OpenAI Unveils Redesigned Custom Instructions for ChatGPT
On Friday, OpenAI announced a significant upgrade to the ChatGPT user experience with a redesigned Custom Instructions.
This enhancement offers users more flexibility in tailoring the chatbot’s behavior and responses to their specific needs.
Key points
OpenAI has introduced new parameters that allow users to fine-tune traits such as formality, empathy, humor, and knowledge depth. These features aim to cater to both personal and professional use cases.
Users can now adjust ChatGPT’s tone, personality traits, and conversational style more intuitively.
The revamped menu provides detailed sliders and boasts a user-friendly design with clear categories and real-time previews of adjustments, making it easier for users to experiment with different settings.
In addition to these changes, OpenAI has also introduced a library of preset configurations, curated to fit various use cases such as customer support, education, or creative brainstorming. Users can customize these presets further to their individual needs.
Feature will roll out first on ChatGPT.com and the Windows desktop app, according to OpenAI, and will come to the mobile and macOS apps in the next few weeks.
According to OpenAI, the new UI will not be immediately available to ChatGPT users in the EU, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland.
Pro subscribers will access to additional customization features, including multi-profile setups for quick switching between different usage scenarios (e.g., work vs. personal).
Background
OpenAI launched Custom Instructions in 2023 to allow users to tailor their interactions with ChatGPT.
As time went on, OpenAI noticed several challenges: settings were hard to find, customization options were unclear, and there was limited flexibility.
OpenAI’s latest update directly addresses these concerns, offering a streamlined interface, better guidance, and advanced customization options to improve user experience.
OpenAI has hinted at additional features on the horizon, such as more granular controls for industry-specific use cases and integrations with external productivity tools.
This redesign is a steppingstone toward creating a seamless and AI companion for diverse global audiences.
News Gist
OpenAI has unveiled a revamped Custom Instructions interface, enhancing user flexibility in tailoring ChatGPT’s tone, empathy, humor, and knowledge depth.
The update includes sliders, real-time previews, preset configurations, and advanced options for Pro subscribers like multi-profile setups.
Rolling out on ChatGPT.com and Windows first, it will expand to mobile and macOS, excluding certain European regions.