Carnegie Mellon University (Computational Linguistics) announced an A.I. that can make our speech more 'polite' by making it 'less direct'.<br /><br />This could be a mistake as the correlation between power dynamics and politeness have been well established by academia. Making people less-direct will only result in less robust contributions and stagnated career progression.<br /><br />Politeness is not the answer! Empathy is.<br /><br />For all the times I've failed to be direct with colleagues, staff and bosses, it's been because of INSECURITY.<br /><br />For the few times I've been too direct, it was because of INSECURITY.<br /><br />Too wrapped up in my own anxieties, I failed those I worked with chiefly because I couldn't see things from their perspective. I just didn't have any mental ability remaining to donate to their position.<br /><br />#empathy is a profound strength that gets neglected as a weakness or a 'soft skill' but it's a true indicator of self-confidence. Thankfully, I am seeing it ever gradually more in myself and in fellow business leaders.<br /><br />I think the strength of empathy it will soon be in vogue!<br /><br />#artificialintelligence #manners<br />...<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w91j4AAnHFE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w91j4AAnHFE</a>