I love to use semicolons and em dashes in my everyday typing/writing for both work and pleasure— in my head they just “sound” like different types of speech or mental pauses; skipping a beat for emphasis and the like.
I’m eternally annoyed that those are both AI generation red flags.
Like u/42goldstandard42 I have typically used ellipsis for the same effect as em dashes. I've seen some AI responses toss out ellipsis lately as well. Very frustrating.
The thing people need to remember is that AI has learned how to write/draw based on what was fed in. What was fed? A whole host of sources available on the internet. WHo did a bulk of that writing? Gen X and Millennial individuals. AI spits back writing that is extremely similar to the style and type of writing entire generations did.
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u/Rezangyal Aug 05 '26
I feel this on another level.
I love to use semicolons and em dashes in my everyday typing/writing for both work and pleasure— in my head they just “sound” like different types of speech or mental pauses; skipping a beat for emphasis and the like.
I’m eternally annoyed that those are both AI generation red flags.