Thanks to AI shaming, the em dash has been unfairly maligned as a sign of AI-generated writing. But, as Brian Phillips writes for humanity's salvation, the em d
The em dash is being unfairly criticized as a marker of AI-generated text, leading some writers to avoid it. However, this punctuation is actually a valuable tool for conveying human-like expression and avoiding robotic prose. Experts argue that abandoning the em dash due to AI fears would be a loss for nuanced writing. AI
IMPACT Discusses how AI's perceived writing style is influencing human expression and the use of punctuation.