Set up your AI employee's profile and personality
How to set up your AI Employee's personality and settings in Bird.
Step-by-step video guide:
Step one: Open your AI employee
For this example, we're going to show you how to build a custom personality, but you can also choose to use one of our pre-made personalities.
- Click AI hub in the left menu.
- Select AI Employees.
- Click on your AI Employee (e.g., Mr. Robin).
- Click Open draft.
- Click Edit draft to start editing.
Step two: Personalize the profile
- Click Edit profile.
- Update the Display name.
- Upload or change the Avatar image.
- Write an Internal biography (for team reference).
- Add an Internal description. (Tip: leave this blank and the AI can't be assigned tasks.)
- Click Save draft.
Step three: Configure AI settings
- Go back to Overview.
- Click Configure language model.
- Choose your provider (e.g., OpenAI).
- Click Back.
Step four: Set the AI’s personality
- Click Customize personality.
- Edit the Biography and Instructions to guide how your AI replies.
- Adjust the Tone of voice using the slider.
- Click Save.
Step five: Add guardrails and rules
- Click Guardrails.
- Review or add limits (e.g., "Never give discounts").
- Click Back.
- Click Abandonment logic.
- Set when the AI should stop replying (e.g., after 3 hours).
- Optional: Set a reminder message to nudge customers.
- Click Save.
Step six: Test your AI Employee
- Click Test at the top.
- Reset existing conversations.
- Type a message to see how your AI replies.
- Click the Info icon to inspect response details.
- Use the Channel dropdown to test replies on other channels (e.g., WhatsApp, Webchat).
Step seven: Add guardrails and rules
- Click Publish draft.
- Confirm to make your AI Employee live.