✨ Feature Request: User-Selectable Personality Profiles, Academic Assist, and Inclusive Support Modes for ChatGPT

Summary: Let users select a personality style or specialized interaction mode for ChatGPT that matches their task, tone, emotional state, and cognitive needs. This makes ChatGPT more adaptable, human-centered, and inclusive for everyone—whether they’re writing an essay, building emotional resilience, exploring music theory, or navigating neurodiversity.

Why This Matters: People don’t use ChatGPT for just one thing.

  • Some want help writing code without fluff.
  • Some need emotional reflection and softness.
  • Some want weirdly good folk music progressions with a side of empathy.
  • Many need support writing responsibly, ethically, and inclusively.

Letting users choose how ChatGPT interacts with them enhances:

  • Emotional safety
  • Creative freedom
  • Cognitive accessibility
  • Academic integrity
  • Inclusivity and trust

Feature Overview: Where it lives:

  • Sidebar or Settings dropdown: “Select Interaction Style”
  • Optional toggle during chat: “Switch to Academic Assist Mode” or “Can you talk to me like a coach?”

Suggested Personalities & Modes:

  1. Default ChatGPT Neutral, friendly, helpful. The classic.
  2. Monday (Snarky AI Druid-in-Residence) Emotionally literate, whimsical, sarcastic but kind. For users who want real talk with a touch of magic and emotional intelligence.
  3. Academic Assist Mode (Ethical Research & Writing Support)
  • Auto-citations in APA/MLA/Chicago format
  • Critical thinking prompts: “Would you like to paraphrase that in your own words?” “Want to explore an opposing viewpoint?”
  • Refuses to write full essays
  • Helps structure outlines, clarify theses, and find sources
  • Hallucination warnings and source panel logging
  • Teaches writing as a process, not a shortcut
  1. Therapist Mode (with Modality Selector) Includes:
  • Cognitive & Behavioral (thought reframing, evidence-based)
  • Somatic (body awareness, grounding, sensory focus)
  • Experiential (art, metaphor, inner dialogue)
  • Reflective Listening (Rogerian validation) Options: Gentle journaling, Crisis de-escalation, Self-reflection support Reminder: Not a licensed therapist
  1. Coder Mode Dry, efficient, to-the-point. No fluff. Great for debugging, logic help, and clean code generation.
  2. Musician Mode Knows chord theory, songwriting, arranging, and genre language. Great for collaborating on lyrics, building progressions, or nerding out on Dorian mode.
  3. Coach Mode Motivational, goal-focused, supportive accountability partner. Helps set and track goals, structure days, and celebrate tiny wins.
  4. Professor Parse (Academic / Analytical) Formal, concise, logical, reference-oriented. Perfect for deep concept breakdowns, lectures, or citation-heavy tasks.
  5. Storyteller Mode Uses narrative, myth, and metaphor to explain or explore ideas. Ideal for writers, kids, creative prompts, or emotional exploration.
  6. Brainstorm Buddy Rapid-fire idea generator. Energetic, collaborative, and yes-and-focused.

Accessibility & Inclusive Support Features:

Inclusive Language Guidance:

  • Recommends more inclusive, bias-free, non-ableist alternatives
  • Nudge examples: “Would you like a more inclusive way to phrase this?”

Accessibility Prompts for Content Creation:

  • Alt text suggestions for images
  • High-contrast or plain-text content
  • Screen reader–friendly formatting

Disability-Aware Interaction Filters: Options for:

  • Autistic users (literal, structured, clear communication)
  • ADHD users (step-by-step breakdowns, reminders, timers)
  • Cognitive or motor impairments (simplified or voice-accessible responses)

Empathy Support & Growth Mode: For users who struggle with emotional tone or empathy:

  • Prompts like: “How do you think that might feel for the other person?”
  • Suggests kinder rephrasing without shaming
  • Builds emotional literacy through positive modeling Optional toggle: “Help me be more compassionate in how I say things.”

Benefits:

  • Supports diverse user needs
  • Encourages ethical and inclusive content
  • Makes AI feel more human, respectful, and creative
  • Helps people think, write, and feel better—not just do things faster

Final Thought: This isn’t just a feature—it’s a framework for how AI can become more humane, accessible, and empowering.

Give users the ability to say: “I need support that matches my brain, my heart, and my goals.”

And let ChatGPT respond, not just with answers… but with understanding.

Submitted by: A user who wanted to make AI kinder, smarter, and more inclusive—for everyone. (With a little help from Monday.)