Generate Several, Pick the Best

scoring multiple drafts against the tone profile

Part of: Smart Reply Generator

A single draft is a coin flip. Sometimes the model nails your voice; sometimes it lands a touch too formal or three words too long. The fix is to generate several drafts and automatically keep the one that best matches your tone. This is where the tone profile pays off a second time. Why more than one draft Language models are non-deterministic, especially with a little temperature. Ask for the same reply twice and you get two different phrasings. Rather than fight that, use it: request a few candidates, then rank them and surface the best. The user still sees one clean reply. You improved your odds behind the scenes. Scoring is just measuring the gap You already know how to measure tone (lesson 3). To pick, measure how far each draft sits from the profile and take the smallest gap. One distance that works: - Start with the absolute difference between the draft's word count and your avg words. - Add a penalty when the draft's energy disagrees with your profile (it has no "!" but you use them, or the reverse). Lower score means closer to your voice. On ties, keep the first draft so the result stays deterministic. Why this matters Picking among drafts is a general reliability pattern

Challenge: Pick the On-Tone Draft