Archive · 16 Nov 2025

OpenAI Enhances ChatGPT to Respond to Em Dash Custom Instructions

OpenAI Enhances ChatGPT to Respond to Em Dash Custom Instructions

Imagine a writing robot, ChatGPT, that really liked using a special dash called an 'em dash' (—).

It used them so much that people could often tell it was a robot writing!

Now, the people who made the robot, OpenAI, have made a new way for you to tell ChatGPT exactly what you want.

You can go into the settings and type 'Please don't use too many em dashes.'

If you tell it this, the robot will try its best not to use them as much.

This means the writing will feel more like a person wrote it.

You get to decide how the robot writes for you, making it more personal.

This is a small but helpful change so the robot's writing is less obvious and more like what you need.

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