The Human Edge: Mark Paterson on AI, Emotional Intelligence, and the Future of Recruitment In this episode of BASELINE, Mark Paterson, one of London’s top executive recruiters, explores the profound impact of AI on recruitment and how it’s reshaping the industry. From the dislocation between language and intelligence to AI-led interviews, Mark shares his concerns about AI’s lack of emotional intelligence (EQ) and its ability to truly assess human qualities. We also discuss key topics like handling gaps in your CV, identifying toxic workplace cultures, and whether AI can coexist harmoniously with human intuition in recruitment. This insightful conversation provides a deep dive into the evolving role of humans in the age of AI, and the existential questions facing the workforce today. 00:00 Intro 01:35 - AI’s Impact in Recruitment 07:42 - Recruitment: The Journey, Not the Transaction 09:11 - Who Coined "Hallucination" and Why 12:03 - Sci-fi Movies Were Warning Us 13:14 - The Dislocation Between Language and Intelligence 15:17 - Memory: The Greatest Human Skill 18:45 - Honesty in Recruitment 20:30 - Handling Gaps in Your CV 22:46 - Human Beings for Human Work 26:06 - Is Acting a Viable Career? 27:05 - Who Owns Your Identity? 28:00 - Dana White and the Attraction of Live Sports 30:04 - What Does Generation Z Think of AI? 31:18 - The Fear of Human Redundancy 32:08 - The Value vs. Revenue Disparity of AI Companies 35:18 - Prompt Engineering Skills and Career 35:40 - Is AI as Hot as Fire? 38:47 - Is It OK to Be Augmented? 39:50 - AI and Company Culture & Values 42:17 - Identifying Toxic Culture 45:19 - Objectivity and Human Intuition in Recruitment 46:41 - AI-Led Interviews 50:20 - Top 3 Things to Consider for Job Candidates 55:40 - Utopia or Dystopia