A: Hey there! Guess what? Did you hear about ChatGPT?
B: No, what's up with it?
A: Well, they've finally fixed the em dash problem! Can you believe it?
B: Oh, really? I thought people were just complaining. Why was that a problem though?
A: It was a thing that made everyone think text was written by an AI, even if it wasn't. Now, if you tell ChatGPT not to use em dashes, it won't!
B: That's cool! I can control how many em dashes appear in the output now?
A: Exactly! It won't eliminate them by default, but at least you have more say in its appearance. Isn't that great news?
B: Yeah, I think so! Thanks for letting me know.
B: No, what's up with it?
A: Well, they've finally fixed the em dash problem! Can you believe it?
B: Oh, really? I thought people were just complaining. Why was that a problem though?
A: It was a thing that made everyone think text was written by an AI, even if it wasn't. Now, if you tell ChatGPT not to use em dashes, it won't!
B: That's cool! I can control how many em dashes appear in the output now?
A: Exactly! It won't eliminate them by default, but at least you have more say in its appearance. Isn't that great news?
B: Yeah, I think so! Thanks for letting me know.
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Category ID: conversation_summary
URL: https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/14/openai-says-its-fixed-chatgpts-em-dash-problem/#conversation
Date: Nov. 15, 2025
Notes: 2025-11-15
Created: 2025/11/15 04:42
Updated: 2025/12/07 22:06
Last Read: 2025/11/15 08:36