[HN Gopher] Show HN: Icebreaking AI. A free tool to help you fin...
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Show HN: Icebreaking AI. A free tool to help you find close friends
Hello, everyone! My name is Alex, and I'm an expat in a new
country. Two years ago, I moved to Germany where I didn't know
anyone. Starting the job, I realized that becoming close friends
with colleagues can be quite challenging and slow. The feeling of
loneliness was gradually growing. To change that, I started
attending various meetups based on my interests, hoping to make new
friends. However, I often found myself answering the same generic
questions that didn't really help me understand if someone shared
my values and interests. As a result, lost energy and 0 friends.
SO - That's when I began using icebreaking questions in smaller
groups. Surprisingly, these questions quickly changed any
conversation to a deeper, more engaging and meaningful level. I was
able to identify people I genuinely connected with and started
spending more time with them. BUT - preparing and using these
questions was a pain. I would Google the top-100, pick a random
number, and choose a question. I felt a strong need for a simple
,,one button" that does everything for me. AND - After searching
and not finding such a solution, I decided to build it myself. I
created a vast database of questions across various topics and
integrated AI to generate questions on any subject. The idea has
resonated well within my communities (university and expat
parties), and more people are starting to use it. I'd love to hear
your stories with icebreaking questions, your experience, and your
feedback so I can make the service even more useful for more
people! Check it out and share your thoughts!
Author : SirAlex
Score : 26 points
Date : 2024-09-03 19:54 UTC (3 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (www.icebreakinglab.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (www.icebreakinglab.com)
| f_allwein wrote:
| Interesting! Toastmasters clubs, which are about practising
| speaking and leadership skills, have a section in the meetings
| called table topics which is quite similar. Idea is for someone
| to come to the stage and talk for two minutes on a random
| question like these. Give it a try - there are clubs everywhere.
| https://www.toastmasters.org/
| ThinkBeat wrote:
| Well shit. I thought it was an AI to help me find new friends.
| Instead, it generates content you can use with people you already
| know.
|
| Can someone build an AI that actually finds me new friends?
| adversaryIdiot wrote:
| it will be corporatised and your well-being will be held ransom
| for a monthly subscription fee of $50
| cptnapalm wrote:
| Still cheaper than going to the bar.
| bozhark wrote:
| how about another AI to be the friend too. that way it's just
| AI all the way down
| hinkley wrote:
| Supertoys last all summer long.
| hinkley wrote:
| Pretty sure that's how you end up in a cult...
| fire_lake wrote:
| Can you talk more about expat parties? What are they like? How do
| you find them?
| zoklet-enjoyer wrote:
| This was 2011 in Sydney, so don't know about nowadays, but
| there were several groups on meetup. also met people through
| couch surfing
| yeahwhatever10 wrote:
| It really just focuses on travel based questions, huh? The AI is
| definitely a millennial.
| aleph_minus_one wrote:
| If you are a tired of travel questions, either type some other
| topic into the textbox or choose something else than "Ask AI"
| in the bottom dropdown box.
| aleph_minus_one wrote:
| This AI becomes very funny when you set the topic (Ask AI) to
| "nerdy" stuff.
|
| Some examples:
|
| Haskell: What's the most mind-bending Haskell concept you've
| encountered, and how did it change the way you think about
| programming?
|
| Rust (programming language): What unique feature or aspect of
| Rust do you think has the potential to revolutionize the future
| of software development, and how has it influenced your own
| coding practices or projects?
|
| univalence axiom: How do you think the principle that "equivalent
| things can be identified" might influence how we form
| relationships or solve problems in our daily lives?
|
| perfectoid spaces: Imagine our everyday world was a mathematical
| landscape like a perfectoid space; how do you think it would
| change the way we view connections and relationships with others?
|
| monoidal category: Imagine you could personify the elements and
| operations of a monoidal category into characters in a story. How
| would you describe the relationships and adventures of these
| characters, and what lessons do you think their interactions
| would teach about collaboration and structure?
|
| RISC-V: Imagine RISC-V is a fictional kingdom in a fantasy novel;
| what unique attributes or 'magical powers' would its architecture
| possess compared to other kingdoms (architectures)?
| gianpaj wrote:
| It seems the website allows anybody to send anything to GPT-4 via
| the API! Make sure you have put a rate limit and spend limit on
| the Open AI side and better generate 100~ questions and store
| them in a DB. Otherwise, you may have a significant OpenAI bill.
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