EPISODE · Mar 16, 2026 · 11 MIN
Buyer Beware: Why we crave human-made in the AI era
from Life Matters - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation
On the internet, a tiny piece of punctuation has become an unlikely battleground.The extra-long hyphen known as the em dash (—) has developed a reputation thanks to its frequent use in AI-generated writing.In a bid to reclaim the punctuation mark, a Sydney design agency has released new takes on some common fonts: Areal and Times New Human, featuring what they call the "am dash".The idea is simple: download the typeface, use the dash, and signal that your words are written by a human.
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