About Relational Intelligence

Where it came from. Where it's going.

Origin

Relational Intelligence (RI) began as a research project exploring how language choices shape trust, clarity, and outcomes. We built a scoring engine that measures key relational signals — like clarity, warmth, and safety — and coaches people to communicate better.

Today, RI powers an API-first platform with demos and SDKs that help teams write messages that land — in sales, support, leadership, and beyond.

Vision

We believe good communication scales trust. Our roadmap focuses on transparent scoring, explainable coaching, and responsible AI. The end goal is simple: help anyone write messages that people actually want to read.

Who's behind RI?

RI is developed by Artifex Knowledge Engineering (Pty) Ltd. The core engine and demos were led by Gericke Potgieter, with contributions from an extended network of collaborators and early users.

Milestones

  • Concept & Research: Building an interpretable metric stack for real-world writing.
  • API & Demo: Launching an API-first platform and interactive web demo.
  • Next: Role-based overlays (Sales, Support, Hiring), deeper integrations, and an expanded developer toolkit.

Want to help shape the future of RI?

We're looking for design partners and thoughtful feedback.

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