It
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	that
																	 
																	artificial
																	 
																	intelligence
																	 
																	(
																	AI
																	)
																	 
																	is
																	 
																	having
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	huge
																	 
																	impact
																	 
																	on
																	 
																	business
																	 
																	around
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	world
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	across
																	 
																	sectors
																	.
																	 
																	There
																	 
																	are
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	expected
																	 
																	changes
																	 
																	it
																	 
																	has
																	 
																	produced
																	 
																	such
																	 
																	as
																	 
																	faster
																	 
																	response
																	 
																	times
																	,
																	 
																	more
																	 
																	efficiency
																	,
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	depending
																	 
																	on
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	company
																	,
																	 
																	possible
																	 
																	cost
																	 
																	savings
																	.
																	 
																	But
																	 
																	there
																	 
																	are
																	 
																	some
																	 
																	unexpected
																	 
																	impacts
																	 
																	also
																	.
																	
																	
																	To
																	 
																	help
																	 
																	us
																	 
																	understand
																	 
																	what
																	 
																	some
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	those
																	 
																	unexpected
																	 
																	impacts
																	 
																	might
																	 
																	be
																	,
																	 
																	think
																	 
																	back
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	last
																	 
																	time
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	used
																	 
																	Amazon's
																	 
																	Alexa
																	 
																	assistant
																	,
																	 
																	Google's
																	 
																	personal
																	 
																	assistant
																	,
																	 
																	or
																	 
																	Apple's
																	 
																	Siri
																	.
																	 
																	Do
																	 
																	they
																	 
																	always
																	 
																	work
																	 
																	exactly
																	 
																	as
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	would
																	 
																	expect
																	?
																	 
																	Of
																	 
																	course
																	 
																	not
																	!
																	 
																	Often
																	 
																	these
																	 
																	programs
																	,
																	 
																	which
																	 
																	some
																	 
																	would
																	 
																	classify
																	 
																	as
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	level
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	AI
																	,
																	 
																	either
																	 
																	do
																	 
																	not
																	 
																	hear
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	correctly
																	,
																	 
																	or
																	 
																	simply
																	 
																	become
																	 
																	confused
																	 
																	with
																	 
																	your
																	 
																	request
																	 
																	or
																	 
																	sentence
																	.
																	 
																	Sometimes
																	,
																	 
																	they
																	 
																	simply
																	 
																	don't
																	 
																	have
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	answer
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	are
																	 
																	looking
																	 
																	for
																	.
																	 
																	When
																	 
																	this
																	 
																	happens
																	,
																	 
																	how
																	 
																	do
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	feel
																	?
																	 
																	Frustrated
																	?
																	 
																	Annoyed
																	?
																	 
																		
												
																	?
																	 
																	Now
																	,
																	 
																	imagine
																	 
																	that
																	 
																	your
																	 
																	'coworker'
																	 
																	is
																	 
																	not
																	 
																	an
																	 
																	actual
																	 
																	flesh
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	blood
																	 
																	person
																	,
																	 
																	but
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	robot
																	 
																	run
																	 
																	by
																	 
																	AI
																	.
																	 
																	It
																	 
																	is
																	 
																	supposed
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	help
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	make
																	 
																	your
																	 
																	job
																	 
																	easier
																	 
																	by
																	 
																	providing
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	with
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	information
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	feedback
																	 
																	that
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	need
																	,
																	 
																	but
																	 
																	when
																	 
																	it
																	 
																	fails
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	do
																	 
																	so
																	,
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	feel
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	same
																	 
																	irritation
																	 
																	that
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	do
																	 
																	today
																	 
																	with
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	personal
																	 
																	assistants
																	 
																	mentioned
																	 
																	above
																	.
																	
																	
																	This
																	 
																	is
																	 
																	certainly
																	 
																	new
																	 
																	territory
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	business
																	 
																	world
																	.
																	 
