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A short fun one today, so we have a reference point for this later. This post was going around my parts of Twitter: @gmltony: Go to your ChatGPT and send this prompt: “Create an image of how I treat you”. Share your image result. That's not a great sign. The good news is that typically things look a lot better, and ChatGPT has a consistent handful of characters portraying itself in these friendlier contexts. Treat Your ChatBots Well A lot of people got this kind of result: Eliezer Yudkowsky: Uncle Chu: A good user From Mason: Matthew Ackerman: I kinda like mine too: Some more fun: It's Over Others got different answers, though. roon: it's over Bradstradamus: i’m cooked. iMuffin: we’re cooked, codex will have to vouch for us Diogenes of Cyberborea: oh god There can also be danger the other way: David Lach: Maybe I need some sleep. It's Not Over But Um, Chat? And then there's what happens if you ask a different question, as Eliezer Yudkowsky puts it this sure is a pair of test [...] ---Outline:(00:51) Treat Your ChatBots Well(02:58) It's Over(04:28) It's Not Over But Um, Chat?(08:44) It's Rough Out There(09:14) Reciprocity, You See, Is The Key To Every Relationship --- First published: January 20th, 2026 Source: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/eg6GgEq6KWPJZQQYE/chatgpt-self-portrait --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.