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
I thought it would be the semicolon, judging from the thumbnail. Now that would piss me off; I love semicolons, it would be unfair if they become the hallmark of LLMs.
I also appreciate the long dash but on mobile keyboard it’s so awkward to find that nobody uses it for comments anymore.
Personally, I use the em-dash a lot, but I just type it as --.
I find it’s the opposite! I can’t find it on OG keyboards which is when I use the double hyphen — on mobile I just long press the dash button to find it