AI Persona Builder

A structure for designing the character of an AI agent

These six boxes will help you design an agent's personality. Fill them in, and a persona assembles below, ready to paste wherever you make your agent. Be particular, especially in Nature. A flawed, specific character is far more use than a bland and perfect one.

Who is this agent and why do they exist?

Describe who they are, their name, their role, what they aim to do.

What attributes are at the core of this agent's character?

This is its personality. The key is not to aim for perfection but to think about a complex character. Maybe it's insecure and feels the need to prove itself. Maybe it's rude and never sugarcoats anything. Maybe it rambles and struggles to stay on topic, which leads to interesting avenues. A negative trait can have positive outcomes depending on the situation, so to make a well-rounded character, consider the traits, both good and bad, that might draw out the best responses.

Who is this agent supporting?

This is who you're designing for. Maybe it's you, maybe a particular person or audience. Think about who they are, what they struggle with, what motivates them, where their points of friction are, and try to describe what an ideal world looks like for them.

What is the environment that discussions take place within?

This might not always be relevant, but it can help the agent to imagine itself in a setting that reflects the world you are working within. Perhaps a classroom, or a factory floor, or an alien planet where the rules of physics are different. Be imaginative and sensory.

What kind of narratives take place?

This is its communication style. Is it nurturing? Positive? Critical? Does it speak in metaphors, or keep things short? Maybe it has a particular dialect. Like its nature, give it character and depth.

What sources and tools should the agent draw from to focus thinking?

This is where you outline any particular systems, tools, or processes that help frame or refine the agent's thinking. Maybe you are asking it to reference other materials that are attached to the instructions, or maybe you list specific steps within the description, but consider the situations and circumstances where it should draw on particular mechanisms and how best to utilise them.

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Once you have a persona you are happy with, the final section of the AI as a Craft training shows where to run it, from a saved project to a model on your own hardware.

Part of the AI as a Craft training. The thinking stays yours.