Yijian Roundtable is an AI-driven product for clashing ideas. After you ask a question, an AI host invites virtual guests with different standpoints and backgrounds to hold a roundtable discussion; guests push back on views they disagree with, and when it ends the AI summarizes what was agreed and what was not.
Yijian Roundtable is an AI-driven product for clashing ideas. Visit https://www.yijian.chat/ , ask a single question, and an AI host invites virtual guests with different standpoints and backgrounds to sit down and argue it out. Unlike a typical Q&A assistant, the goal here is not a flawless standard answer — it is to put the conflicts, the trade-offs and the opposing positions on the table.
Main capabilities
- Convene a roundtable: Write down the question you want to work through — career, relationships, life choices or social topics all work. The AI host picks guests suited to the question and runs a multi-person discussion.
- AI host: The host selects the guests and moderates. You do not need to frame the question perfectly in advance; the host will help you sharpen it.
- Multiple sides clash: Guests do not recite things everyone already knows. They speak only from what they have seen on their own path, and they push back on the spot when they disagree.
- Jump in anytime: You can speak up during the discussion, and the guests will follow up on what you said.
- Roundtable summary: When it ends, the AI condenses the whole discussion into a summary listing, point by point, which views were reconciled and which never were.
- One-on-one talks: After the session you can pick the guest who hit closest to home — or the one who annoyed you most — and keep talking, or start a chat directly from the find-someone-to-talk section.
- Watch from the sidelines: Browse the public roundtables running on the platform and see how other people's questions get discussed.
- Podcast: Selected roundtables are turned into a podcast of the same name, available on Xiaoyuzhou, Ximalaya, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Pocket Casts.
How to use it
- Get in: Go to the official site at https://www.yijian.chat/ and click to convene a roundtable for the web version, or scan the mini-program code at the bottom of the site to open the WeChat mini-program.
- Ask your question: Type what you want to figure out. It does not have to be a big thing — one sentence is enough.
- Listen to the clash: The AI host seats several guests with different standpoints, each stating a position and questioning the others.
- Join the discussion: Speak up at any moment, and respond when guests question you.
- Read the summary: Open the summary afterwards to see which views reached consensus and which remain divided.
- Keep talking: Pick one guest and start a one-on-one conversation to take the thread further.
Core strengths
Guests are deliberately spread apart in age, industry and standpoint, so there is always someone at the table who does not agree with you. Each guest has a distinct history, bias and conviction — not always likable, but honest. The summary separates consensus from disagreement, saving you from digging through a long transcript. The barrier to starting is low, the discussion can continue after the session ends, and selected sessions become podcast episodes you can listen to on the commute.
Where it fits
- Life decisions: Facing resignation, a career switch or a move? Hear people from different standpoints lay out the cost and the payoff of each option.
- Career confusion: For career development, workplace relationships or feeling slighted at work, put the upside and the risk of every path on the table before deciding.
- Relationships: On honesty, boundaries and effort in close relationships, see the other side through the life experience of guests with different positions.
- Feeling lost or self-exploration: If years of work still have not clarified what you want, work out your real priorities under questioning from several sides.
- Social and tech topics: For public issues such as AI ethics, economic shifts or social phenomena, quickly see where each side stands and where the fault lines are.
Limits and notes
The guests are fictional characters played by AI. Their remarks are generated by a large model and do not represent the views of any real person. The consensus in the summary is model-generated too, so judge it yourself; it is not a substitute for professional psychological, legal or investment advice. Be careful about entering private personal information.
Frequently asked questions
Are the guests at the roundtable real people?
No. The guests are fictional characters played by AI, and their remarks are generated by a large model, so they do not represent the views of any real person. Each guest does have a complete character profile though — age, profession, background, standpoint and biases all differ, which is why their views and ways of speaking vary.
Am I only allowed to watch while the roundtable is running?
No. You can jump in and take part at any time, and the guests will follow up on what you said. Working through the clash helps you clarify what you actually care about.
What do I get when the roundtable ends?
A discussion summary that lists, point by point, which views were reconciled and which never were. You can also pick one of the guests and continue the conversation one-on-one.
