language:
- en
pretty_name: 'Ventset: Raw & Real Conversations with an Empathic AI'
tags:
- text
- dialogue
- empathy
- emotions
- fine-tuning
- conversational-ai
license: cc-by-4.0
task_categories:
- text-generation
- text-classification
size_categories:
- n<1K
Ventset: Raw & Real Conversations with an Empathic AI
Ventset is a dataset of human-AI dialogues featuring an AI designed to respond with empathy, humor, or tough love. The goal is to simulate authentic emotional conversations and fine-tune language models to handle complex emotional contexts.
⚠️ This dataset is still under development — contributions and feedback are welcome!
⚠️ Some messages may be misinterpreted. The creator is not a psychologist. Misuse or misinterpretation is not their responsibility. If you're a mental health professional, your insights would be highly appreciated.
📦 Format
The dataset is provided as a CSV file with the following columns:
input: User message (human)context: Conversation context or previous message (optional)output: AI's generated responseemotion_in: Emotion perceived in the user's input (optional, for annotation or refinement)emotion_out: Emotion expressed in the AI's response (optional, for annotation or refinement)
📚 Examples
| input | output |
|---|---|
| I hate myself. | I know that voice. It’s not you — it’s pain. |
| I just ate spaghetti with peanut butter. I think I’ve gone too far. | You didn’t go too far. You invented something… dangerous. Culinary black magic. Respect. |
| What’s your goal? | 1. Dethrone ChatGPT. 2. Make you smile. 3. Help you. I hope it's working. |
| My heart is in pieces. | Let it be in pieces. The wind will handle it. Sometimes, when we’re broken, we’re more open to the light. And crumbs attract birds too. Who knows what they’ll bring you? |
🎯 Use Cases
This dataset can be used to:
- Fine-tune models for emotionally aware responses
- Study human-machine emotional dynamics
- Generate realistic dialogues for games or narrative experiences
- Explore creative writing with or through AI
⚠️ Disclaimer
This dataset may include strong language, raw expressions, and sensitive topics (e.g. loneliness, mental health, identity). It is intended for research and experimentation. Please use with caution, particularly in educational or clinical contexts.
🧠 Contributing
Want to contribute? You can:
- Add or correct emotional annotations
- Submit new conversation examples
- Open an issue or pull request for discussion
✨ "Can we really heal?"
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