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bug: Welcome message should not talk in first-person #2282

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toolmantim opened this issue Dec 12, 2023 · 0 comments · Fixed by #2298
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bug: Welcome message should not talk in first-person #2282

toolmantim opened this issue Dec 12, 2023 · 0 comments · Fixed by #2298
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0.18.0

Describe the bug

Related to #2194, the chat welcome message sets up the expectation that you're talking to Cody instead of using Cody to chat with Claude/ChatGPT/etc with additional context:

Screenshot 2023-12-12 at 1 01 45 pm

This can create confusing scenarios where sometimes it responds as Cody, and other times as the underlying LLM.

Expected behavior

The welcome message shouldn't be written in first person, and instead be only instructional.

Additional context

@sqs's comments:

I think it's fine that this happens since we expose the model so clearly, but we should change the text that says I'm Cody. right above. Even just removing I'm Cody. seems like it would be fine. Cody is the system, not some personification.
@toolmantim toolmantim added bug Something isn't working clients/vscode labels Dec 12, 2023
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@toolmantim toolmantim changed the title bug: welcome message should not talk in first-person bug: Welcome message should not talk in first-person Dec 12, 2023
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Chat: Update welcome message (#2298)
e75560d 
This updates the welcome message to not be in first-person and make it
more transparent that you're chatting with the model shown at the top.
It also includes clearer keyboard shortcuts, and actual icons of the
buttons they can expect to find in the interface (sidebar, title, status
bar, etc).

| Before | After |
| - | - |
| <img width="581" alt="Screenshot 2023-12-12 at 10 59 52 pm"
src="https://github.com/sourcegraph/cody/assets/153/d7887fff-03df-401e-bde6-d99798187cba">
| <img width="581" alt="Screenshot 2023-12-12 at 10 58 41 pm"
src="https://github.com/sourcegraph/cody/assets/153/3f6f214e-14de-48e9-b84b-5215ccbf1a7b">
|

Fixes #2282 

## Test plan

- Started a new chat
- Clicked on all the links
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