Wouldn’t it be easier if I were an AI? | Emma Brassington | TEDxHolgate Women

Sometimes it feels like it would be so much easier if we didn’t have to feel our emotions. What if we could switch them off just be rational and logical, and avoid the hurt and pain that they bring.

What if we could be more like an Artificial Intelligence, able to just absorb information and know exactly what’s needed in every situation? It could be a much easier way to live.

But emotions bring value to our lives that we don’t always recognise, helping us survive and giving us meaning. Our empathy and compassion help us connect with others and share our understanding helping us to learn and grow.

Would life really be easier without our emotions?
Do we really want to get rid of them and become more like an AI? Emma is a leadership coach, working with women in tech to help them increase their influence and impact to become the strong authentic leaders that the tech industry needs. Starting out as a mathematician, she embraced the logical world of software development, and has continued to remain connected to tech developments, working with researchers, academics and engineers throughout her career.

Over the years she discovered the emotional connection that comes from working with people, helping them to develop and grow, which took her into management, business development and coaching. She is passionate about finding ways to bring more connection and emotion into the tech industries, knowing that this is what will lead to products and services which make the most difference to people’s lives. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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