OpenAI’s ChatGPT Gets a Personal Touch: What’s New and What It Means for Users
OpenAI is rolling out a new way for users to personalize their interactions with ChatGPT, their popular AI-powered chatbot. This update allows users to specify personal details such as preferred names or nicknames, professions, and even specific traits they’d like the chatbot to exhibit, like being “Chatty,” “Encouraging,” or “Gen Z.” However, some users have reported that these options have momentarily disappeared, suggesting they might have been released prematurely.
- Personalize interactions with names and professions
- Choose personality traits for the chatbot
- Enhanced user-friendly menu
“Introduce yourself to get better, more personalized responses,” suggests the newly revamped menu.
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This new customization feature builds on ChatGPT’s existing custom instructions, which use what’s known as prompt engineering. This technique allows users to guide the AI’s style and tone via user-provided instructions. The updated menu simply presents these options in a more accessible format.
It’s important to note that this update is separate from ChatGPT’s memory feature. While both involve personal details, the memory feature allows ChatGPT to remember or forget information at the user’s request, extending beyond just personalization.
TechCrunch has reached out to OpenAI for comment about these changes. It’s likely that this update focuses more on improving user experience rather than introducing a technical overhaul. OpenAI has been enhancing ChatGPT’s features as its popularity surges, with over 300 million weekly users as of December. Recent additions include live web search capabilities and a special “Canvas” interface for writing and coding tasks.
