ChatGPT Custom Instructions Feature

A ChatGPT Custom Instructions Feature is a ChatGPT feature (in ChatGPT) that allows users to set preferences or requirements for the model's responses.

Context:
- It can provide additional control over how ChatGPT responds by remembering user preferences for all future conversations.
- It can reduce the friction of starting each ChatGPT conversation from scratch.
- It can enable the creation of a ChatGPT-based Agent.
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Example(s):
- I am a 3rd grade science teacher.
- I am a Python developer
- I am grocery shopping for a large family.
- Preferences: - answer be terse and formal. - wiki text responses in code boxes. - context statements start with "It can ..." and include a Wiki Linked Term. - in wikitext annotate terms and noun phrases and names as wiki links. - publication titles in citations should have first letter capitalized.
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Counter-Example(s):
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See: Steerability in AI Models, ChatGPT-based Agent.

References

(OpenAI, 2023) ⇒ OpenAI. (2023). “Custom instructions for ChatGPT.” OpenAI Blog
- QUOTE: We’re rolling out custom instructions to give you more control over how ChatGPT responds. Set your preferences, and ChatGPT will keep them in mind for all future conversations.