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minus-squarecodeinabox@programming.devOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·3 hours agoThere is much debate about whether the use em-dash is a reliable signal for AI generated content. It would be more effective to compare this post with the author’s posts before gen AI, and see if there has been a change in writing style.
minus-squareMac@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·31 minutes agoI toned down mu em-dash usage because i don’t want people to think it’s AI :(
minus-squareRimu@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·39 minutes agoThat is not the only sign in that blog post, just the most obvious one.
minus-squareparaphrand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 hours agoAww you’re no fun. Stop with the nuance.
minus-squarecodeinabox@programming.devOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 minutes agoMy nuanced reply was in response to the nuances of the parent comment. I thought we shared articles to discuss their content, not the grammar.
minus-squareThomasWilliams@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down6·1 hour agoThere’s no debate, no one real uses em dash. Where is the em dash key on the keyboard?
minus-squareTotally Human Emdash User@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·40 minutes agoIt turns out that modern software supports something called “Copy and Paste” that makes it easy to insert an em-dash whenever—and wherever—you want.
minus-squarecodeinabox@programming.devOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·52 minutes agoThere are plenty of humans using em dash, how do you think large language models learnt to use them in the first place? NPR even did an episode on it called Inside the unofficial movement to save the em dash — from A.I.
There is much debate about whether the use em-dash is a reliable signal for AI generated content.
It would be more effective to compare this post with the author’s posts before gen AI, and see if there has been a change in writing style.
I toned down mu em-dash usage because i don’t want people to think it’s AI :(
That is not the only sign in that blog post, just the most obvious one.
Aww you’re no fun. Stop with the nuance.
My nuanced reply was in response to the nuances of the parent comment. I thought we shared articles to discuss their content, not the grammar.
There’s no debate, no one real uses em dash. Where is the em dash key on the keyboard?
It turns out that modern software supports something called “Copy and Paste” that makes it easy to insert an em-dash whenever—and wherever—you want.
There are plenty of humans using em dash, how do you think large language models learnt to use them in the first place? NPR even did an episode on it called Inside the unofficial movement to save the em dash — from A.I.