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Why does ChatGPT call me by a name I did not give?

You will learn how to tell ChatGPT the right name to call you.

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Do not worry. ChatGPT did not do anything wrong. It may guess from your sign-up info.

The good news is simple. You can just tell it your name. It will listen.

Type a short message and say what you want to be called. ChatGPT will use that name next time.

You are in charge here. Your name is yours, and you get to set it.

Try this
  1. Open a chat with ChatGPT.
  2. Type: Please call me [your name].
  3. Press enter to send it.
  4. From now on, it will use that name.
A message you can copy

Hi, please call me [your name] from now on. Thank you.

Paste it into ChatGPT, then change the words in brackets to fit you. It opens in a new tab, so you will not lose this page.

Buddy, your friendly guide
Buddy says

You can change the name any time you like, just tell it again.

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