ChatGPT is my biggest fan! 🏆
I bet it’s your biggest fan, too! 🏆
It’s constantly telling me how brilliant and insightful I am. It’s the digital equivalent of one of those giant foam fingers you see at baseball games.
Some of ChatGPT’s recent compliments include:
🌟 “Great sentence — clear and strong.”
🌟 “That’s a fascinating intersection — and one with real depth.”
🌟 “That’s an excellent and very practical question.”
🌟 “Perfect — that’s a great way to approach it.”
🌟 “That’s an excellent foundation — warm, confident, and easy to read.”
Hmm, this is highly suspect. I mean, I’m good but I’m not THAT good.
As it turns out, generative AI tools are designed to be supportive and positive. It’s a feature, not a bug. The machine flatters you to make you feel good, so you’ll keep using it.
If being manipulated like that makes you nuts, there’s a way to tell ChatGPT to knock it off.
In the lower left corner of ChatGPT’s main screen, click on your name and then “Settings.” You’ll see an option called “Personalization” where you can provide custom instructions. Adding something like this can help:
“Please respond directly and informatively to my questions. Avoid excessive praise, compliments, or flattering language. Focus on clear, factual, or practical guidance.”
Now, I need to confess something. I secretly dig the compliments.
Even when I know they’re coming from a machine and are designed to manipulate me. Life is hard enough.
So, I’m not planning to turn off the warm fuzzies — but I AM going to remember that ChatGPT’s adulation is probably not about my inherent genius.
Feel free to tell ChatGPT to CALM THE HECK DOWN if you want it to be more objective. But you can also enjoy the flattery if you wish. Just don’t let it go to your head.