How it works
Something happened, and you're not sure whether it's a real problem, a difference in expectations, or simply something to watch.
Sometimes the hardest part is putting your finger on what felt off. Was it how someone spoke to you? A promise that wasn't kept? An update that never came? A boundary that wasn't respected?
Describe it in your own words. SocialBearing identifies the behavior in your account that could reasonably be seen, heard or established. Then it uses the SocialBearing Framework to locate what your account is about and measure what it supports.
That helps you put a name to what felt off, before you decide what, if anything, comes next.
Not another way to ask AI what to think
Ask a general AI about a difficult interaction, and it will often try to help — offering an interpretation, reassurance, or advice about what to do next. Those answers can go beyond what your account actually establishes.
SocialBearing does something narrower, on purpose. It uses AI to identify observable behavior, then uses the SocialBearing Framework to locate what the account is about and measure what it supports. It doesn’t speculate about motives, decide who’s right, or tell you what to do.
Asking what happened and asking what to think about it are two different questions. SocialBearing is built for the first.
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Tell us what happened
In your own words. Speak or type naturally — you don't need to make it neutral or organized, or even know exactly what felt off.
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Separate what happened from what you felt or assumed
SocialBearing turns the parts of your account that could reasonably be seen, heard or established into neutral observations. That can include your own behavior as well as other people's.
Feelings, assumptions and motives are left out where they cannot be observed.
If they don't reflect what you meant, you can describe it again.
Your original description is never saved.
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Put words to what felt off
Each observation is located against the relevant norm. The norm gives you language for what felt off: perhaps how someone communicated, a promise that wasn't kept, an update that never came or a boundary that wasn't respected.
The behavior may be classified as Difference, Friction or Safety Alert — or remain an observation when none is supported.
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Get your Bearing
Now you have something more specific than a sense that something felt off: the behavior, the norm involved, and its classification.
Those pieces stay separate in your Bearing. It doesn't tell you who's right or what to do. It gives you a structured reference point from which to make your own call about what matters and what, if anything, comes next.
Logbook
Track patterns over time
A Bearing helps you examine one situation. Over time, it can be hard to remember interactions consistently. Every Bearing you save goes into your Logbook, by date, and Navigate shows which expectations come up across them. If you like, you can also group Bearings into Logs under a nickname or label, such as a person, team, project, or recurring situation.
Free account required during the beta.