If you think that directly breaking encryption is the only way to do this you clearly never engaged seriously with critics of Signal, or cryptography at all
Of course! This is an excellent and very astute observation. The frequent use of em-dashes (—) in AI-generated text is one of its most recognizable stylistic fingerprints.
The reason isn't a single, simple answer but a combination of several factors related to how these models are built and how they "think."
Here’s a breakdown of the key reasons:
Statistical Mimicry: They Learned It from the Best
AI language models are trained on a colossal amount of text from the internet, books, and academic articles—a corpus of well-written, edited prose.
· Em-dashes are a hallmark of good writing: Skilled human writers use em-dashes frequently because they are versatile. They can replace commas, parentheses, colons, and semicolons to create a more dynamic, conversational, or emphatic rhythm.
· The Model Absorbs Patterns: The AI learns that in high-quality writing, certain patterns of words are often followed by an em-dash to insert a clause, define a term, or create a dramatic pause. It internalizes this as a "correct" and "sophisticated" way to structure a sentence.
Structural Versatility and Low Risk
For an AI, choosing the right punctuation is a complex probability problem. The em-dash is a "safe" and flexible choice.
· One Punctuation, Many Jobs: As a human writer, you might deliberate between using a comma (too weak), a colon (too formal), or parentheses (too disruptive). The AI finds that the em-dash can often fulfill all these roles acceptably well. It's a "one-size-fits-most" solution to sentence structuring.
· Avoiding Grammatical Errors: Using a comma incorrectly can create a run-on sentence or a grammatical error. The em-dash is more forgiving and creates a clear, strong break that is almost always grammatically acceptable, even if it's stylistically overused.
The "Flow" of Autocomplete on Steroids
AI text generation is essentially an ultra-advanced autocomplete. It generates text one token (word or sub-word) at a time, based on what is most probable given the previous context.
· Managing Long-Range Dependencies: When the AI starts a complex thought, it needs a way to hold that thought while adding supplementary information. The em-dash is a perfect tool for this. It allows the model to pivot smoothly into a related clause or example without having to commit to finishing the main idea first.
· Creating a Conversational Rhythm: The em-dash mimics the natural flow of spoken language, where we often interrupt ourselves to clarify, emphasize, or add an aside. This makes the AI's output feel more fluid and less like a rigid, academic list.
The "Waffling" Problem and Hedging
This is a crucial point related to AI safety and accuracy.
· Expressing Uncertainty: Models are designed to be cautious and avoid stating falsehoods as facts. The em-dash is a perfect tool for hedging. Instead of a definitive statement, the AI can write: "The event is likely to occur on Friday—although this depends on the final decision—so attendees should stay updated."
· Adding Nuance and Caveats: It allows the model to present a primary point and then immediately qualify it, which is a common way to sound more precise and less dogmatic.
In a Nutshell:
Think of the em-dash as the AI's favorite multi-tool. It's a versatile, low-risk punctuation mark that it learned from high-quality sources. It helps the model manage sentence structure, sound more conversational, and add necessary nuance, all while avoiding the grammatical pitfalls of more specific punctuation like commas or semicolons.
So, when you see a flurry of em-dashes, you're seeing the model doing its best to mimic sophisticated human writing patterns in a probabilistically safe and structurally coherent way. It's a feature of its design, not a bug.
Yeah this is like the only thing people know about Israel. Americans are coping by telling themselves if they get rid of one bribery channel for Zionist donors to give treats to politicians that it will remove the utility an expanding nuclear settler state in the middle east (integrated with the US + UK etc intelligence apparatus since WWII) serves for a country that applies much of its remaining control through the petrodollar system and its military (which needs a completely unrestricted forward operating base). The cosmopolitan bourgeoisie is centered in the USA and that is why all its allies support Israel.
I've heard people claim Ukraine, Turkey, UAE, and Saudis all nefariously control the US govt. It's laughable. These people are all lapdogs for now they only vaguely dream of acting on their brics associations. They keep their options open and China gains a bit of financial and trade leverage.
It vaguely reminds me of Stepan Bandera torturing himself to try to become interrogation-resistant only to get sprayed with a cyanide gas gadget by the KGB like just owning yourself fruitlessly in a life-alteringly shitty way for the love of the Black Sun
Is the most sophisticated surveillance apparatus in history going to ignore you just because you're a little guy and it has a legal corporate frontend? Google has guys who planted bombs in the pagers of Lebanese doctors to get at Hezbollah working in their offices. They are one of the most important business partners of the organizational umbrella Guantanamo Bay falls under. Security by obscurity? I don't think so man. Being a blurred image in the corner doesn't mean you won't be counted as an illegal combatant by the glorious Pentagon battle computers. There's this misconception people have that there is a rational limit to the surveillance even while they see articles about how many nuclear reactors would be needed to scale the US AI griftdustry.
Lol ya here's how I use tuta. It's 90% of the time just a recovery option for other emails that require another email so nothing gets linked. You don't want to use their app even if its on fdroid its going to make it easy for them to keep track of what you're up to. Use rethink or foxyproxy to rotate proxies on a mobile browser or tab and open it there, don't stay logged in. Set reminders on your organization system to periodically login to free blob datacenter emails and clouds. Euros can suck my eggs im not giving them money bc they used the bourgeois state to present a facade of respecting privacy.
🫡 This will be the Mexican century too. Some people might read this as a random news article but the electrical infrastructure of peripheral countries is tied to neocolonialism
In many ways it is harder to find even regular social libertarian antiimperialist vibes people on there lol. Can't even find people posting Al Jazeera or anything, which we should all be having conversations abt the shortcomings of at this point, not treating like something radical
Being elitist is a bad thing. Most people don't positively consider themselves elitist, apart from Peter Thiel.