AI, EQ & Communication News — 2026-10-11 (Sun) Morning News

Overview

Only a few items appeared in the past 48 hours, and they cluster around emotion being measured, designed into products, and treated as a human skill. Educators are stressing emotional intelligence alongside critical thinking as AI reshapes classrooms (Free Press Journal). In Japan, a cave attraction is using AI to quantify visitors' emotional changes (TVer), and Casio's AI robot Moflin has a new color and a collaboration cafe (Fashion Press).

AI that reads emotions

No notable developments. 【AI empathy and emotional intelligence】 No notable developments. 【Human EQ and strengths in the AI era】 - Educators are stressing critical thinking, emotional intelligence and mental well-being as AI reshapes the classroom (Free Press Journal). 【Changes in conversation and relationships】 - Business Insider ran a first-person piece with the headline "Why Am I so Mean to My AI?", which raises the question of how people treat the AI they talk to (Business Insider).

Words AI writes and speaks

No notable developments.

Speaking practice and coaching

No notable developments.

Research and surveys

No notable developments. 【Japan: EQ, communication and AI】 - Abukuma Cave in Fukushima has introduced a new AI-based service that quantifies visitors' emotional changes (TVer). - Casio's fluffy AI robot Moflin, presented as one in which emotions grow, has been released in a soft sakura pink, and a collaboration cafe is being held in Shibuya (Fashion Press).

Statements by key figures

No notable developments. 【Integrated analysis: what is happening】 The items share one structure: emotion is being treated as something to quantify, design or cultivate. This is inference from a small set of headlines. - A visitor attraction measures emotional change as numbers (TVer), while a consumer robot is marketed around emotional growth (Fashion Press). In both cases emotion appears to be the product's selling point. - Educators place emotional intelligence next to critical thinking as a capability to keep strong in the AI era (Free Press Journal). The Business Insider headline suggests people's own behavior toward AI is becoming a topic for reflection (Business Insider). - The headlines show what the services claim to do, not evidence that the numbers reflect actual feelings or that the robot changes the user's emotional skills. Claims about quantified emotion or emotional growth should be read as product descriptions until supporting data appears.

What to watch

- Whether services that quantify emotion, like the one at Abukuma Cave, publish how the numbers are produced and what they are used for (inference). - Whether emotion-oriented companion robots such as Moflin are covered with evidence on user effects, beyond product and event news (inference). - Whether more reporting examines how people speak to AI and what that may mean for their communication with other people (inference).