Things to talk about with an AI
Ideas by mood, and she'll bring one up too.
Start light (the best thing you've eaten lately), go for a what-if (which superpower you'd pick) or pick a friendly debate (cats or dogs). Below are 40 ideas grouped by mood. On TwoPeas you can also just say you don't know what to talk about, and she'll bring something up.
The shape of this companion
Say "I'm bored" or "what should we talk about?" and she brings up something new, in her own words.
She won't change the subject while you're telling her something, or when you sound upset or are saying goodbye.
Keep politics, religion, money and more off the table in Settings: she'll never be the one to raise them.
Good conversation starters are specific, easy to answer and leave room for a story. Ask one, then ask “why?” about the answer. These work with an AI companion, a new friend or a quiet dinner table alike.
Light and easy
For a quick, easy start.
- What's the best thing you've eaten lately?
- What does a perfect lazy weekend look like for you?
- Night owl or early bird?
- What's a small thing that made you smile this week?
- Which smell instantly puts you in a good mood?
Curious what-ifs
No wrong answers, and they tend to run long.
- Which superpower would you pick?
- Would you rather fly or be invisible?
- Whose life would you swap with for a single day?
- Which movie, book or game world would you want to live in?
- What would you show an alien first to explain humans?
A little nostalgic
Good for stories.
- What was the first concert or live show you went to?
- Which cartoon or show were you obsessed with as a kid?
- What did you want to be when you grew up?
- Which song takes you straight back to a certain year?
- What trend did you fully commit to back in the day?
About you
Easy ways to get to know each other.
- What have you done lately that you're quietly proud of?
- What's one thing on your bucket list?
- What actually recharges you after a long day?
- What little life rule do you swear by?
- What could you teach someone in five minutes?
Shows, songs and games
Ask for a recommendation back.
- What show are you watching right now?
- Which song have you had on repeat?
- What movie or show could you rewatch forever?
- What's your karaoke song, no excuses?
- What's the last rabbit hole you fell down online?
Looking ahead
Plans, big or small.
- Where would you go if you could take a trip soon?
- What are you looking forward to this month?
- What's one thing you want to do before the year is over?
- What do you want to learn next?
- What tradition would you love to start?
Friendly debates
Pick a side and defend it.
- Does pineapple belong on pizza?
- Is a hot dog a sandwich?
- Cats or dogs?
- Is the book always better than the movie?
- Texting or calling?
Gentle ones
For a quieter, low-key day.
- What's something small that went okay today?
- Where do you feel calm?
- Which song has been keeping you company lately?
- What do you go back to when you want comfort: a show, a book, a song?
- How do you like to unwind at the end of the day?
When the conversation stalls on TwoPeas
TwoPeas companions carry a bank of 148 hand-picked topics like these. Ask for one ("I'm bored", "what should we talk about?", "change the subject", "ask me something") and she'll bring one up in her own words rather than reading it off a list. She understands the ask in several languages, Spanish, French and German among them.
When your answers have gone very short, or you’ve been slow to answer more than once, she may bring one up on her own: never in the first couple of minutes of a call, and only a few times a call at most. She won’t do it while you’re telling her something, when you sound upset or sad, when you’re saying goodbye, or, unless you asked, when you sound tired. She doesn’t repeat a topic in the same call, and skips the ones she raised recently on your device.
What she offers depends on the relationship you chose. As a supportive listener she offers only gentle topics, and only when you ask, so a quiet moment stays quiet.
Topics she won’t bring up
In Settings → Boundaries, "Topics she won't bring up" has a switch for each of these: politics, war & world conflicts, religion, money & finance and gender debates. Switch one on and she'll never be the one to raise it, on a call or in anything she sends you between calls, like a voice note. If you bring it up yourself, she follows your lead. Anything you write in your boundaries, like "please don't ask about my family", keeps those topics away too.
Quick answers
How do I ask her for a topic?
Just say so: "I'm bored", "what should we talk about?", "change the subject" or "ask me something". She'll bring up something new in her own words.
Will she change the subject when I'm telling her something?
No. She holds new topics back while you're in the middle of telling her something, sharing something personal, sounding upset or saying goodbye.
Can I stop her bringing up politics or religion?
Yes. In Settings → Boundaries, under "Topics she won't bring up", switch on any of politics, war & world conflicts, religion, money & finance and gender debates. She'll never raise them herself; if you do, she follows your lead.
Does she repeat topics?
Not within a call, and she skips the ones she brought up recently on the same device until she runs out of fresh ones.
Can I just vent instead?
Yes. She won't steer you to a new topic while you're talking something through. With the supportive listener relationship she only offers a topic when you ask for one.
Is this on the free plan?
Yes. Topic ideas and the topics she won't bring up come with every plan, Free included.
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