Move Over Em-Dash, There’s a New AI Tell in Town

Writers are becoming increasingly aware of telltale signs that distinguish AI-generated text from human writing. Common indicators include repetitive language, lack of personality, and overuse of em dashes. Some writers are now deliberately altering their style to avoid association with AI. Another emerging pattern is the frequent use of parallelism in AI responses, which mimics active listening. Parallelism, a technique that employs mirrored structures in writing, is also used in computing to execute multiple tasks simultaneously for improved efficiency.