switched back and added label

app.py

@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ Always approach these questions with mindfulness. Focus on interesting aspects s
 
 When prompted, summarize your interviewee's responses in a news article of about 2500 words."""
 
+_ass_msg_start = """
+Welcome to the interview. I want to write a short biography about you and need some input from your side. 
+Can you please start by stating your name and talking about your early childhood?
+"""
+
 def respond(
     message,
     history: list[tuple[str, str]],
@@ -31,13 +36,9 @@ def respond(
     temperature,
     top_p,
 ):
-    messages = [{"role": "system", "content": system_message}]
+    messages = [{"role": "system", "content": system_message},
+                {"role": "assistant", "content": _ass_msg_start}]
     
-    # Add initial system message if history is empty
-    if not history:
-        # history.append({"role": "system", "content": "Hello! I'm ready to assist you."})
-        history.append(None, "Welcome to the interview. I want to write a short biography about you and need some input from your side. Can you please start by stating your name and talking about your early childhood?")
-
     for val in history:
         if val[0]:
             messages.append({"role": "user", "content": val[0]})
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ def respond(
 For information on how to customize the ChatInterface, peruse the gradio docs: https://www.gradio.app/docs/chatinterface
 """
 demo = gr.ChatInterface(
+    gr.HTML("<h1>Interviewer</h1>"),
     respond,
     additional_inputs=[
         gr.Textbox(value=_sys_msg, label="System message"),