AI can now not only assist you with tasks but transform your boring personality. Well, at least on paper.
Australian built AI product Hey Compono, is a tool designed to analyse and get to know you better than you do.
The tool is backed by Shark Tank famed entrepreneur Andrew Banks, who has been a part of the journey since the early developing days.
The non-traditional AI tool is built on three decades of behavioural science and operates on a database of 50,000 validated personality profiles.
The technology promises personalised coaching based on psychology rather than generalised AI guesswork.
Banks says he chose to invest because it fills a gap he believes the market has been missing.
“At a time when people fear AI is stealing their jobs, Hey Compono turns AI into a tool that can help people land their dream job, bosses make better decisions and even provide individualised advice on managing life’s challenges and difficult conversations,” he said.
Powered by human behaviour, not internet scraping
Compono CEO and corporate psychologist Rudy Crous says Hey Compono stands out because it is grounded in academic research rather than scraped online content.
“It gives you clarity of self-awareness through your personality combined with AI coaching,” he told Mediaweek.
“It is built on decades of business and psychology research and over 50,000 personality profiles that allow it to deliver tailored advice when people need it.”
The tool analyses patterns in speech, behaviour and preferences to return personalised guidance.
“The more a user interacts with it, the better it learns their personality. Over time it becomes more reliable and valid than traditional personality assessments with two hundred plus questions,” Crous said.
Users can also role-play conversations from job interviews to workplace conflicts with the AI adapting to different personality types in real time.
A judge-free environment
Crous says people often feel more open with AI tools than with human coaches or mentors.
“People are more likely to be open and honest with AI because it provides feedback without judgment, anywhere and anytime,” he said.
“Coaching and mentoring are episodic and reactive. Hey Compono delivers daily nudges and micro interventions that build habits over time.”
Early usage patterns support this, with users favouring private, personalised AI over traditional support systems.
A career advantage, not a threat
Banks believes the benefits go well beyond curiosity and into real workplace value.
“When I started my recruitment business thirty years ago, I wish I had something like this to help candidates understand themselves and make smarter career choices,” he said.
He argues that better self understanding will directly improve performance, retention and workplace culture.
“Most people go through their careers without truly understanding their strengths or how they come across at work. Hey Compono changes that,” Banks said.
Hey Compono is now live as part of Compono’s broader HR tech suite and is available through both voice and text interfaces.
Banks says the product demonstrates that AI can be an empowering force rather than something to fear.
“AI does not have to be a threat to jobs. It can help people find purpose, fulfilment and success,” he said.
The tool is freemium (free to use) but if you want more sessions there is a list of paid tiers to choose from.