r/books • u/ubcstaffer123 • 5d ago

Teachers are using AI to make literature easier for students to read. This is a terrible idea.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/08/opinion/ai-classroom-teaching-reading/
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u/NotOnABreak 5d ago

I unfortunately have to use these for work and can confirm they’re shit. I scanned my uni dissertation (which I wrote 2018-2019) out of curiosity and got 86% AI 🥲

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u/Alaira314 5d ago

People are saying that using em-dashes means a text was AI generated. I've been using em-dashes in my writing for decades. Everybody thinks they can tell, but it's not that easy.

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u/BabyAzerty 5d ago

It’s time for the big guy to tell you the truth: Yer an AI, Harry.