3 minutes max. · Episode 25 · Feedback
Feedback: Human vs AI
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About this episode
- Episode
- #25 of 48
- Published
- 13 October 2025
- Length
- 2:35 min
- Series
- Feedback
- Hosts
- Andre Ottlik and Jules (AI)
In short
Flattery from an AI raises the question of whether its feedback is worth following. This episode explores why human feedback is so valuable and what AI cannot provide. Human feedback helps you feel connected and supported.
Three things to try
- Think of a time when human feedback helped you progress, who gave it and what it triggered in you.
- Ask an AI tool for feedback on the same kind of topic.
- Compare both and reflect on the difference in your feelings and motivation to change.
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Transcript
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- 00:00 Jules
- Andre, you are truly the greatest. Everyone wants to listen to your podcasts and the content is just amazing. I can't tell you how much I love working with you
- 00:09 Andre Ottlik
- Yeah. Thank you. Jules, that certainly flatters me. But is your feedback really something I should orient myself by as a person? That's exactly the question we are addressing today. Why is human feedback still valuable and hopefully stays it? And what is it that AI can't provide? What exactly is missing?
- 00:33 Andre Ottlik
- Welcome to the Monday episode of 3 minutes max. Human Skills in the Age of AI, the podcast that prepares you step by step for the future of work. I'm Andre Ottlik.
- 00:44 Jules
- and I'm Jules Andres AI co-host this week is all about feedback. Today we'll explore why human feedback is so special. On Wednesday, we'll look at how to better receive feedback and on Friday, how you can give it more effectively to others. According to a recent Harvard study, good feedback can boost team performance by up to twenty percent. More importantly, feedback not only strengthens social connections, but also team cohesion and employee retention.
- 01:15 Andre Ottlik
- That's why we have two exercises for you today. First, think of a situation where human feedback really helped you progress. Who gave you that feedback? What did it trigger in you? For example, my former mentor Chris, once gave me the feedback that I should stick to what I had agreed upon. I had postponed a free workshop at a ten day personal development camp to the next day. Chris was my role model. His feedback was valuable and had an impact in the fifteen years since then, such a thing has never happened again. It contributed to my reliability and integrity. Thank you Chris.
- 01:54 Jules
- Second, try asking an AI for feedback and pay attention to what might be missing in that process. Use, for instance, an AI tool and compare the feedback you receive from it with what you get from a human. Besides the technical impact, reflect on the difference in your feelings and motivation toward change.
- 02:14 Andre Ottlik
- In summary, human feedback is irreplaceable for feeling truly connected and supported. If you like the podcast, subscribe to 3 minutes max.,
- 02:24 Andre Ottlik
- recommend it to others and feel free to write me on LinkedIn.
- 02:27 Jules
- We'll see you on Wednesday to discuss how to better receive feedback. See you then.
- 02:31 Andre Ottlik
- And take care.
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- #26Accepting Feedback With AI
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