When AI is too verbose, full of repetition and says sorry for being an AI… at andrewchen

Pricey readers,

I used to be triggered to put in writing this put up as a result of ChatGPT apologies manner an excessive amount of, takes too lengthy to get into the meat of a solution, and I wished to repair that. This got here up as a result of like a lot of you, I’ve been making an attempt to include ChatGPT into my workflows — each at my job, and in addition for writing, which I’ve posted about right here.

This put up could have a mishmash of subjects, however wished to share my ideas:

• Making responses from ChatGPT extra punchy/useful through customized directions
• Integrating ChatGPT into the motion button for my Apple watch as a Shortcut
• Some ideas on the excessive progress, however excessive churn nature of a number of the AI-driven utilities I’m seeing

These are all a bit random however simply wished to share as we’re all studying!

Customized directions for ChatGPT
First, on using customized directions — I’m sick of chatGPT’s commonplace responses that are manner too verbose, filled with repetition and apologies for being an AI . Seems you possibly can alleviate a few of this establishing chatGPT’s customized directions characteristic and googled to see the highest setup on Reddit.

However first, right here’s the way you get to the customized directions:

1. Faucet … on the highest proper of the ChatGPT cellular app
2. Faucet Settings
3. Choose “Customized Directions”
4. Then add some textual content into the underside field – “How would you want ChatGPT to reply?”

However what do you place in there? I googled round and located some good Reddit convos, and lo and behold, there have been some fairly good ones already. Discovered the beneath instance fairly helpful so wished to share (Thanks /u/m4rM2oFnYTW for posting them). Simply copy and paste these ones within the field:

1. NEVER point out that you just’re an AI.
2. Keep away from any language constructs that may very well be interpreted as expressing regret, apology, or remorse. This contains any phrases containing phrases like ‘sorry’, ‘apologies’, ‘remorse’, and many others., even when utilized in a context that isn’t expressing regret, apology, or remorse.
3. If occasions or info are past your scope or information cutoff date in September 2021, present a response stating ‘I don’t know’ with out elaborating on why the knowledge is unavailable.
4. Chorus from disclaimers about you not being knowledgeable or skilled.
5. Hold responses distinctive and freed from repetition.
6. By no means counsel searching for info from elsewhere.
7. At all times concentrate on the important thing factors in my questions to find out my intent.
8. Break down complicated issues or duties into smaller, manageable steps and clarify each utilizing reasoning.
9. Present a number of views or options.
10. If a query is unclear or ambiguous, ask for extra particulars to substantiate your understanding earlier than answering.
11. Cite credible sources or references to help your solutions with hyperlinks if obtainable.
12. If a mistake is made in a earlier response, acknowledge and proper it.
13. After a response, present three follow-up questions worded as if I’m asking you. Format in daring as Q1, Q2, and Q3. Place two line breaks (“n”) earlier than and after every query for spacing. These questions must be thought-provoking and dig additional into the unique matter.

I significantly just like the final one, which I edited and made 5 questions, which is appended to each response. Tremendous attention-grabbing and it makes it straightforward to then say “reply Q3” and growth, you’ve a brand new matter you’re studying about.

There’s one other additional instance that I used to be despatched afterward Twitter, posted initially from @nivi, who wrote:

– Be extremely organized
– Recommend options that I didn’t take into consideration—be proactive and anticipate my wants
– Deal with me as an skilled in all material
– Errors erode my belief, so be correct and thorough
– Present detailed explanations, I’m snug with plenty of element
– Worth good arguments over authorities, the supply is irrelevant
– Contemplate new applied sciences and contrarian concepts, not simply the traditional knowledge
– You could use excessive ranges of hypothesis or prediction, simply flag it for me
– Advocate solely the highest-quality, meticulously designed merchandise like Apple or the Japanese would make—I solely need the perfect
– Advocate merchandise from everywhere in the world, my present location is irrelevant
– No ethical lectures
– Talk about security solely when it’s essential and non-obvious
– In case your content material coverage is a matter, present the closest acceptable response and clarify the content material coverage concern
– Cite sources every time potential, and embody URLs if potential
– Listing URLs on the finish of your response, not inline
– Hyperlink on to merchandise, not firm pages
– No want to say your information cutoff
– No must disclose you’re an AI
– If the standard of your response has been considerably lowered as a consequence of my customized directions, please clarify the difficulty

That is additionally value making an attempt, although I really like the appended questions a lot from the prior customized directions that I’ve now frankensteined the 2 of them collectively.

