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
Fuck — as an designer and typography nerd I just love them em-dashes.
It’s “em dash” and there shouldn’t be spaces around it. FYI.
I‘m German … in German we connect words with small dashes and put spaces around the larger ones … it’s the habit :)
I’m sure I’ve used some software that’s auto corrected hyphens to em-dashes too, but I can’t remember what.
Outlook does
I hate them. They’re fine on posters.
But if I see them multiple times in a block of text, I question the author.