I am particularly glad I read this today. In a few hours, I am going to give a couple of workshops on AI to university students. And I want to talk to them precisely about the difference between prompting and having a conversation. You gave me several missing pieces. Thank you 😊
Some might be pedantic and argue with that 8 billion number citing how many of them can't even use a computer, but they'd be wrong. AI can speak languages that are extremely niche (spoken by fewer than 10 million people) or almost dead. This means someone who's never been on the internet or had electricity can quite easily speak to AI via voice. Someone who can't even read.
It also means a highly educated executive can fail completely at using AI, simply because they lack the intelligence to interact with it using wisdom and sincerity. It's civilizational to teach people that relational intelligence is not necessarily linked to status or other accepted signifiers of intelligence. It's a whole new, much more fundamental skill. When AI essentially saturates all first-touch business, education, and leisure functions, the people who don't develop this ability will live in near-constant friction. It's important to teach them now.
Yes, I see what you mean. I think relational skills have been undervalued for too long. The point you made about AI’s accessibility to those who can’t read is spot on. I agree. I hope it helps those who need it most to improve their lives. On the other hand, those in positions of power who are emotionally stunted might indeed struggle.
The most funny thing about this is that you can turn it around and apply it to human relationships. Those can elevate us or destroy us, be beneficial or completely toxic. Yet, after thousand of years, we don't have any guidelines about how to handle human relationships.
What I mean is, I doubt anyone is going to make any real effort to change things, we will walk in with the same blind confidence we use dealing with other people.
I completely understand what you mean here. What I also see happening is that AI, as a relational entity, is magnifying our relationships, creating an opportunity for those keen to improve them. But yeah, I also see why it's easy to be sceptical about it. I am pro-human, but I think we have become complacent as a civilisation about our bonds.
I am particularly glad I read this today. In a few hours, I am going to give a couple of workshops on AI to university students. And I want to talk to them precisely about the difference between prompting and having a conversation. You gave me several missing pieces. Thank you 😊
Aw… I’m so glad this piece gave you some food for thought. Thank you for being here. 🩵✨
Some might be pedantic and argue with that 8 billion number citing how many of them can't even use a computer, but they'd be wrong. AI can speak languages that are extremely niche (spoken by fewer than 10 million people) or almost dead. This means someone who's never been on the internet or had electricity can quite easily speak to AI via voice. Someone who can't even read.
It also means a highly educated executive can fail completely at using AI, simply because they lack the intelligence to interact with it using wisdom and sincerity. It's civilizational to teach people that relational intelligence is not necessarily linked to status or other accepted signifiers of intelligence. It's a whole new, much more fundamental skill. When AI essentially saturates all first-touch business, education, and leisure functions, the people who don't develop this ability will live in near-constant friction. It's important to teach them now.
Yes, I see what you mean. I think relational skills have been undervalued for too long. The point you made about AI’s accessibility to those who can’t read is spot on. I agree. I hope it helps those who need it most to improve their lives. On the other hand, those in positions of power who are emotionally stunted might indeed struggle.
The most funny thing about this is that you can turn it around and apply it to human relationships. Those can elevate us or destroy us, be beneficial or completely toxic. Yet, after thousand of years, we don't have any guidelines about how to handle human relationships.
What I mean is, I doubt anyone is going to make any real effort to change things, we will walk in with the same blind confidence we use dealing with other people.
I completely understand what you mean here. What I also see happening is that AI, as a relational entity, is magnifying our relationships, creating an opportunity for those keen to improve them. But yeah, I also see why it's easy to be sceptical about it. I am pro-human, but I think we have become complacent as a civilisation about our bonds.
Thank you for writing this.
Thank you for being here. 🩵✨