AI – How does it make you feel?

“AI is a 100-foot wave. It's going to disrupt everything in a directly or indirectly.” -Ana Melikian In this episode, host Ana Melikian, delves into the intriguing topic of AI and its impact on our emotions and humanity. Ana explores how AI, much like a 100-foot wave, is a force of disruption that brings with it a mix of excitement and apprehension. Ana discusses various audience reactions to AI, ranging from curiosity and amazement to discomfort and skepticism. She emphasizes the importance of acknowledging these diverse feelings and leveraging them to navigate the AI wave effectively. Ana shares her innovative approach of using AI avatars in her presentations to engage audiences and gather their emotional responses via surveys, creating fascinating insights. She highlights the need for a balanced approach to AI, urging listeners to neither ignore nor be overwhelmed by it. Instead, Ana encourages adopting a strategy akin to surfing the 100-foot wave—embracing AI while safeguarding human potential and well-being. She underscores the importance of collective effort, comparing it to the teamwork seen in big wave surfing to ensure AI enhances rather than detracts from humanity. Tune in to explore how to press the pause button, increase self-awareness, and embrace an experimentation mindset to harness AI's potential without falling into burnout. Ana calls for diverse, humanistic voices to join the conversation, ensuring a holistic approach to AI's integration into our lives. Let's dive in! This week on The Mindset Zone: * 00:00 Introduction and Welcome * 00:59 AI and Human Response * 02:12 Using AI Avatars in Presentations * 03:24 Audience Reactions and Emotional Responses to AI * 05:15 The Importance of a Balanced Approach to AI * 07:02 Surfing the 100-Foot AI Wave: A Team Effort * 10:00 Pressing Pause and Increasing Self-Awareness * 12:00 Embracing Experimentation Mindset * 16:51 Bringing Humanistic Voices to the AI Conversation * 18:16 Conclusion and Call for Listener Input Meet Your Host: Ana Melikian, Ph.D., advises leaders on how to amplify impact while avoiding burnout. She is passionate about teaching others how to unlock their human potential using simple and powerful approaches such as her P.I.E. method. 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐭? Set a time to speak with Ana HERE and learn about your (or your team's) burnout risk and how to enhance well-being, effectiveness, and teamwork! Connect with: * Ana on LinkedIn Resources: * Survey – AI – How does it make ...