Writers alter style to evade AI detectors, dropping em dashes and words like 'delve'
Authors are changing how they write to avoid AI detectors like Pangram, removing em dashes, 'not X, but Y' phrasing, and words such as 'delve', or adding typos to appear human.
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- 2026-10-31 13:40 · Techmeme
How AI detectors like Pangram are changing human writing: authors drop em dashes, "not X, but Y" phrasing, and words like "delve", or add typos, to look human
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