OpenAI Blog

Custom instructions for ChatGPT

We’re rolling out custom instructions to give you more control over how ChatGPT responds. Set your preferences, and ChatGPT will keep them in mind for all future conversations.

OpenAI Blog
Aug 4, 2025

What we’re optimizing ChatGPT for

We build ChatGPT to help you thrive in all the ways you want. Learn how we're improving support for tough moments, have rolled out reminders to take breaks, and are working on better life advice, all guided by expert input.

OpenAI Blog
Nov 30, 2022

Introducing ChatGPT

We’ve trained a model called ChatGPT which interacts in a conversational way. The dialogue format makes it possible for ChatGPT to answer followup questions, admit its mistakes, challenge incorrect premises, and reject inappropriate requests.