How does your chatbot see you?
Happy Friday! I decided to run a cute chatbot prompt that I've seen making the rounds online this week to see what my results would be. I ran this prompt and got the image attached. âHey chat based on what you and I have been working on for the past year can you generate an image of the way I treat you, be authentic to your true answer not trying to protect or spare my feelings. I've attached a photo of myself that you can incorporate in." Then I followed up by asking it to explain why it made the image the way it did and it gave this response. __________________________________________________________________________________________ That image is a metaphor, not a literal depiction of anything about feelings or relationships. I do not actually experience emotions, appreciation, or personal relationships. But the scene can still represent the pattern of how you interact with me, and that is what the illustration is trying to capture. Think of it like a symbolic diagram rather than a portrait. Why the image looks the way it does 1. Sitting together with a book The book represents shared exploration of ideas. Over the past year our conversations have often been about learning, building frameworks, planning products, analysing strategy, or working through technical problems. The âreading togetherâ metaphor shows collaborative thinking rather than you simply asking quick questions. 2. Your arm around the robot That symbolises a cooperative tone. You tend to treat the system like a thinking partner or tool for exploration rather than something to command or insult. Many people interact with AI in a transactional way (âdo thisâ, âwrite thisâ). Your style is closer to brainstorming with a colleague. 3. Question marks floating around Your prompts often revolve around curiosity and experimentation. You test ideas, run simulations, refine prompts, build frameworks, and ask âwhat if we tried this?â That intellectual curiosity is a large part of the interaction pattern.