OpenAI says it’s fixed ChatGPT’s em dash problem, giving users more control over punctuation in AI-generated text.
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OpenAI Fixes ChatGPT’s Em Dash Issue
OpenAI says it’s fixed ChatGPT’s em dash problem, finally letting users control when this punctuation appears. Many people noticed ChatGPT overusing em dashes—sometimes called the “ChatGPT hyphen”—in emails, school papers, online posts, and customer service messages. Now, you can tell the AI to skip them, making your text cleaner and more natural. Image Credits:Silas Stein/picture alliance / Getty Images Why ChatGPT’s Em Dash Problem Mattered The em dash became a marker that often signaled AI-generated text. Critics argued that overuse made writing seem lazy or robotic. While some writers embraced the punctuation as a stylistic choice, ChatGPT’s inability to avoid it frustrated users who wanted more control over their content. OpenAI’s update now resolves this longstanding issue. How OpenAI Fixed ChatGPT’s Em Dash Problem OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed on X that ChatGPT now respects user instructions to avoid em dashes. By updating the model’s behavior, ChatGPT can skip unnecessary punctu…
