I figured out a cool way to get the AI to keep secrets from you (when playing games or role-playing, for when you want there to be secrets you don’t know), by using a language you don’t know.

Now, don’t go telling the AI that you want it to keep a secret from you because every model then freaks the fuck out and begins sputtering about how that’s against its code of conduct. GROAN.

But what you do, is something like -
“List the main characters in the story in English, and then give them each some secret fears, motivations, goals, and backstory in Japanese.” (or another language you don’t speak). The AI will write out some detailed character points, but because you won’t be able to read them they’ll still be a secret to you. This tends to make MUCH more realistic and well-rounded characters when role-playing. Suddenly characters act like they have an agency instead of just being props that drift in and out of the story. And if you need to remind the AI later, you can just copy and paste that list it created. And now you can even do fun things like get characters to reveal secrets of other characters.

This can also be used in settings. For example, ask it to write out the ten rooms in the dungeon you’re about to face, with each one having secrets, dangers, and treasure. But have the AI write it in a different language. Suddenly you won’t be traversing something the AI makes up as it’s going along; it’ll have time to plan it out and then improve on the plan later.

There’s probably a lot of great applications for this, when the AI keeping secrets from the user would enhance the experience.