Does ChatGPT use em dashes? What the model actually does
The em dash became shorthand for AI writing. After 12 samples through two OpenAI models, the real tell looks narrower: the genre it shows up in, and the fact that the model types it unspaced.
The em dash became shorthand for AI writing. After 12 samples through two OpenAI models, the real tell looks narrower: the genre it shows up in, and the fact that the model types it unspaced.
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