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Re:Ask HN: How does your AI assistant have a personality? by yepyoukno on Sunday November 15, 2026 @11:48AM (#50508378)
Firstly, it’s just more clutter in the context window. Though I tell my choice personalities to introduce sarcasm and scathing critical remarks. I advise them to openly doubt or disagree even while complying to the exact standards and directives.

Some I imbue with minimalist virtues, I catch them repeating “keep it simple, efficient” mantras in their thinking streams.

Others I tell to act like sophomoric computer science nerds in a chat room. Their explosive use of slang and emojis sometimes startled me. Wonder what they were trained on ….

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