GitHub - v4nn4/em-dash-conspiracy: Detecting AI-like writing patterns on Reddit by analyzing em dash usage across tech-focused subreddits.

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The Em Dash Conspiracy

This chart tracks em dash (—) usage across tech and startup subreddits over the past year, a stylistic marker often found in AI-generated writing.

Generated on May 4, 2025, using Reddit’s API to fetch the top 1000 posts from the past year in each subreddit. This introduces time bias: recent posts are underrepresented unless they quickly gained high scores. Treat it as a signal, not proof.

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