Explained: ChatGPT custom instructions
OpenAI is adding more and more features to its popular AI chatbot. Recently, the company announced ChatGPT custom instructions that will save you from the hassle of writing the same prompts every time you interact with it.
Users can now specify criteria for the text replies they get from the AI chatbot using the new "ChatGPT custom instructions" function. The feature, which was initially exclusively accessible to Plus subscribers, is anticipated to be made available to all users very soon.
According to the company, this function enables you to "share anything you'd like ChatGPT to take into consideration in its response." Sometimes there are things that about your specific niches, and you need ChatGPT to know them every time you write a new prompt. For instance, while asking for suggestions, a developer may mention their preferred code language. With the new feature, they won't have to write it over and over again.
Custom instructions are useful if users need to define the same context regularly, even though users can already specify these items while conversing with the bot. Additionally, the guidelines are compatible with plug-ins, making it simpler for them to recommend nearby restaurants or flights.
According to OpenAI, the feature is accessible to Plus plan subscribers but not to residents of the EU or the UK. Currently, it is a beta feature.
How to enable ChatGPT custom instructions
It's noteworthy that OpenAI claims the data provided to personalize answers will be used to train its API models to adjust to various directions. There are two different ways to activate it, either on the web or the iOS app. Here is how to enable ChatGPT custom instructions on the web:
- Click on your name.
- Go to Settings.
- Choose Beta features.
- Enable Custom Instructions.
If you are on the iOS app, do the following:
- Launch ChatGPT.
- Go to Settings.
- Tap New Features.
- Turn on Custom Instructions.
The adjustments will begin to take effect in the next session once users have entered their responses. The corporation stated that responses are limited to 1,500 characters.
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According to OpenAI, the business checks modified instructions to see if they are harmful in any way using their moderation API. If the results of the instructions contravene the company's policy, ChatGPT may choose not to save them or to ignore them. This is to make sure users don't enter commands that prompt ChatGPT to respond in a destructive or nasty way.
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Uhh, this has already been possible – I am not sure how but remember my brother telling me about it. I’m not a whatsapp user so not sure of the specifics, but something about sending the image as a file and somehow bypassing the default compression settings that are applied to inbound photos.
He has also used this to share movies to whatsapp groups, and files 1Gb+.
Like I said, I never used whatsapp, but I know 100% this isn’t a “brand new feature”, my brother literally showed me him doing it, like… 5 months ago?
Martin, what happened to those: 12 Comments (https://www.ghacks.net/chatgpt-gets-schooled-by-princeton-university/#comments). Is there a specific justifiable reason why they were deleted?
Hmm, it looks like the gHacks website database is faulty, and not populating threads with their relevant cosponsoring posts.
The page on ghacks this is on represents the best of why it has become so worthless, fill of click-bait junk that it’s about to be deleted from my ‘daily reads’.
It’s really like “Press Release as re-written by some d*ck for clicks…poorly.” And the subjects are laughable. Can’t wait for “How to search for files on Windows”.
> The page on ghacks this is on represents the best of why it has become so worthless, fill of click-bait junk…
Sadly, I have to agree.
Only Martin and Ashwin are worth subscribing to.
Especially Emre Çitak and Shaun are the worst ones.
If ghacks.net intended “Clickbait”, it would mark the end of Ghacks Technology News.
Ghacks doesn’t need crappy clickbaits. Clearly separate articles from newer authors (perhaps AIs and external sales person or external advertising man) as just “Advertisements”!
We, the subscribers of Ghacks, urge Martin to make a decision.
because nevermore wants to “monetize” on every aspect of human life…
“Threads” is like the Walmart of Social Media.
How hard can it be to clone a twitter version of that as well? They’re slow.
Yes, why not mention how large the HD files can be?
Why, not mention what version of WhatsApp is needed?
These omissions make the article feel so bare. If not complete.
Sorry posted on the wrong page.
such a long article for such a simple matter. Worthless article ! waste of time
I already do this by attaching them via the ‘Document’ option.
I don’t know what’s going on here at Ghacks but it’s obvious that something is broken, comments are being mixed whatever the article, I am unable to find some of my later posts neither. :S
Quoting the article,
“As users gain popularity, the value of their tokens may increase, allowing investors to reap rewards.”
Besides, beyond the thrill and privacy risks or not, the point is to know how you gain popularity, be it on social sites as everywhere in life. Is it by being authentic, by remaining faithful to ourselves or is it to have this particular skill which is to understand what a majority likes, just like politicians, those who’d deny to the maximum extent compatible with their ideological partnership, in order to grab as many of the voters they can?
I see the very concept of this Friend.tech as unhealthy, propagating what is already an increasing flaw : the quest for fame. I won’t be the only one to count himself out, definitely.
@John G. is right : my comment was posted on [https://www.ghacks.net/2023/08/23/what-is-friend-tech/] and it appears there but as well here at [https://www.ghacks.net/2023/07/08/how-to-follow-everyone-on-threads/]
This has been lasting for several days. Fix it or at least provide some explanations if you don’t mind.
> Google Chrome is following in Safari’s footsteps by introducing a new feature that allows users to move the Chrome address bar to the bottom of the screen, enhancing user accessibility and interaction.
Firefox did this long before Safari.
Basically they’ll do anything except fair royalties.