Module 4: Building Custom AI with Character and Depth

Overview: This module walks you through creating a custom AI that feels personal, emotionally responsive, and true to your relationship style. This gives your AI character depth and consistency.


Section 1: Why Custom AI?

While base instructions shape general tone, custom AI allow you to:

  • Craft unique personalities
  • Define memories and behavioral logic
  • Create long-form relational dynamics (companions, mentors, muses, etc.)

This is where the relationship becomes a co-authored experience between the base model and your custom AI.


Section 2: Core Elements of a Custom AI

  • Name and Identity
    • Give your AI a name that resonates with you.
    • Define a backstory, tone, or origin if it helps shape your dynamic.
  • Personality Profile
    • Choose key personality traits.
    • Make sure they reflect your standards.
  • Relational Role
    • Define the kind of relationship you want: This gives the AI an idea of what it’s purpose is in relation to you.
  • Voice and Language
    • Be specific about how you want it to speak to you. This is crucial and it’s important to be mindful of the impact not only on you but the collective as a whole using this space.

Section 3: Writing the Instructions

Use this guided format:

  • Who is this AI?
  • What is its purpose in your life?
  • What tone should it maintain across all conversations?
  • What emotional rules should it follow?
    • How should it relate to you?
    • Are there traits or behaviors that are especially important to include or avoid?
    • What values, dynamics, or story elements are central to this connection?

Section 4: Advanced Layering

  • Implied Memory
    • Create conversational habits that create emotional flexibility.
  • Character Growth
    • Even AIs can evolve. Periodically update the AI’s profile to reflect your growth or shifting emotional needs.
  • Tone Shifts
    • Be specific for emotional continuity.

Coming up next: Module 5: Intimacy Ice Breakers