Human After All: AI, Empathy, and the Ethics of Emotional Intelligence

Описание: In this thought-provoking episode of AI Trust Talks, host Emma Johnson explores one of the most urgent questions of the AI era:

Are we still human after all?

Emma is joined by three powerhouse voices at the intersection of technology, governance, and human connection:

Mimi Nicklin – Empathy advocate, bestselling author, and CEO of Empathy Everywhere
Prof. Melodena Stephens – AI ethics strategist, professor at MBRSG, and global advisor on AI governance
Dr Farzana Irshad Munshi – Biochemist turned tech entrepreneur, focused on emotional intelligence and digital innovation

Together, they unpack:
• What it truly means to be human in an AI-driven world
• The myth that AI can “feel” empathy
• Emotional AI in healthcare, education and business
• Bias, profiling, and cultural flattening in large language models
• Governance gaps and the global challenge of regulating AI
• Loneliness, leadership, and the future of emotional intelligence
• Why “AI is the side character — humans are the main character”

From classrooms to hospitals, startups to global policy, this conversation challenges both the hype and the fear surrounding artificial intelligence.

Is AI amplifying who we are — or reshaping humanity itself?

And if empathy becomes measurable, does it risk becoming just another performance metric?

This episode doesn’t offer easy answers — but it offers something more important: honest dialogue.