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I hate that people now associate dashes with ai as I used to really like using them (distinguishing between regular, en- and em-dashes, using them to make structure clearer over regular commas).
keep doing it but add some fitting humour and a typo here and therw - and nobody will think you're ai
DON'T LET EM TAKE AWAY OUR DASHES
Don’t get me wrong, i like using dashes too.
I actually have a contract to sign which requires an em dash that changes the interpretation drastically. I am struggling to get the author to realise its importance because i received 3 updated versions that did not include it. And this is after i replied with a self-fixed document the first time.
But this article really does use them a lot, and thats not the only tell, just a more obvious one.
I dont know how accurate zerogpt is but i gave it the full text and they returned 100% ai writen, not even a mix.
Same. I've actively avoided using them because LLMs ruined it.
Personally, I like the idea of being thought of as a computer, as it suits my personality.
I keep using them, but the prevalence of AI style has made me more alert to when I'm overusing them.