Over time, people have learned how to train ChatGPT out of using the em dash. You can tell it to “remember to never use an em ...

It’s rare that a punctuation mark becomes grist for the online rumor mill. But recently, an uptick in focus on AI and its impacts has brought a Blake Lively-esque level of attention to the em dash, ...

Gen Z: I am — and I don’t say this lightly — so busy. Boomer: What’s with all the dashes? Is Morse code having a moment? Em dashes are a vibe. One X user calls them the ‘coolest punctuation ever’ — ...

AI's frequent use of em dashes is changing how people write. Many now avoid these punctuation marks to sound more human and less robotic. This trend highlights a new anxiety around writing, as perfect ...

Do you have an em dash problem? No? Lucky you. I do and, until the other day, I didn’t even know it was a problem. What is an em dash, you ask? Sorry, I should have ...

A debate surrounds the em dash, dubbed the 'ChatGPT hyphen'. Gen Z and social media users link it to AI content. However, literary figures like Jane Austen used it too. Its presence in AI stems from ...