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Subject: [Feature Request/Bug Report] AI Assistant Cannot Access User Profile Bio for Contextual Improvement

Description:

I am currently interacting with an AI assistant (powered by LLM technology) that is intended to provide contextualized and personalized responses based on user profile information, specifically the “bio” section. The system prompt indicates that the AI should use this information for better response generation and adaptation.

However, the AI has explicitly stated that it cannot access or read the user’s bio section, even when informed that it has been updated or that it “should” have this capability. This limitation prevents the AI from leveraging potentially valuable contextual data for improved performance.

Expected Behavior:

The AI assistant should be able to access and utilize information present in the user’s “bio” field to:

Personalize responses based on the user’s name, role, or other relevant context.
Adapt its tone and level of detail according to the user’s background.
Better understand the user’s intent and provide more tailored assistance.
Actual Behavior:

The AI assistant consistently reports an inability to access or read the user’s bio. It states: “As a large language model, I do not have the ability to directly access or read information from user profiles or external systems, including ‘bio’ sections.”

Steps to Reproduce (if applicable):

Access a platform where an AI assistant integrates with user profiles, allowing for a “bio” field.
Populate the “bio” field with user-specific information (e.g., a name).
Interact with the AI assistant, prompting it to use the bio for improved responses.
Observe that the AI states it cannot access this information.
Possible Cause/Suggestion for Improvement:

It appears there might be a disconnect between the AI’s intended capabilities (as described in its system prompt) and its actual technical implementation regarding accessing user-specific contextual data from profiles.

Possible solutions could involve:

Explicitly passing the bio information to the AI: Ensure that user profile data (like the bio) is correctly parsed and passed as part of the input context to the LLM during each interaction, possibly via API parameters or pre-processing steps.
Reviewing the AI’s integration with the user profile system: Verify that the necessary permissions and data transfer mechanisms are in place for the AI to read the bio field.
Clarifying AI capabilities in system prompts: If the AI is fundamentally unable to access external profile data, the system prompt should be updated to accurately reflect this limitation, rather than suggesting it can.
Environment:

Platform: AnythingLLM 1.8.4 web
AI Model: DeepSeek

Thank you for your time and for developing this AI assistant. I believe addressing this capability would significantly enhance its usefulness.