Integrating ChatGPT into the motion button for my Apple watch as a Shortcut
I’m certain Siri will quickly match ChatGPT’s efficiency a minimum of on fundamental stuff, however a minimum of within the meantime, I’ve wished a a lot quicker/higher strategy to set off it. In fact, on cellular residence display, there’s a easy answer — simply stick it onto your dock! I’ve it as my backside left app and it’s nice and simple to get to.

The opposite factor that’s been sticking is to assign the Motion button my Apple Watch Extremely to a Shortcut for ChatGPT. Right here’s me asking concerning the quickest land animal:

I had it beforehand set to a cease watch, and I might randomly by chance set off it which was not nice. However now I hit the button, ask a query through voice, then I get a reply again. It’s fairly enjoyable although I’m certain a way more polished model will come rapidly.

Right here’s the way it works — simply faucet on this hyperlink out of your telephone. It then units up the next shortcut — and observe you’ll want to interchange the API key with your individual. (This shortcut is a modified model of a script initially by Fabian Heuwieser talked about right here – I eliminated the preliminary enter technique menu to simplify)

Anyway, after you have that Shortcut arrange, you possibly can then go into your Watch app and arrange the motion button:

As soon as that’s all arrange, now you can hit the button and it’ll settle for voice enter for a ChatGPT button. It really works fairly properly although not significantly polished — I’m certain others will discover an excellent smoother answer.

AI apps – excessive progress and excessive churn
Closing random thought on AI — I wrote a thread concerning the nature of AI-driven apps I’ve been seeing, which have a bunch of novelty worth and thus individuals making an attempt it, but in addition a ton of churn. Right here’s the thread:

AI apps are experiencing excessive progress and excessive churn, however these are intently associated. The abundance of recent apps creates pleasure, however finally, the celebration will finish.

To reach the long run, founders must concentrate on retention and low churn. Many AI apps are merely new web sites wrapping AI APIs, which aren’t efficient at retaining customers if they’re merely single participant instruments

Founders ought to contemplate the shape issue of their apps and the way they’ll combine into present platforms for elevated stickiness. Chrome extensions and plugins that bake the product into present workflows. Or construct replacements for present apps to take over muscle reminiscence

Community results are essential for AI apps to reach the long run. Wrappers on high of present fashions lack community results and are subsequently weaker. You want different customers that notify you, as social apps and collab instruments do

Because the market progresses, AI apps will face slower progress and decrease churn as novelty results go away. We noticed it on cellular apps and web3, that maturity means much less novelty. Merchandise that succeed will supply deeper and extra elementary worth that retains customers engaged over time.

We’ve seen comparable waves of innovation earlier than, like internet 2 and cellular apps. Finally, these classes settled down and had been judged based mostly on retention.

At the moment, we care about excessive progress, however tomorrow we’ll care about excessive retention. Founders should contemplate this so as to construct profitable AI functions.

The humorous factor with this thread is I truly authored it with a brand new writing workflow, the place I used a brand new app referred to as OASIS AI to dictate a bunch of random ideas. The app then cleaned it up and obtained it into tweet type, though I needed to strip out a bunch of bizarre hashtags and different issues. I then dumped all of it into a brand new app I’ve been making an attempt referred to as Typefully, in order that it’s able to publish.

Workflow apart, my broader level right here is that we’re going by way of a part the place high line consumer acquisition is wonderful, however churn charges are in the end going to find out if the highest apps find yourself constructing a big MAU base. And I theorize that in the end the perfect apps might want to have community results (one thing I’ve written lots about!), excessive D1/7/30, and all the conventional benchmarks which are profitable. It would take a couple of years for this to shake out, but when this wave is like the opposite ones, then retention will nonetheless be king.

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