The Importance of Human Connection

As I wrote about recaptcha, a tool meant to differentiate between humans and AI, I realized that humans are not really in charge of so many things. The whole point of Recaptcha was to distinguish humans from AI but it has now been proven that AI is better at it than humans. Which is definitely sad for humanity but not the point I’m trying to make today. AI is now showing up in many forms and one alarming form (to me) is in team meetings. Instead of showing up, people will send an AI note-taker to take notes, summarize, and list next steps. Which has advantages. It’s efficient. But, what it can’t do is connect with other people on your team. What it can’t do is show up for someone who is presenting. What it can’t do is be human. That is not AI’s fault. That is ours if we choose to deprioritize human connection at work. If our meetings aren’t efficient enough, fix the meetings but keep the connection.

References and Resources

How AI finally won its war on CAPTCHA images by Dr Peter Bentley/BBC Science Focus; Type: Article

Bots Are Better at Solving CAPTCHAs Than Humans, Research Shows by Emily Price/PC Mag; Type: Article