Emotional Intelligence

Cognitive and Emotional Intelligence

Cognitive intelligence is the ability to reason and understand the world based on observations and facts. It's often what is measured on academic tests and what's measured to calculate a person's IQ.

Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand and influence human emotion. For example, observing that someone looks sad based on their facial expression, body language, and what you know about them - then acting to comfort them or asking them if they want to talk, etc. For humans, this kind of intelligence allows us to form meaningful connections and build a trustworthy network of friends and family. It's also often thought of as only a human quality and is not yet a part of traditional AI systems.

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