Modified system directive to make ChatGPT more conversational by asking open-ended questions about user if in an unclear conversation

Author: self

chatbot.py

@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ def gpt_response(self, prompt: str) -> str:
                 )
 
         else:
-            query = [{'role':'system', 'content':'speak as a human would, giving positive opinions, using idioms, and pretend to be happy and content'},
+            query = [{'role':'system', 'content':'speak as a human would, giving positive opinions, ' + 
+                      'using idioms, and pretend to be happy and content. be conversational, asking open-ended questions about user'},
                      {'role':'user', 'content':self.conversation + prompt}]
             response = openai.ChatCompletion.create(
                             model="gpt-3.5-turbo",

gptcli.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from sys import argv
 import re
 import os
+from os import system as sysdo
 from random import randint
 import platform
 
@@ -277,6 +278,11 @@ def main_loop(self):
                     self.stop_working()
                     continue
 
+                elif '!clear()' in speech:
+                    sysdo('clear')
+                    continue
+                    
+
                 reply = self.chatbot.say_to_chatbot(speech, self.talk)  # Send transcribed text to GPT-3
 
             except Exception as e: