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AI Preferences

Understand a users options when setting up AI Preferences for Chat.

Updated this week

AI Preferences allows you to customize how the Hatz AI responds across all your conversations and models. You can set your personal details, define the AI's communication style and tone, add custom instructions, and control AI behavior features like personalization and memory.

These preferences shape the tone, length, and formatting of AI responses. They do not change what a model can do—only how it responds.


Who this is for

This feature is available to all Hatz users who want to personalize their AI interactions. It applies at the individual user level within a workspace.


How to access AI Preferences

  1. Navigate to Workspace in the Hatz platform

  2. In the left sidebar under Personal, select AI Preferences


Configuration options

AI Behavior

Personalization

  • When enabled: Uses your memories and preferences to tailor AI responses

  • Toggle on or off using the switch

Memory (New Feature Coming Soon!)

  • When enabled: Allows the AI to remember information across conversations

About you

Provide context about yourself to help the AI personalize responses:

  • First name: Your first name

  • Last name: Your last name

  • Timezone: Select your timezone from the dropdown

  • Job description: Your role or job title (e.g., "Product designer, Software engineer")

Base style and tone

Set the default style and tone for AI responses. These settings do not impact model capabilities.

  • Response length: (Balanced, Concise, Detailed)

    • Concise answers are 1–3 sentences. Balanced answers are a mix of concise and detailed. Detailed answers include full explanations and examples.

  • Tone: Select the tone of AI responses (Neutral, Formal, Friendly)

  • Emoji: Toggle emoji usage in responses (On/Off/Mirror User)

Custom instructions

Add specific behavioral, style, and tone preferences for the AI to follow across all conversations and models.

  • Enter your instructions in the text field (up to 2,000 characters)

  • Click See examples for guidance on what to include

  • Examples:

    • "Ask clarifying questions before giving detailed answers."

    • "Start with a short summary, then provide details."

    • "Use bullet points for steps and action items."

    • "Prioritize practical recommendations over theory."


Saving your preferences

  1. Configure your desired settings in each section

  2. Click Save Settings at the bottom right to apply changes

  3. To revert all settings to default, click Reset to default


Expected results

  • AI responses will reflect your configured style, tone, and length preferences

  • The AI will use your personal details (name, job description, timezone) to provide more relevant responses

  • Custom instructions will be applied across all conversations and models

  • If Personalization and Memory are enabled, the AI will adapt to your preferences and retain context across conversations


Understanding timezone settings

The timezone you select in AI Preferences becomes your permanent setting in Hatz and is used for all time-related references in AI responses. Once saved, the AI will always reference this timezone—even if you physically move to a different location or access Hatz from a device in a different timezone. This ensures consistency across your conversations regardless of which machine or location you're using. If you relocate or want the AI to reference a different timezone, you'll need to manually update the timezone setting in AI Preferences and save your changes.


Troubleshooting

Changes aren't taking effect

  • Ensure you clicked Save Settings after making changes

  • Refresh the page and start a new conversation to see updated preferences

Not sure what to include in Custom instructions

  • Click See examples for guidance on effective instructions


Limitations

  • AI Preferences shape how the AI responds but do not change the underlying capabilities of the models

  • Custom instructions are limited to 2,000 characters

  • Changes only affect new AI interactions; existing conversation history is not retroactively modified

  • The specific options available for Response length, Tone, and other drop-down may vary and are limited to the preset options provided in the interface

  • Personalization and Memory features require those toggles to be enabled to function

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