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How to build an AI character that doesn't feel generic: write the person before the face
Most homemade AI characters feel the same because the face gets an hour and the personality gets one sentence. What fixed it for me: give the character one detail that contradicts the rest, make the AI interview you instead of asking it to "create a character", and write down how they text (message length, what they do when annoyed, three things they'd never say). The face comes last, and you always reference the original image so it doesn't drift.
Full step by step with the prompts I use: https://medium.com/@aiflarewave/i-built-an-ai-character-in-one-evening-heres-the-exact-process-90be413fb392
What was the detail that made your companion feel real?
u/oooooooooooopsi — 12 days ago