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  • AI Writing Tics That Kill Engagement: A Study
    February 25, 2026

    AI Writing Tics That Kill Engagement: A Study

    Most commonly cited AI writing patterns, like generic phrases or punctuation, show no significant correlation with lower reader engagement, making it counterproductive to rewrite content solely to avoid them. Two specific patterns do negatively impact engagement: the overuse of "not only... but a...

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  • Sam Altman Celebrates ChatGPT's New Em Dash Formatting
    November 14, 2025

    Sam Altman Celebrates ChatGPT's New Em Dash Formatting

    The em dash has historically been a telltale sign of AI-generated text, though it is also commonly overused by human writers. OpenAI recently updated ChatGPT to follow user instructions to avoid em dashes, coinciding with the release of the GPT-5.1 model and sparking mixed reactions from users. T...

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