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Family Table

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Family Table

Hello,

Take your time. There is no rush, and you can stop whenever you like.

How it works

  1. Talk alone. Talk privately with Claude. Only you see it.
  2. Share a note. Claude writes a short note in your words. You fix it and choose whether to share it.
  3. Talk together. Side by side, one phone. Either of you can tap Pause any time.

Claude asks you three things

Why this way: research suggests people understand each other better when each is heard alone first, and when the talk is about feelings and needs, not who remembers it right.

More about Family Table

Why this might help

The research comes from Montreal

Researchers have started testing whether AI can help people in a disagreement hear each other. One of the most-cited studies was done right here in Quebec.

Université de MontréalCyberjustice LaboratoryMila, Quebec AI Institute

“Robots in the Middle” (2024)

The team wrote 50 realistic disputes and asked both an AI and people to step in as the mediator. The AI followed the mediation guide of the Department of Justice of Canada.

62%of the time, judges who did not know which answer came from the AI rated its approach as good as or better than the person's.

The authors concluded that AI can help people work through disputes, alongside human judgement rather than in place of it.

Google DeepMind, in the journal Science

Each person shared their view privately first. The AI wrote down the common ground, and people corrected it until it was fair. Groups ended up less divided, and the quieter view was not left out. This app follows the same approach.

University of Southern California

People rated the AI's help as more likely to lead to a resolution than help from beginner human mediators.

Emory University and INSEAD

A good mediator separates disagreements about what happened from disagreements about what matters. So when two people remember something differently, nobody has to win the argument about the past.

These studies used short disputes between strangers, not many years of family history. That is why the conversations here are kept short, and a pause is treated as a good thing.

How it works

Three steps, in order

  1. 1

    Prepare on your own

    Tap “Prepare on my own” and simply talk. Claude asks one question at a time. Say things as they really feel, and it helps you find words the other person can hear.

  2. 2

    Approve your summary

    Claude writes a short summary of what you most want understood. You change it until it is right. It is shared only when you tap “Share”.

  3. 3

    Talk together

    One topic, 30 to 45 minutes, one phone on the table. Each of you has your own button to tap when you speak, so Claude always knows who is talking.

What we all agree to

Ground rules

  • Claude takes no sides and never says who is right.
  • When memories differ, nobody has to prove what happened. We talk about how it felt and what is needed now.
  • Anyone can tap or say Pause at any time. The conversation ends for the day, with no argument afterward.
  • One topic at a time. Other things go on a “later list” so they are not lost.
  • Sean keeps time. He is not the referee and does not speak for either of you.

Nothing hidden

What Claude has been told

  • give you both equal time, equal patience and equal warmth;
  • never decide who is right or hand out blame;
  • keep its replies short and ask one question at a time;
  • gently pause if something hurtful is said, whoever said it, and ask for it to be said a kinder way;
  • stop right away when anyone asks to pause.
Your privacy

Your preparation is yours. Only your own sign-in can see it. You can delete it at any time with one tap.

Your summary is shared only when you choose. You can un-share it again.

Where your words go. They are kept on a private server that Sean runs, and he has agreed not to read them. To reply, your words are sent to Claude, made by Anthropic, and to a speech service that turns voice into text and back.

Using the app

A few tips

  • The first time, your phone will ask to use the microphone. Tap Allow.
  • Find a quiet spot, and turn your phone's volume up.
  • You can always type instead of speaking.
  • To keep this like an app: in Safari, tap the Share button, then Add to Home Screen.

Step 2

Your note for

Step 3

Talk together

Sit together with this phone between you, volume up. You each get a button with your name.

Before you start

Thank you both

That's all for today