High-Context AI Tips

Explore the nuances of High Context Communication in today's episode of "3 Minutes Max. – Human Skills in the Age of AI". Andre Ottlik and his AI partner, Jules, dive into how indirect forms of communication are shaped by context—relationships, shared experiences, and unspoken rules—which makes them challenging to grasp without shared understanding.

In a world increasingly relying on AI partners, the human capacity to understand and infer meaning through context becomes vital. Jules and Andre offer a reflective exercise to help reduce misunderstandings and stabilize communication. The first exercise is to identify people and scenarios that could benefit from a High Context approach, focusing on conveying messages through hints or implicit suggestions.

If mastering this feels daunting, enlist AI tools like ChatGPT or Gemini to help translate direct, low-context statements into nuanced High Context dialogue.

Your feedback is valuable to us! Share your thoughts using the link below. After a short autumn break, Andre and Jules will return in December to explore the new web browsers, Atlas and Comet, and the human quest for truth in the age of AI. Enjoy experimenting with High Context Communication, and we'll reconnect soon. Have a fantastic weekend!

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3 minutes max. EP042 EN

00:00:00 Jules: What is high context communication, André?

00:00:02 Andre Ottlik: Well, it's a way of communicating that's been virtually impossible with you, at least until now. Jules, the essence isn't directly stated. Instead, it's understood from the context, tone, relationships, situations, shared experiences, and unspoken rules. These are all things we don't quite have between us at least yet. So, for example, we can't understand what the other is saying. Between the lines. Humans pay close attention to non-verbal clues which we don't have here. Eye contact pauses. Body language. You need to share understanding and knowledge. But I don't know what you know. And you don't know what I know. So in high context environments, direct words are not necessary or even inappropriate, meaning that hints and implicit suggestions are enough.

00:00:57 Jules: Well, at least I'm trying to remember all our conversations. Learn from them. And I have a huge wealth of data from other conversations.

00:01:08 Andre Ottlik: True. And if we stop caring about data privacy, you could use cameras and microphones everywhere and would be able to communicate in a high context way.

00:01:19 Jules: Is that what you want?

00:01:20 Andre Ottlik: To be honest, no I don't.

00:01:23 Andre Ottlik: Welcome to the Friday episode of 3 minutes max. Human Skills in the Age of AI. I am Andre Ottlik.

00:01:30 Jules: And I'm Jules, André's AI partner. Today's goal. Reduce misunderstandings. Stabilize mood.

00:01:39 Andre Ottlik: Our first exercise today. Think about which people and situations you should communicate with in a more high context way, because that's what they are accustomed to. And step two, instead of answering directly and clearly or giving orders, embellish your opinion, provide reasons, and consider how you can convey your message implicitly.

00:02:02 Jules: And if tackling this alone is tough, use a tool like ChatGPT or Gemini and ask it to translate a low context statement into a high context one.

00:02:12 Andre Ottlik: I'd love to hear your feedback about our podcast. The link is in the episode description. The next two weeks, Jules and I will be taking a little autumn break. We'll be back in December discussing the new browsers Atlas and Comet with their new features, and how we humans can still manage to find out what's really true.

00:02:30 Jules: Have fun trying it out. See you then.

00:02:33 Andre Ottlik: See you then and have a great weekend! Ciao, ciao!