Forget em-dashes: A viral report on AI-generated writing has surprising new clues

As AI-generated content takes over the internet, humans are becoming more and more vigilant about telling bot-written copy from genuine human writing. Last week, LinkedIn even became the first major platform to add a button that lets users report “AI slop.” But how can users be sure what they’re reading is actually the product of an LLM? While there are some widely regarded tells of AI writing, those stereotypes may not be as reliable as they seem. A new report by The Economist analyzed the…