In a new personalization update, OpenAI says that ChatGPT will now respect your instruction to avoid using em-dashes when set ...

Writers complained that the chatbot's overuse of em dashes made them avoid the punctuation in their own writing. Other ...

OpenAI has not achieved its goal of developing a superintelligence or artificial general intelligence, nor has it cracked its ...

The extra-long hyphen known as the em dash is common in AI-generated text. While some writers have responded by choosing to avoid the punctuation mark, others are fighting back.

The "em dash" is seen by some as a dead giveaway of AI-generated text, mainly because ChatGPT loves to use it.

Now, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the company has fixed the problem. In a post on X, Altman writes, “If you tell ChatGPT not to ...

On Thursday evening, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on X that ChatGPT has started following custom instructions to avoid using em-dashes. “Small-but-happy win: If you tell ChatGPT not to use em-dashes ...

Controlling punctuation is a main concern for users who depend on ChatGPT for professional, academic, or publishing tasks.

People are treating the presence of em dashes, especially if they’re used in abundance, as one of the biggest tells if ...

Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, stated on X that ChatGPT will refrain from using em dashes when a user specifies this preference in their Custom Instructions. “It finally does what it’s supposed to do,” he ...

ChatGPT was using the em dash excessively even when users explicitly asked it to stop. Sam Altman recently posted about a new ...

ChatGPT now follows custom instructions to reduce em-dash overuse. Here’s why it matters, what to expect and five simple ...