Chapter: Conversation in the Age of AI

We are living in an era where artificial intelligence is not just a tool but an active participant in human conversation. AI-driven systems like ChatGPT, voice assistants, and conversational bots are increasingly integrated into our daily interactions—shaping customer service, coaching, brainstorming sessions, and even leadership dialogues. This is not merely a technological shift; it is a … Continue reading Introduction: Conversation in the Age of AI Artificial intelligence

AI voice tools are entering live Zoom conversations alongside people. On Windows, they hear only one microphone, so other voices on a Zoom call are missed. A simple hardware setup with a small mixer combines voices into one signal, allowing the AI to hear and respond to everyone. Continue reading AI in the Room Making AI part of a shared Zoom conversation

AI is beginning to move from the edge of conversation into the conversation itself. It can listen, summarise, retrieve information, reflect patterns, and sometimes speak into the flow. This creates new possibilities for collective sense-making, but only if its role is clear and the human conversation remains central. Continue reading When AI Joins the Conversation Exploring how artificial intelligence could take part in real time human discussions

Bringing AI into our conversations is not just a technical development. It changes the social space in which we think, speak, listen, disagree, and make sense together. AI may help us converse better, but it also poses risks related to trust, power, consent, judgement, surveillance, authenticity, bias, and human agency. Continue reading The Risks and Challenges of Bringing AI Into Conversation How AI can affect trust, judgement, power, and human dialogue