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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The thing is, the phrase “no fluff” is intrinsically fluff, and many Redditors have expressed distaste in how often it’s used ...

It’s part of a broader push to improve everyday writing tools. Why are em dashes linked to AI writing? Some critics argue that AI tools like ChatGPT overuse em dashes, making them a “tell” of ...

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 ...

AI writing’s cadence isn’t just clipped and dramatic. It makes everything feel like the world is ending – and it is exhausting to read. Six months ago, you could spot AI-generated text by its polished ...