I still think about the feedback I got on one of my first history essays in high school: “good writing, but you rely too much ...

Suspicious that an awkward email or stilted college essay may have been written by artificial intelligence? Some people think there’s a surefire way to tell — the em dash. Writers, journalists and ...

The debate about ChatGPT’s use of the em dash signifies a shift in not only how we write, but what writing is for. By Nitsuh Abebe There are countless signals you might look for to determine whether a ...

Sam Altman has announced what he calls a “small but happy win”. His reason? If you tell ChatGPT not to use em dashes, it finally listens. This might sound like a tiny victory in the world of ...