Pondr, Fostering Connection through Good Conversation
We tend to chat all the time with friends new and olds, but often it feels like we’re just scratching at the surface, or defaulting to predictable, mundane conversations. Really good conversations — ones that introduce an element of vulnerability, spur a moment of fun, or create a deep sense of closeness — are few and far between. And when we have those types of conversations, we remember them.
Pondr is a game that turns strangers into friends, and friends into besties, by fostering connection and closeness through really good conversations. Using Cohere, Pondr generates question prompts on command that are uniquely tailored to the players’ setting. Whether you’re looking to deepen a connection with someone you’ve known forever, or you’re just hoping to become more familiar with a new friend, Pondr will help you drive the right sort of conversation.
You can build your own version of Pondr by following these simple steps:
- Generate potential conversation questions
- Rank the generated questions
- Put the generation and classification behind an interface
In this notebook we will walk through the first two steps.
Setup
Install and import the tools we will need as well as initializing the Cohere model.
1. Generate Potential Conversation Questions
Generate a list of potential conversation questions and retain the first 10.
2. Classify Questions
Rank and sort the questions based on interestingness and specificity.