I think another telltale sign in AI writing is the use of the emdash. The emdash (—) tends to appear frequently in AI-generated text. This likely stems from training data, as some professional writers (fiction and non-fiction) are known for the liberal use of dashes. However (none of the other adverbial conjunctions fit...lol!), most casual human writing uses them sparingly. They simply (Grammarly suggested I remove 'simply' but I didn't) use hyphens (-), commas, or periods. When they do use emdashes, they frequently do so incorrectly or inconsistently.
Actually, I figured out how to do it, and I do it all the time in my everyday writing. But our students probably haven’t taught themselves that for the most part.
Lovely. See here for my own analysis of ChatGPT voice, especially the bottom of the page, where I show an example of the broader structure it often uses: https://ccp.cx/a/chatgpt-voice.htm
Great article!
I think another telltale sign in AI writing is the use of the emdash. The emdash (—) tends to appear frequently in AI-generated text. This likely stems from training data, as some professional writers (fiction and non-fiction) are known for the liberal use of dashes. However (none of the other adverbial conjunctions fit...lol!), most casual human writing uses them sparingly. They simply (Grammarly suggested I remove 'simply' but I didn't) use hyphens (-), commas, or periods. When they do use emdashes, they frequently do so incorrectly or inconsistently.
Actually, I figured out how to do it, and I do it all the time in my everyday writing. But our students probably haven’t taught themselves that for the most part.
"A lot of the time we know what AI writing sounds like . . ."
I am deeply skeptical of this statement. Do you have any way to justify it, other than your own imagination?
Lovely. See here for my own analysis of ChatGPT voice, especially the bottom of the page, where I show an example of the broader structure it often uses: https://ccp.cx/a/chatgpt-voice.htm
I have always started my emails with "I hope this email finds you well,", before the advent of this wave of Gen AI.
I need to find a new opening now.