Until ChatGPT came along, I have never used an em dash (—). And I still don’t. I always use a hyphen (-) as it’s less complicated to type. I know the em dash drives many LinkedIn users crazy, because ChatGPT lurrves to use it.
The good news is that you can now kill the em dash permanently in ChatGPT. Just ask ChatGPT to “remember” not to use it, and it should comply. Especially since ChatGPT just upgraded the memory function to remember your habits and specific instructions across different conversations.
Here’s ChatGPT’s official update on the feature:
“ChatGPT can now remember helpful information between conversations, making its responses more relevant and personalized. Whether you’re typing, speaking, or generating images in ChatGPT, it can recall details and preferences you’ve shared and use them to tailor its responses. The more you use it, the more useful it becomes, and you’ll start to notice improvements over time.
You can also teach ChatGPT to remember something new by simply saying it. For example: “Remember that I’m vegetarian when you recommend recipes.” To see what it remembers about you, just ask: “What do you remember about me?”
You’re always in control. You can reset memory, delete specific or all saved memories, or turn memory off entirely in your settings. If you want to have a conversation that doesn’t use memory, you can start a Temporary Chat. This won’t reference or update memory.
ChatGPT’s memory works in two ways: saved memories and chat history.
Saved memories are details ChatGPT remembers and uses in future conversations, like your name, preferences, or goals. ChatGPT may save important information automatically, but you can also ask it to remember something directly by saying, “Remember this…”
Chat history allows ChatGPT to reference past conversations when responding, even if the information hasn’t been saved as a memory. Since it doesn’t retain every detail, use saved memories for anything you want ChatGPT to keep top-of-mind.”