChatGPT just made AI writing harder to spot

If you spend any time online, you know the em dash has seen a resurgence like no other punctuation mark. Sometimes in the middle of the sentence, sometimes in the end, mostly everywhere. For a couple ...
The New York Times

With the Em Dash, A.I. Embraces a Fading Tradition

The debate about ChatGPT’s use of the em dash signifies a shift in not only how we write, but what writing is for. By Nitsuh Abebe There are countless signals you might look for to determine whether a ...
The Washington Post

Some people think AI writing has a tell — the em dash. Writers disagree.

Suspicious that an awkward email or stilted college essay may have been written by artificial intelligence? Some people think there’s a surefire way to tell — the em dash. Writers, journalists and ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Yes, em dashes are legal — So what’s the fuss about their use?

I have been reading posts about em dashes lately. Some criticize their use, while others defend them, especially when they appear in content assumed to be artificial intelligence (AI)-generated. Maybe ...