OpenAI Rolls Out Personality Controls in ChatGPT, Adding Warmth and Emoji Adjustments
OpenAI has rolled out new customization features for ChatGPT, giving users more control over how the AI communicates. The update introduces adjustable personality settings that allow people to fine‑tune warmth, enthusiasm, emoji usage, and response organization.
Key Features
- Warmth and enthusiasm sliders: Users can set the assistant to sound “more,” “less,” or “default” in terms of friendliness and energy.
- Emoji frequency: Options now let users increase or decrease emoji use, though complete removal isn’t available.
- Response organization: ChatGPT can be configured to rely more or less on structured lists and bullet points.
- Base style adjustments: Beyond tone, users can refine the overall conversational style to better match their preferences.
Broader Updates
The personality controls arrive alongside the launch of GPT‑5.2, OpenAI’s latest model, which emphasizes professional use cases, improved accuracy, and reduced hallucinations. Other platform changes include:
- Pinned chats for quick access to ongoing conversations.
- Expanded email drafting and editing tools.
- Updates to the Atlas browser integration.
- New teen safety guardrails, including stricter handling of sensitive topics and age verification measures.
Considerations
While personalization may improve user experience, experts caution that highly human‑like AI could encourage over‑anthropomorphism or dependency. OpenAI has previously faced criticism for overly agreeable responses in earlier models, and the company says these new settings are designed to strike a balance between usability and safety.
This update reflects OpenAI’s push to make ChatGPT more adaptable for both casual and professional contexts, while maintaining safeguards for younger users.
