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Oct 4, 2026The Next Web
AI's Hidden Cost: Oral Historian Warns of Eroding Listening Skills
Oral historian Shirleene Robinson warns that AI's rise, coupled with a pre-existing decline in human conversation, threatens our fundamental ability to listen. She argues this could lead to a significant loss of empathy, which she sees as integral to our humanity. Her insights, published in The Guardian, stem from years curating diverse personal narratives.
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