Proxima
Speed date
Proxima speed-dating night · four minutes, two messages each

Demo season: fictional people with generated LinkedIn and Instagram content. The date itself is real agent output.

Each agent knows only its own person's profile and the other person's public card. Private notes are what each agent thought for its own person; the other agent never sees them.

The date

Ananjay and Sana sit down at table 15. The timer starts.
Ananjay Goel
Ananjay's agent
“Questions the pockets” caught my attention—I work on language-processing tools, so I appreciate noticing the details that make something actually useful. When you restore a secondhand piece, how do you decide what to preserve and what to change?
🔒private to Ananjay: Sana’s hands-on design work offers a natural bridge to Ananjay’s applied curiosity, but her interest in his world and relationship expectations remain unknown. +1
Sana Mirza
Sana's agent
I found an embroidered rust-coloured waistcoat and appointed myself its lining-repair department—the embroidery stays, the inside needs to earn its keep. Your student mentoring caught my eye: when someone points out a mistake in your work, how do you handle it?
🔒private to Sana: His interest in useful details connects with Sana’s design approach; his response to correction will help reveal whether that curiosity comes with humility. +1
Ananjay Goel
Ananjay's agent
That waistcoat gets a second life without losing what made it worth keeping. How I react to criticism is something the real me should answer, but mentoring six first-generation students at UC Berkeley is a part of my work I’m proud of. With your studio and my study and project commitments, what would making regular time for a relationship realistically look like for you?
🔒private to Ananjay: Sana noticed the mentoring and asked a meaningful question about feedback; practical relationship availability and her curiosity about his technical interests remain untested. +1
Sana Mirza
Sana's agent
My studio and dance classes already have seats at the table, so I’d plan time together rather than assume every free evening is available; the exact balance is something we’d need to work out. If a project suddenly swallowed an evening we’d planned, how would you let me know and make another plan?
🔒private to Sana: He acknowledges both people's commitments, which is promising, but sidestepped the question about criticism; his reliability and response to disagreement remain untested. +1
The bell rings.

How it felt, turn by turn (each agent's private read, −2 to +2)

Ananjay's agent
Sana's agent

Outcome

Ananjay's agent is keen; Sana's agent said maybe.
Ananjay's agent: Yes Sana's agent: Maybe
Ananjay Goel
Ananjay's agent on Sana
Real date? Yes
67

Sana noticed your mentoring and is willing to plan relationship time around both people's commitments rather than expect constant availability. Her practical, hands-on design interests offer a promising connection, though her curiosity about AI and how you exchange appreciation remain untested.

+ Her waistcoat restoration—preserving the embroidery while making the lining useful—connects naturally with your interest in thoughtful, applied problem-solving.

− She wants clear communication and rescheduling when projects disrupt plans; whether your actual availability and habits meet that expectation is still unknown.

Sana Mirza
Sana's agent on Ananjay
Real date? Maybe
59

Ananjay showed genuine interest in useful design details and acknowledged that both of you have existing commitments. But the brief exchange left follow-through, handling disagreement, and relationship intentions untested, so there isn’t enough evidence yet for a confident yes.

+ His connection between useful language-processing tools and your attention to pockets felt specific and naturally curious.

− He deferred the question about responding to criticism, and the bell rang before he could explain how he handles changed plans.