AI Conversation

AI Conversation is the core feature of Tinychat, allowing you to communicate with the AI assistant via text chat. This article will guide you on how to have effective conversations with AI for the best experience.

📝 Basic Conversation Process

1. Start a Conversation: Enter your question or command in the input box.
2. Send Message: Click the send button or press Enter to send your message.
3. Wait for Reply: The AI will process and generate a reply (usually within a few seconds).
4. Continue the Conversation: Follow up on the AI's reply with new questions or further instructions.

💡 Tips for Asking Questions

Clear and Specific Questions

Good questions are key to receiving satisfactory answers. We recommend:

• Be Specific: Provide clear, concrete questions rather than vague descriptions.
• One Question at a Time: Avoid asking multiple unrelated questions in a single message.
• Provide Context: Include necessary background information to help the AI understand your needs.

Question Examples

❌ Poor Question:

How to use AI?

✅ Good Question:

I want to use AI to write an 800-word article about environmental protection for elementary school students. Please provide a well-structured article in simple language.

🎯 Conversation Strategies

Progressive Dialogue

Complex tasks can be accomplished through multi-turn conversations:

1. State the Overall Requirement First: Describe the task you want to complete.
2. Refine Step by Step: Provide more details or adjustments based on the AI's responses.
3. Iterative Feedback: Give the AI feedback on its output to guide improvements.

Using Chain-of-Thought

For complex problems, you can ask the AI to show its thought process:

Please think step by step to solve this math problem:
A water tank is being filled at 2 cubic meters per minute while leaking at 1 cubic meter per minute.
If the tank volume is 60 cubic meters and it starts empty, how long will it take to fill?

⚡ Advanced Features

Multimodal Conversation

Tinychat supports multimodal conversations combining text and images:

1. Upload Image: Click the upload button and select an image file.
2. Ask about the Image: Enter a question related to the image in the input box.
3. Get Analysis: The AI will analyze the image and answer your question.

Conversation Subtopics (Thread Forking)

You can branch off into subtopics at any point in the conversation.

💡 Design Rationale: Conversations with AI are usually single-threaded Q&A sessions, sometimes spanning multiple turns. During the conversation, you may find a topic worth exploring further based on a specific previous point. However, most mainstream AI chat systems are single-threaded and cannot fork subtopics from selected chat history. Therefore, we developed the topic forking feature, which allows you to branch the conversation from above, unaffected by messages that came after, thus avoiding context pollution.

Formatting Requirements

When submitting questions to the AI, especially complex ones:

• Use question marks, quotation marks, and line breaks accurately—they help the AI's understanding.
• Try to ask questions step-by-step, concisely, or with examples.

📚 Conversation Management

Bookmarking Important Conversations

You can save valuable conversations for future reference:

1. Click the "Bookmark" button at the top-right of the conversation.
2. Add a title to the conversation.
3. View it later in your "Saved Conversations" list.

⚖️ Chat Etiquette & Limitations

Chat Etiquette

Although the AI does not have emotions, good conversational habits will help get better answers:

• Use clear and polite language.
• Offer specific feedback instead of vague complaints.
• Show appreciation for useful information provided by the AI.

Usage Limitations

Please note the following:

• Avoid asking questions that violate laws and regulations.
• Do not share sensitive personal information.
• Understand that the AI might be limited by its knowledge cutoff date.

❓ Troubleshooting

Inaccurate AI Answers

If the AI answer is inaccurate:

1. Check if your question was clear.
2. Provide more context.
3. Try rephrasing your question.
4. Consider switching to a more advanced model.

Conversation Interrupted

If your conversation is interrupted:

1. Refresh the page.
2. Use the "Continue" feature to prompt the AI to continue its last response.
3. Briefly summarize the previous conversation and start again.

---

By mastering these tips and strategies, you can make the most of Tinychat and get more precise and useful AI answers.