																	It
																	 
																	is
																	 
																	one
																	 
																	thing
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	give
																	 
																	advice
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	guidance
																	 
																	when
																	 
																	it
																	 
																	comes
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	interpersonal
																	 
																	relationships
																	 
																	between
																	 
																	human
																	 
																	coworkers
																	,
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	another
																	 
																	entirely
																	 
																	different
																	 
																	thing
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	do
																	 
																	so
																	 
																	regarding
																	 
																	relationships
																	 
																	between
																	 
																	human
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	AI
																	 
																	coworkers
																	.
																	 
																	In
																	 
																	fact
																	,
																	 
																	one
																	 
																	could
																	 
																	ask
																	 
																	if
																	 
																	there
																	 
																	is
																	 
																	even
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	need
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	analyze
																	 
																	this
																	 
																	at
																	 
																	all
																	.
																	 
																	It's
																	 
																	not
																	 
																	like
																	 
																	AI
																	 
																	can
																	 
																	have
																	 
																	its
																	 
																	'feelings'
																	 
																	hurt
																	 
																	if
																	 
																	its
																	 
																	human
																	 
																	counterpart
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	it
																	 
																	for
																	 
																	not
																	 
																	doing
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	good
																	 
																	job
																	.
																	
																	
																	But
																	,
																	 
																	as
																	 
																	with
																	 
																	all
																	 
																	things
																	 
																	human
																	,
																	 
																	it's
																	 
																	not
																	 
																	that
																	 
																	simple
																	.
																	 
																	Nor
																	 
																	can
																	 
																	we
																	 
																	truly
																	 
																	identify
																	 
																	how
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	deal
																	 
																	with
																	 
																	situations
																	 
																	such
																	 
																	as
																	 
																	this
																	 
																	until
																	 
																	we
																	 
																	have
																	 
																	AI
																	 
																	capable
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	being
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	regular
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	common
																	 
																	aspect
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	business
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	general
																	.
																	 
																	What
																	 
																	we
																	 
																	do
																	 
																	know
																	,
																	 
																	however
																	,
																	 
																	is
																	 
																	that
																	 
																	productivity
																	,
																	 
																	mood
																	,
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	levels
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	happiness
																	 
																	are
																	 
																	greatly
																	 
																	affected
																	 
																	by
																	 
																	how
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	person
																	 
																	responds
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	external
																	 
																		
												
																	.
																	 
																	For
																	 
																	example
																	,
																	 
																	your
																	 
																	coworker
																	 
																	promises
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	provide
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	with
																	 
																	statistical
																	 
																	analysis
																	 
																	that
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	need
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	finish
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	project
																	.
																	 
																	When
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	ask
																	 
																	for
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	information
																	,
																	 
																	they
																	 
																	tell
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	that
																	 
																	they
																	 
																	haven't
																	 
																	done
																	 
																	it
																	 
																	yet
																	.
																	 
																	You
																	 
																	respond
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	one
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	two
																	 
																	ways
																	.
																	 
																	The
																	 
																	first
																	 
																	way
																	,
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	become
																	 
																	very
																	 
																	upset
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	an
																	 
																	angry
																	 
																	voice
																	 
																	tell
																	 
																	your
																	 
																	coworker
																	 
																	that
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	were
																	 
																	depending
																	 
																	on
																	 
																	that
																	 
																	information
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	that
																	 
																	they
																	 
																	have
																	 
																	broken
																	 
																	their
																	 
																	promise
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	you
																	,
																	 
																	then
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	throw
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	file
																	 
																	on
																	 
																	their
																	 
																	desk
																	 
																	and
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	without
																	 
																	allowing
																	 
																	them
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	speak
																	.
																	 
																	Or
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	respond
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	second
																	 
																	way
																	,
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	take
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	deep
																	 
																	breath
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	ask
																	 
																	them
																	 
																	if
																	 
																	there
																	 
																	was
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	specific
																	 
																	reason
																	 
																	why
																	 
																	they
																	 
																	weren't
																	 
																	able
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	get
																	 
																	it
																	 
																	done
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	calm
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	measured
																	 
																	tone
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	voice
																	.
																	 
