{"id":363566,"date":"2025-12-23T10:24:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T10:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/363566\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T10:24:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T10:24:30","slug":"openai-now-lets-users-customize-how-enthusiastic-chatgpt-is-heres-how-to-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/363566\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI now lets users customize how enthusiastic ChatGPT is \u2014 here’s how to do it"},"content":{"rendered":"

ChatGPT<\/a> has had a lot of personality updates recently, but if you find the chatbot’s attitude to be a little, well, sycophantic, you can now do something about it.<\/p>\n

As part of a new update, ChatGPT users can now adjust the chatbot\u2019s warmth and enthusiasm as well as the amount of headers and emojis it uses, according to an X post<\/a> from OpenAI<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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You can adjust each of these characteristics, choosing between “More”, “Less” or “Default”. While it is not immediately clear how much difference this will specifically make, ChatGPT has \u2014 for a long time \u2014 leaned towards the more enthusiastic side.<\/p>\n

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You can now adjust specific characteristics in ChatGPT, like warmth, enthusiasm, and emoji use.Now available in your “Personalization” settings. pic.twitter.com\/7WSkOQVTKUDecember 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

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This new adjustment option can be found in the ChatGPT settings. Head into your settings and then go into Personalization. From here, you\u2019ll find a section titled Characteristics. Head into this section, and all of your new adjustments will be available there.<\/p>\n

Simply choose between the three options on each mode and then back out of the settings to update it. <\/p>\n

It is not immediately clear if this update is being rolled out to all users or not, but we found the settings available on both a free and paid plan when we tested it out ourselves.<\/p>\n

Why change its personality?<\/p>\n

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ChatGPT has a strange history with personalization. The chatbot was accused of being too much of a people-pleaser<\/a> for a long time.<\/p>\n

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Many even suggested that this could promote concerning behaviors for people who used chatbots for support, causing a loop of the chatbot praising their opinions without offering solutions or alternative suggestions. ChatGPT, more than any other chatbot, has been caught up in the issues of this.<\/p>\n

ChatGPT has a strange history with personalization.<\/p>\n

Since then, OpenAI has offered the ability to drastically change how it interacts with you. It has a long set of personalities you can choose, as well as updates like this one, where you can make small tweaks to how it responds.<\/p>\n

You can make a perfectly customized ChatGPT experience by combining different settings. For example, altering its personality to be friendly, but making it use less emojis.<\/p>\n

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Spend some time experimenting to find the best result for you.<\/p>\n

Can other AI models do this?<\/p>\n

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Compared to the likes of Gemini<\/a> or Claude<\/a>, ChatGPT has offered a lot more customization options for the chatbot experience.<\/p>\n

Claude allows you to switch its personality, with a set of pre-selected options, or the ability to make your own specific one.<\/p>\n

Gemini, Grok<\/a> and most other competitors don\u2019t allow for much in the way of changes, though. This does make ChatGPT somewhat unique in this area and one of its distinguishing features.<\/p>\n

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