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[-] tyler@programming.dev 1 points 1 day ago

the books the LLM were trained on that used the most em dashes used like 1 every 200-500 characters. LLMs use em dashes at a rate of like 1 every 40-50 characters. It's not even CLOSE to human behavior.

[-] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

So, instead of one every paragraph, it's one every other sentence? lol

[-] tyler@programming.dev 1 points 1 day ago

Oh whoops I said characters I meant words. That’s what I get for posting the second I wake up.

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