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Avatar alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social • Mar 25, 2026, 1:24 AM

I still get DMs and comments accusing me of using a chatbot in my writing which is HILARIOUS.

I have never used any LLM or chatbot or AI assistant EVER to write or research ANY of my work.

I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a SERIOUS journalist who does.

Sorry, we like em dashes.

Avatar alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social • Mar 24, 2026, 10:51 PM •

And you're probably turning to a chatbot to pat you on the head multiple times a day, further pushing you into psychosis!

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Avatar alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social • 1:26 AM

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There has been ONE "AI" tool I have used for years, and it's Otter, the transcription service.

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Avatar Chuck Zimmerheld 🔜 PAX East @chucktowski.com • 1:27 AM

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I'm livid about the oxford comma being associated with LLM writing now.

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Avatar Scott Willsey @scottwillsey.com • 1:27 AM

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Em dashes are amazing! They are wildly underused.

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Avatar doops. @yodoops.bsky.social • 1:28 AM •

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What's hilarious is that if you actually were using AI for your writing, they'd probably call you based for it.

Also, yeah em dashes being associated with chatbots as a tell is such bullshit. It was right when I started using them too lmao

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Avatar Anthony @ GamingTrend (MrSaturn99/Alagunder) @anthonypsaturn.bsky.social • 1:40 AM

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I've *always* used em dashes and feel called the fuck out every time, lol. Ridiculous.

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Avatar thedougman @thedougman.bsky.social • 1:30 AM

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Never took the plunge but did absolutely check the availability of EM DASH as a vanity license plate

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Avatar sara lynn @saralynn.bsky.social • 1:33 AM

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It's insane to me that people don't realize that these LLMs were trained on real people's writing.........

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Avatar Teufelaffe @teufelaffe.bsky.social • 1:45 AM

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I can't imagine why a machine trained on the work of tens of thousands of writers might use grammatic structures or punctuation that many writers use. Truly, a mystery for the ages.

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