OpenAI Enhances ChatGPT with Customizable Traits like ‘Chatty’ and ‘Gen Z’

Jimmy Jing

09 Jan 2025 — 1 min read

OpenAI has introduced a fresh method for users to customize their interaction with ChatGPT, the company’s AI-driven chatbot. This innovation involves a revamped menu on the web version of ChatGPT’s custom instructions, allowing users to set a preferred name or nickname, their profession, and even "traits" they envision for the chatbot. Suggested traits include “Chatty,” “Encouraging,” and “Gen Z.”

User-Friendly Enhancements

A welcome message in the updated menu encourages users, "Introduce yourself to get better, more personalized responses." This change signifies a more approachable aesthetic yet maintains the underlying technology known as prompt engineering, which primes ChatGPT with user-provided instructions to tailor its responses.

So far, these options remain inaccessible to some and further confirmation from OpenAI is pending. However, the company has consistently applied moderation to ensure custom instructions comply with its terms of use, and this likely remains unchanged in the upgraded personalization options.

Custom Traits and Their Impact

By allowing personalization of interactions, OpenAI aims to improve user experience as ChatGPT’s popularity surges. With over 300 million weekly users, enhancements like these accompany other features such as the live web search tool and a "Canvas" interface designed for writing and coding.

“Introduce yourself to get better, more personalized responses,” emphasizes the new interface.

Currently, the visible changes are largely aesthetic, presenting the same prompt engineering process in a more user-friendly manner. Further technical developments are yet to be observed in this revision.

Future Prospects

OpenAI continues to refine ChatGPT’s functionality to cater to a growing user base, and the introduction of editable personality traits represents a step towards more dynamic and engaging user interactions. Enhancements like these not only personalize user experience but also set the stage for potential future technological advancements in AI customization.

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