[op00to]

> This project is not just code — it's a response. Amid political pressure, some universities like Harvard, MIT, and CMU stood up for international students.

> I’m just an ordinary undergraduate with no resources or background. This is my way of responding — not by petition, but through code. Vanta may be small, but it’s real, and it’s mine.

This comes off as super ChatGPT-y to me. "X is not y — it's Z! Preamble, passionate statement. Sycophantic encouraging statement — list, of, a, few, things, but also this. Summarize statement, but this other thing, and saying the same thing again but in a slightly different way."

I've given up on ChatGPT because of this style of writing.

[lixiasky]

Totally fair! I really appreciate the honesty. English isn't my native language, and most of the expressions I know come from TED talks, open source READMEs, and honestly... the kind of news clips our teachers play in class

So yeah, that probably shaped the way I wrote this. You’re right though — reading it again, it does sound kinda overly polished.

I’ll try to keep future writing more personal and grounded. Still learning — and thanks for reading it at all. That already means a lot!

[singiamtel]

It's the em dash that does it for me

[kstrauser]

AIs learned that from humans because it's a normal, common bit of punctuation they see frequently.

AIs also use the word "the" frequently.

[amingilani]

Friendly reminder that em and en dashes were part of English well before ChatGPT was launched. Anecdotally, I’ve been using them forever and English isn’t even my native language.

[yen223]

Also, a lot of programs autocorrect dashes to em-dashes.

[qmr]

I use em dashes, but always as two hyphens.

I think this notion that em dash always means chatgpt is an overview correction.

[hhh]

I have loved the em dash forever and i’m being punished for it now.