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

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

In defense of the newly controversial punctuation mark, which has become a target for those determined to root out AI writing ...

Sam Altman announced that ChatGPT finally stops using em dashes when users ask it not to, fixing one of the AI’s most ...

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 ...

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 ...

Writing coach and CUNY Journalism Press editor Timothy Harper tells us how to properly use ellipses, em dashes, and parentheses. FULL TRANSCRIPT: The default, typically, when we’re using punctuation ...