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\"Head<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

HeadOn builds tools for people to think together when they disagree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most online platforms optimize for engagement, scale, or compliance. In practice, this pushes disagreement toward performance, outrage, or avoidance. HeadOn starts from a different assumption: disagreement is not a failure mode of conversation, but a core social process that can be designed\u2014carefully\u2014to produce understanding, learning, and better decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We create structured, live conversations\u2014audio or video\u2014where participants engage around a clearly defined question, claim, or tension. These conversations are not debates in the traditional sense, and they are not free-form chats. They are guided by explicit constraints: roles, timing, prompts, and reflection points that slow people down, surface assumptions, and make each person\u2019s mental model visible to the other<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Statement of Intent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

HeadOn commits to rewarding prosocial behavior by embedding it directly into how conversations are structured, evaluated, and progressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than inferring \u201cgood behavior\u201d from surface signals like sentiment, politeness, or engagement, our systems focus on behaviors that make
collective reasoning possible: accurately representing another person\u2019s view, stating assumptions explicitly, updating claims in response to new
information, and asking clarifying questions rather than adversarial ones.
Algorithms are used to support these behaviors in three main ways. First, during live conversations, the product introduces constraints and prompts that<\/p>\n\n\n\n

make prosocial moves easier than antisocial ones\u2014for example, turn-taking, role separation, and reflection phases that require participants to restate or
engage with the other side\u2019s position before advancing their own. This reduces incentives for domination, interruption, or performative conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pledge Activity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jan 2026: HeadOn AI joined the Inspired Internet Pledge as a Signatory.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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