Tag Archives: Artificial Intelligence

Avatar Mediation

March 5, 2023 John Lande 4 Comments

I’m sure no techie, but probably like you, I have been intrigued about stories about the ChatGPT program. One illustration was in my post, A Mediator and a Bot Walk into a Bar … Of course, artificial intelligence almost certainly will become much more sophisticated in the foreseeable future. Major tech firms have been working … Continue reading Avatar Mediation →

AI and Empathy

February 26, 2023 John Lande 5 Comments

All this AI stuff is bending my mind. It’s been around for quite a while, but the experience with ChatGPT has profoundly changed our perceptions, feelings, and expectations about it. We wonder what human skills and tasks will become obsolete as machines are able to perform some so much better, faster, and cheaper. People have … Continue reading AI and Empathy →

A Mediator and a Bot Walk into a Bar …

February 6, 2023 John Lande 4 Comments

Some of you know John Stephens, a colleague at the University of North Carolina School of Government, who has focused on conflict resolution for his long career. Like many of us, he was intrigued by ChatGPT and gave the following prompt and got the following response. Describe and contrast three main models of mediation for … Continue reading A Mediator and a Bot Walk into a Bar … →

John Lande on Could AI Hallucinations Improve Professional Thinking?: “Thanks, as always, for your kind words, Rosa. Hallucinations do create risks, but avoiding AI entirely may sacrifice substantial benefits.…”

Rosa Abdelnour on Could AI Hallucinations Improve Professional Thinking?: “John. You always surprising me with deep and great articles. Very interesting how hallucinations can improve critical thinking, like a…”

Jennifer Brown on California’s Proposed Ethics Rules Emphasize Duty to Avoid AI Hallucinations: “This is a helpful post, John. Thanks for the update and insightful commentary.”

John Lande on Bummed About AI? So Am I. Now What?: “Thanks very much for your comment, Greg. I appreciate your thoughtful perspective. I think that it is wise to be…”

Gregory Burge on Bummed About AI? So Am I. Now What?: “Thank you for the headline, because who hasn’t been dismayed with AI occasionally? You said it best, “The important thing…”

Cynthia Alkon on In Memory – Isabelle R. Gunning (1956-2026): “Thank you Sharon and Ellen for this beautiful tribute. And thank you also to the colleagues who shared their reflections.…”

John Lande on Negotiation and Mediation Theory After 30+ Years: A Practice-Based Framework: “Riffing on Joan Stearns Johnsen’s article, Evaluative v. Facilitative Mediation Style: RIP to an Outdated Paradigm, I wrote Using Real…”

Hiro Aragaki on Habermas, AI, and more: post by Andrew Mamo: “I agree, and am pleasantly surprised to learn that others in our field like you and Michael Moffitt were thinking…”

Carolyn Hirst on Jurgen Habermas (1929-2026): “I came across the work of Jürgen Habermas when reading about his system theory – which I broadly understand as…”

John Lande on Celebrating Intellectual Humility: “Our own Len Riskin provided a great model of the humility that you celebrate, Art. He coined the terms “facilitative”…”