ChatGPT’s newest feature allows the user to set characteristics like ‘chatty’ and ‘Gen Z’ to it

OpenAI provides a new way for users to personalize interactions ChatGPTthe company’s AI-powered chatbot.

Some of them users On X announced on Thursday that ChatGPT is available special instructions the menu on the web has been redesigned with new fields. Users can now specify a preferred name or nickname, their occupation, other things they want ChatGPT to know about them, and “features” they want the chatbot to have. OpenAI offers features like “Conversational”, “Encouraging” and “Gen Z”.

“Introduce yourself to get better, more personalized answers,” reads the updated menu.

The options are not yet visible to this reporter. TechCrunch has reached out to OpenAI for comment and will update this article if we hear back.

Most likely, the new menu is more of an aesthetic tweak than a deep technical improvement. Old custom instructions feature is used What is known as operational engineering to guide the style and tone of ChatGPT. In fact, it has “structured” the AI ​​that equips ChatGPT with a paragraph of user-supplied instructions so that its responses are tailored to those requirements and preferences.

As far as we can tell, the new menu is still based on operational engineering. It just presents it in a more user-friendly way.

OpenAI has previously said it moderates individual instructions to ensure they comply with its terms of use. Presumably this hasn’t changed with the updated customization settings.

OpenAI wanted to polish ChatGPT as its user base grew, adding features like live web search and a “Canvas” interface adapted for writing and coding projects. The company said in December that more than 300 million people use the chatbot every week.