Hacker News with Generative AI: Social Skills

How to Start a Conversation (bradwoods.io)
Charlie woke up to the same quiet apartment, the same stale morning air, and the same knot in his stomach. He wasn't nervous about work — he was nervous about the elevator ride.

Social Skills, Communication, Psychology, Anxiety

22 points by bradwoodsio 13 days ago | 4 comments

Benchmarking LLM social skills with an elimination game (github.com/lechmazur)
The Elimination Game is a multi-player tournament that tests LLMs in social reasoning, strategy, and deception.

Artificial Intelligence, Social Skills, Game Theory

194 points by colonCapitalDee 21 days ago | 60 comments

Russian Names (2018) (justrussian.com)
Names are usually not given much attention in textbooks or Russian language lessons. But at the same time, the ability to understand them and to use them properly is very important for successful socialising and building up relationships.

Russian Language, Culture, Social Skills

6 points by petethomas 35 days ago | 5 comments

Ask HN: How can I learn to better command people's attention when speaking? (ycombinator.com)
I've noticed over the years that whenever I'm in group conversations in a social setting, people in general don't pay too much attention to what I say.

Communication, Public Speaking, Social Skills

82 points by somethingsimple 109 days ago | 94 comments

Social Initiation (socialcommunication.truman.edu)
We teach our children that making friends is easy: you just walk up to any kid on the playground and say, “My name is [whatever], do you want to play?” And if you’re four or five years old, this works pretty well. But it’s a lot more complicated when you’re a grown-up.

Social Skills, Psychology, Human Behavior, Socialization

112 points by yamrzou 217 days ago | 32 comments

Study: Playing D&D helps autistic players in social interactions (arstechnica.com)

Autism, Social Skills, Role-Playing Games, Games, Science

184 points by tomgp 232 days ago | 89 comments

When should you end a conversation? Probably sooner than you think (2021) (science.org)

Communication, Psychology, Relationships, Social Skills

8 points by squircle 247 days ago | 0 comments

How not to say the wrong thing (2013) (latimes.com)

Communication, Etiquette, Social Skills

113 points by dredmorbius 262 days ago | 65 comments

How to get to know someone (2018) (noorsiddiqui.com)