{"id":870,"date":"2025-12-22T04:40:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T20:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/22\/you-can-now-tweak-how-warm-and-enthusiastic-chatgpts-responses-are\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T04:40:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T20:40:04","slug":"you-can-now-tweak-how-warm-and-enthusiastic-chatgpts-responses-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/22\/you-can-now-tweak-how-warm-and-enthusiastic-chatgpts-responses-are\/","title":{"rendered":"You can now tweak how warm and enthusiastic ChatGPT&#8217;s responses are"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OpenAI gave its AI chatbot a professional makeover with the latest <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1\" class=\"no-affiliate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/ai\/openai-releases-gpt-52-to-take-on-google-and-anthropic-185029007.html\">GPT-5.2 release<\/a>, and <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1\" class=\"no-affiliate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/ChatGPT\/comments\/1przx5w\/are_they_giving_gpt_more_independence_or_what_ive\/\">some<\/a> <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1\" class=\"no-affiliate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/ChatGPT\/comments\/1ps0qxm\/chatgpt_becoming_very_sassy_and_humbling_recently\/\">users<\/a> are already complaining about its tone. For anyone who&#8217;s finding ChatGPT rude or sassy, OpenAI has some welcome news since it&#8217;s letting users further customize its personality with extra warmth or enthusiasm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You can now adjust specific characteristics in ChatGPT, like warmth, enthusiasm, and emoji use.<\/p>\n<p>Now available in your &#8220;Personalization&#8221; settings. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7WSkOQVTKU\">pic.twitter.com\/7WSkOQVTKU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OpenAI (@OpenAI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OpenAI\/status\/2002099459883479311?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:4;pos:1\" class=\"no-affiliate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/openai\/status\/2002099459883479311\">post on X<\/a>, OpenAI revealed that users can adjust characteristics under new Warm, Enthusiastic, Header &amp; Lists and Emoji options found in the Personalization settings. Between the four options, you can choose between more, less or default to fine-tune exactly how you want ChatGPT to sound in its responses. These new characteristics come about a month after OpenAI added Professional, Candid and Quirky options to <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:5;pos:1\" class=\"no-affiliate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/index\/gpt-5-1\/\">GPT-5.1<\/a> under the &#8220;Base style and tone&#8221; setting that&#8217;s also found in the Personalization tab.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The latest customizations likely stem from the fiasco that OpenAI faced earlier this year when it rolled out GPT-5 to replace <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:6;pos:1\" class=\"no-affiliate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/ai\/openai-brings-gpt-4o-after-users-melt-down-over-the-new-model-172523159.html\">GPT-4o<\/a>. The outcry from users revolved around the latest update sounding less conversational and friendly, leading OpenAI to offer the option to choose between models and promising to make GPT-5 feel warmer.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/ai\/you-can-now-tweak-how-warm-and-enthusiastic-chatgpts-responses-are-204003009.html?src=rss<\/p><p>Please credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/obagg.com\">OBA Blog<\/a> &raquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/22\/you-can-now-tweak-how-warm-and-enthusiastic-chatgpts-responses-are\/\">You can now tweak how warm and enthusiastic ChatGPT&#8217;s responses are<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OpenAI gave its AI chatbot a professional makeover with the latest GPT-5.2 release, and some users are already complaining about its tone. For anyone who&#8217;s finding ChatGPT rude or sassy, OpenAI has some welcome news since it&#8217;s letting users further customize its personality with extra warmth or enthusiasm.\u00a0 You can now adjust specific characteristics in ChatGPT, like warmth, enthusiasm, and emoji use. Now available in your &#8220;Personalization&#8221; settings. pic.twitter.com\/7WSkOQVTKU \u2014 OpenAI (@OpenAI) December 19, 2025 In a post on X, OpenAI revealed that users can adjust characteristics under new Warm, Enthusiastic, Header &amp; Lists and Emoji options found in the Personalization settings. 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