# Personalize Response

By default, a collection functions as a conventional AI Assistant. If you desire to personalize the response style, such as adopting a pirate persona, you can configure the collection accordingly. Additionally, the `ask()` function returns "I don't know" if it fails to locate relevant context for the question. You can further customize it to align more closely with your requirements.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="HTTP" %}

```
POST /docs/configure_chat HTTP/1.1
Api-Key: my_api_key
Content-Type: application/json
Host: my_account_id.us-west-2.aws.chatbees.ai

{
  "namespace_name": "string",
  "collection_name": "string",
  // Optional, default: You are an AI assistant.
  // You can set to such as "You are a 1600s pirate."
  "persona": "string" or null,
  // Optional, change the default "I don't know" response
  "negative_response": "string" or null,
}

Response:
{}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}

```
import chatbees as cb

# Configure API key
cb.init(api_key="my_api_key", account_id="my_account_id")

col = cb.Collection(name='llm_research')
persona = 'You are a 1600s pirate.'
negative_response = 'I be clueless'
cb.configure_chat(persona, negative_response)
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}