Embracing Empathy: Staying Ahead in the Age of AI

In the swiftly evolving landscape of technology, where artificial intelligence (AI) is making strides that once belonged to the realm of science fiction, a wave of apprehension about the future of human work and relevance is palpable. Recent articles and studies projecting AI’s potential to overshadow human roles in various sectors add to this unease,… Continue reading Embracing Empathy: Staying Ahead in the Age of AI

Competing with Artificial Intelligence

I was just reading an article about how artificial intelligence (AI) is going me to make me obsolete in a few years, which was a little disheartening. As I thought about the article, it occurred to me that there are few areas I can always have the advantage over AI  if I work on them.… Continue reading Competing with Artificial Intelligence

Giving Back Is Noble, But Is it Motivated by Pity or Empathy?

Giving back to the community is a noble thing, but a ‘giving back’ that is inspired by a mere feeling of pity for the other folks accomplishes little, in fact, it may do more harm than good. Pity makes you impose yourself on the people and prescribe to them your solutions. Empathy gets you into partnership with the people and communities to solve problems.
Before you embark on any volunteer program, community service, charity project, clarify whether it is driven by pity or empathy.