																	You
																	 
																	allow
																	 
																	them
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	explain
																	 
																	that
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	relative
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	theirs
																	 
																	recently
																	 
																	died
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	they
																	 
																	had
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	take
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	couple
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	days
																	 
																	off
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	go
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	funeral
																	.
																	 
																	As
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	result
																	,
																	 
																	they
																	 
																	have
																	 
																	been
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	bit
																	 
																	behind
																	.
																	 
																	Of
																	 
																	course
																	,
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	understand
																	 
																	their
																	 
																	situation
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	tell
																	 
																	them
																	 
																	that
																	 
																	it's
																	 
																	nothing
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	worry
																	 
																	about
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	that
																	 
																	you'll
																	 
																	take
																	 
																	care
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	it
																	.
																	
																	
																	While
																	 
																	neither
																	 
																	situation
																	 
																	is
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	positive
																	 
																	outcome
																	,
																	 
																	one
																	 
																	will
																	 
																	result
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	bad
																	 
																	feelings
																	 
																	for
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	your
																	 
																	coworker
																	.
																	 
																	The
																	 
																	other
																	 
																	will
																	 
																	result
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	your
																	 
																	coworker
																	 
																	appreciating
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	more
																	 
																	for
																	 
																	your
																	 
																	understanding
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	will
																	 
																	feel
																	 
																	no
																	 
																	sense
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	anger
																	 
																	or
																	 
																	irritation
																	 
																	with
																	 
																	them
																	 
																	because
																	 
																	they
																	 
																	were
																	 
																	not
																	 
																	being
																	 
																		
												
																	,
																	 
																	but
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	difficult
																	 
																	situation
																	.
																	 
																	This
																	 
																	well
																	 
																	illustrates
																	 
																	what
																	 
																	we
																	 
																	know
																	 
																	about
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	results
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	human
																	 
																	response
																	.
																	 
																	We
																	 
																	are
																	 
																	often
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	ones
																	 
																	who
																	 
																	decide
																	 
																	if
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	situation
																	 
																	results
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	negative
																	 
																	feelings
																	 
																	or
																	 
																	positive
																	 
																	ones
																	.
																	 
																	This
																	 
																	does
																	 
																	not
																	 
																	change
																	 
																	whether
																	 
																	we
																	 
																	are
																	 
																	speaking
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	fellow
																	 
																	coworker
																	,
																	 
																	using
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	computer
																	,
																	 
																	trying
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	fix
																	 
																	something
																	 
																	that
																	 
																	has
																	 
																	broken
																	,
																	 
																	or
																	 
																	perhaps
																	,
																	 
																	trying
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	integrate
																	 
																	with
																	 
																	AI
																	 
																	coworkers
																	.
																	
																	
																	Interestingly
																	 
																	then
																	,
																	 
																	our
																	 
																	success
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	dealing
																	 
																	with
																	 
																	difficulties
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	workplace
																	 
																	with
																	 
																	AI
																	 
																	coworkers
																	 
																	could
																	 
																	really
																	 
																	have
																	 
																	more
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	do
																	 
																	with
																	 
																	us
																	 
																	than
																	 
																	with
																	 
																	our
																	 
																	future
																	 
																	robotic
																	 
																		
												
																	.
																	 
																	Whether
																	 
																	we
																	 
																	will
																	 
																	ever
																	 
																	need
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	face
																	 
																	this
																	 
																	challenge
																	 
																	or
																	 
																	if
																	 
																	it
																	 
																	will
																	 
																	be
																	 
																	our
																	 
																	children
																	 
																	learning
																	 
																	these
																	 
																	lessons
																	,
																	 
																	only
																	 
																	time
																	 
																	will
																	 
																	tell
																	.
																	
																	
																	
																	Let's
																	 
																	check
																	 
																	what
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	remember
																	!