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TL;DR for AI writing warning signs:

  • Use of the em-dash (—)
  • Parallel sentence structure (e.g. "It's not just X, it's Y")
  • Grouping things in threes or at least odd numbers
  • Delineating line breaks with emojis
  • Odd/unnatural verbiage
  • Overuse of filler words (talking like your average LinkedIn post)
  • Exaggerated and empty praise
  • Weird analogies and similes
  • Restating and overclarifying points

TL;DR for signs something was written by a human:

  • Including anecdotes
  • Written in the first person
  • Tangents and nonlinear storytelling
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[–] phneutral@feddit.org 32 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Fuck — as an designer and typography nerd I just love them em-dashes.

[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

It’s “em dash” and there shouldn’t be spaces around it. FYI.

[–] phneutral@feddit.org 3 points 11 hours ago

I‘m German … in German we connect words with small dashes and put spaces around the larger ones … it’s the habit :)

[–] GreatBlueHeron@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm sure I've used some software that's auto corrected hyphens to em-dashes too, but I can't remember what.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago