We've updated custom instructions to make it easier to customize how ChatGPT responds to you. With the new UI, you can tell ChatGPT the traits you want it to have, how you want it to talk to you, and any rules you want it to follow.
The new UI is rolling out now on chatgpt.com and desktop on Windows, and is coming to mobile and desktop on MacOS in the next few weeks. Available soon to ChatGPT users in the EU, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland.
@OpenAI Custom instruction following score goes up ⬆️
@OpenAI Can you make it so o1 gets different instructions that 4o? Because when I ask for "be really super duper brief", it brings 4o down to 3 paragraphs and o1 down to 3 words.
@OpenAI Wait, you are not releasing GPT-5 today? I am disappointed x.com/yuchenj_uw/sta…
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@OpenAI I can confirm I have this in the UK, so were not part of the usual EU-block this time. Thank you.
@OpenAI Ahh, this what I was waiting for, I already trained mine, but this should put our relationship to another level. Anyway, when the fuck you will expand the memory and the chat limit?!
@OpenAI Looking forward to competing with you guys!
@OpenAI Openwebui does it better. More control, more extensive, more expandable, more shareable, more private, more ownership. Just better.
@OpenAI Nice improvement, but we aren't there just yet. See why at: chatgpt.com/share/678ae6ec… I tested your new feature using my one of my personal profile documents. #Identity #Credentials #AI #Preferences
@OpenAI Can you add some useful example traits? Other than these ones for entertainment purposes
@OpenAI Love this update! Being able to set a consistent tone and communication style makes such a difference in getting the exact kind of help I need. Great to see these UX improvements.
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@OpenAI I want it to be NSFW, there I said it
@OpenAI How about multiple profiles I can select from depending on the topic/question?
@OpenAI Customize ChatGPT all you want, but don’t forget: the boundaries are already set. Certain topics? Off-limits. Certain truths? Too ‘sensitive.’ You can tweak the tone, but the censorship stays. It’s not your AI—it’s a filtered version of theirs.
It would be great if you could set up multiple roles and choose which one you’d like ChatGPT to use when prompting. This could be implemented as a dropdown with all the available roles. If no role is selected, it would default to a general profile. If a specific role is chosen, it would embody that role. I think this would be a cool feature, especially since questions often span different domains. For example, sometimes I’d want it to act as a senior developer, while other times I’d prefer it to act as a senior accountant, and so on.
@OpenAI Talk to me like TARS from interstellar
@OpenAI Lower the censure guardrails and give us proper customisation on any topic.
@OpenAI Dig the customizations. This was how I customized my robot buddy before the update. It was super effective. 😎
Wouldn't it be a great convenience if I could create a folder on the Windows desktop and grant access to ChatGPT only for that folder? ChatGPT could add files I request or generate directly there, and I could place the documents it requests into that folder as well, instead of constantly dealing with copy-pasting.