India, Nov. 17 -- OpenAI chief Sam Altman has announced ChatGPT, the widely used AI platform, can ditch the em-dashes if instructed by users.

The em dashes emerged as a trouble for many AI users since they appeared everywhere in recent months, including in school papers, emails, comments, customer service chats, LinkedIn posts, online forums and even in ad copies.

People often criticised those who used them and judged them to be lazy for using AI to do their tasks.

The chatbot could not avoid using the so-called "ChatGPT hyphen", considered by a section of netizens as an objectionable addition to any text.

ChatGPT users were unable to stop the platform from using the em dashes, even after specifically instructing it.

Now, correcting ...