I am unreasonably annoyed at the damage AI has done to the noble em-dash, a perfectly elegant symbol whose reputation has been perhaps irreparably damaged by chat bots. I may be forced to return to the semi-colon if this continues.
"Asked to generate intervention plans for struggling students, AI teacher assistants recommended more-punitive measures for hypothetical students with Black-coded names and more supportive approaches for students the platforms perceived as white" www.chalkbeat.org/2025/08/06/a...
While this is a step in the right direction, the reality is that people will continue to use whatever LLMs and AI chat bots are available to them publicly as de facto therapists.
I assumed it was for marketing purposes in most cases. They try to find another well-known name that will get more attention for a reprint. I'm thinking specifically of the awful intro to 'Infinite Jest' by Dave Eggers that amounts to "Gee, this book sure is long, wow."
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This is wrong.
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