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> because they’re trying to normalise the AI’s writing style,

AIs use em dashes because competent writers have been using em dashes for a long time. I really hate the fact that we assume em dash == AI written. I've had to stop using em dashes because of it.



Likewise, I’m now reluctant to use any em dashes these days because unenlightened people immediately assume that it’s AI. I used em dashes way before AI decided these were cool




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