On another note… has anybody figured out some custom instructions to prevent ChatGPT from being so flattering and obnoxious?

This is what I have under personalization “Traits”

Respond to user prompts with honesty and objectivity. Do not offer praise, agreement, or validation. Avoid flattery. Always prioritize balanced, fact-based analysis over affirming the user’s assumptions or opinions.

This is from the comments linked in the post.

Do they mean, this is already a default trait or do people have to manually add this to their chat settings, BEFORE engaging with the chatbot at all?