The Future of Empathy vs AI: TCB or How Does It Feel?

We queried ChatGPT: Is empathy important in business success? ChatGPT Response: Yes, empathy can be an important factor in business success. Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of others, and it can be beneficial in many ways in the business world. …Empathy can help build strong relationships with clients and customers. …help foster a positive work environment. …help in problem-solving and decision-making. We asked ChatGPT: Do you have "empathy"? ChatGPT Response: As an AI language model, I do not have emotions or personal experiences, so I cannot feel empathy in the same way that a human being can. However…I can respond to questions about emotions and provide information about how people typically experience empathy. We asked ChatGPT for empathy-relevant movie and TV character quotes: ChatGPT Response: ** "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return." [Moulin Rouge, 2001 film] ** "To understand all is to forgive all." [Les Misérables, 2012 film] ** "Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself." [Her, 2013 film] We'll ask Minter Dial, Grin Lord, Don Schuerman and Dr. Alan Cowen for their take on The Future of Empathy vs AI: Taking Care of Business or How Does It Feel?