People expect a binary response, is it AI generated yes or no. But it's more complicated than that. For example, if you see an emdash, it's probably AI generated. But it can also mean the author used it for fixing grammar or tenses. LLMs can't help but try to help. The same for it's not X, but Y. Sure it's a known pattern, but it's not like people don't use this trope all the time.

In my experience, Pangram is great for detecting an author who is trying to pass someone else's work as theirs, or if they are tackling a subject they have little to no knowledge in.

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nativeit a day ago | parent [-]

> …if you see an emdash it’s probably AI generated…

Or, and—hear me out—the writer typed two successive hyphens on their iDevice.

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TYPE_FASTER a day ago | parent | next [-]

Microsoft Word converts dashes to emdashes if you type "<word> - <word>".

Outlook used to do this. I'm using a Mac, and Outlook on the Mac is a different animal, so Outlook on Windows may still do this conversion.

	▲	HelloMcFly a day ago \| parent [-]
		Small correction: To get an en dash in Word, type "<word> - <word>" (word space hyphen space word) followed by spacebar. To get an em dash, type "<word>--<word>" (word hyphen hyphen word) followed by spacebar.

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rcarmo a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Which has been happening for over twenty years on taoofmac.com, for instance. It’s a reflex by now.