[leumon]

Is there a reason why this text uses "-" as em-dashes "—"?

[dragonwriter]

Since they are set open, I assume they are actually using them as if they were en-dashes and not em-dashes, which the more common style would be to set closed, but I’m guessing, in either case, the reason is “because you can type it on a normal keyboard without any special modification, Compose-key solution, or other processing, and the author doesn't care much about typography”.

EDIT: Though these the days it could also be an attempt at highly-visible “AI didn't write this” virtue signaling, too.

[lalaithion]

Yes; because - is on the keyboard and — isn't. (Don't tell me how to type —, I know how, but despite that it is the reason, which is what the parent comment asks about.)

[meowface]

Many people have for decades. Seems fine to me.

[unfunco]

Is there a reason you phrased the question that way, instead of just asking whether it was written by AI?

[leumon]

It's just that I have the feeling that people avoid using the actual em-dash in fear of being accused that the text is ai generated. (Which isnt a valid indicator anyway) Maybe its just my perception that i notice this more since LLMs became popular.

[dboreham]

Will we know AGI has been achieved when it stops using em-dashes?