AI, EQ & Communication News — 2026-10-19 (Mon)

Overview

Only three headlines came in over the past 48 hours, covering conversation habits, a Japanese event tie-up and AI-written text. One reports a ranking of zodiac signs by willingness to talk to ChatGPT instead of people (RBC-Ukraine). One describes a conversational AI concierge at a Tokyo film festival (AppBank). One says LinkedIn users are tiring of AI-written posts (CNN).

AI that reads emotions

No notable developments. 【AI empathy and emotional intelligence】 No notable developments. 【Human EQ and skills in the AI era】 No notable developments. 【Changes in conversation and relationships】 - RBC-Ukraine ran a piece on which zodiac signs would rather talk to ChatGPT than to people. The headline alone does not show the basis for the ranking (RBC-Ukraine). 【AI-written and AI-spoken language】 - CNN reports that "Even LinkedIn is getting tired of your AI-written posts" (CNN).

Speaking practice and coaching

No notable developments.

Research and surveys

No notable developments. 【Japan's EQ, communication and AI】 - Advertising agency Hakuhodo is deploying a concierge at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Visitors can chat with an AI character called "A Cinematic Girl," described as a film lover (AppBank).

Statements by key figures

No notable developments. 【Integrated analysis: what is happening】 The three headlines show AI-generated language spreading into both private and public settings. A conversational AI is being offered as a guide at a public event (AppBank). A chatbot is presented as a conversation partner people may prefer to other people (RBC-Ukraine). A professional social network is reported to be seeing fatigue with AI-written posts (CNN).

Taken together, they suggest that acceptance of AI conversation depends on context. Where the AI is openly presented as a character or guide, as at the film festival, it appears to be used as a service. Where AI text appears in a space that implies a human author, such as LinkedIn posts, the reaction reported here is negative. This is inference from three headlines and does not establish a general trend. The zodiac piece's headline gives no evidence on how common a preference for ChatGPT over people actually is.

What to watch

- Whether further reports on LinkedIn and other platforms show audience fatigue with AI-written posts, and whether the platforms respond. This would test whether the CNN report reflects a wider pattern. - Whether the film festival concierge produces any published usage or reception figures. Those would show how people respond to a conversational AI character in a public setting. - Whether surveys or studies, rather than lifestyle pieces, appear on preferences for AI over human conversation partners. The current headline does not show a measured basis.