Obviously, use of the words and phrases mentioned here does not conclusively prove that a text was written by ChatGPT. However, these words and phrases are used more often by ChatGPT than by humans.
There are no set rules for identifying AI-generated text, but there are some things that are indicative of a piece of text having been written by AI. One thing to look out for is the use of certain words and phrases; ChatGPT in particular has a penchant for overusing words and phrases like:
Not a word or a phrase, but something that appears in ChatGPT-generated content than in human writing is the em dash - the long dash
as opposed to the en dash
The em dash is a punctuation mark that can replace commas, parentheses and colons and is usually used to link clauses, especially when the clause after the em dash provide explanatory or extra information relating to the preceding clause. The em dash is normally seen as standing out more than commas etc, and is often used as a stylistic device to highlight or draw attention to a particular bit of information.
When was the last time you used an em dash? When was the last time you saw an em dash? ChatGPT uses then very frequently.
The linked document below has been compiled from various Internet sources. Again, it has to be stressed that the use of these words and phrases in a text cannot definitively identify a text as having been written by ChatGPT; this is simply a list of words and phrases that appear in ChatGPT-generated output more often than in human writing
ChatGPT Overused Words and Phrases List
