OpenAI allows users to directly adjust ChatGPT’s enthusiasm level
ChatGPT users can now adjust the chatbot’s warmth, enthusiasm, and emoji use a social media post from OpenAI.
These options (as well as similar adjustments to ChatGPT’s use of headers and lists) now appear in the menu and can be set to More, Less, or Default. They allow users to further customize the tone of ChatGPT, on top of the existing ability to set a “basic style and tone” – including the professional, candid and quirky tones that OpenAI offers. added November.
ChatGPT’s tone has been an ongoing issue this year, with OpenAI rolling back one update for being “too sycophantic,” and later tweaking GPT-5 to be “warmer and friendlier” after some users complained that the new model was colder and less friendly.
Some academics and AI critics have suggested that chatbots’ tendency to praise users and confirm their beliefs is a “dark pattern” that creates addictive behavior and can have a negative effect on users’ mental health.
