Here’s a conspiracy theory: the AI models all use em-dashes instead of hyphens when they generate on purpose - it’s to quietly signal that something is AI generated and shouldn’t be used to train a model.
They needed something that didn’t seem like an obvious signature to humans, but was instantly recognizable by machines.
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2026-04-13 11:19:52 UTC
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2026-04-13 11:19:52 UTCEvent JSON
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