PersonIA Study: A Scientific Research Line

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Educating for Inclusion

From February 4 to 6, Lima became the epicenter of educational innovation during the International Congress of Educators (CIE 2025), a leading event in Latin America organized by the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (UPC).

During these three days, Human AI Tech took part in CIE 2025, where global experts explored the trends transforming education—addressing key topics such as artificial intelligence, personalized learning, neurodiversity, and pedagogical leadership.

Human AI was represented at CIE 2025 through a keynote by María Beunza and a hands-on workshop led by Íñigo Benito, Head of Innovation, which explored the impact of AI on the assessment and development of socio-emotional skills in the classroom.

Our visit to Peru also gave us the opportunity to better understand the country’s educational landscape by visiting innovative schools and exchanging insights with teachers and school leaders committed to transforming education.

A congress to Rethink Education

Under the theme “Educating for Inclusion: Challenges, Competencies, and Opportunities”, CIE 2025 brought together over 2,000 education professionals and more than 50 international experts from countries including Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain, the United States, Israel, Argentina, and Peru.

The congress program featured keynote speeches, panel discussions, and hands-on workshops, offering a space for reflection on the challenges facing 21st-century education. Among the main speakers were:

  • Michael Johanek (University of Pennsylvania, USA) – Educational leadership and future-ready competencies
  • Gloria Gallego-Jiménez (CEU San Pablo, Spain) – Inclusive and personalized tutoring as a driver of learning
  • Barbara Oakley (Oakland University, USA) – Neurodiversity in the classroom: how the brain learns
  • Stephen McCombe (Ontario Principals Council, Canada) – Educational innovation and the transformation of learning
  • Louise Matthews (University of Oxford, UK) – Teaching mathematics and critical thinking
  • Toni García (Principal, Joaquín Carrión School, Spain) – Enduring learning: competencies and values that transcend the classroom
  • Andreas Blom (World Bank) and Ghislaine Liendo (Khan Academy) – AI and reducing educational gaps

Human AI at CIE 2025: AI to Personalize Learning

“We’ve spent years focusing heavily on cognitive skills, but there are many other abilities that define our success—and we need to develop them too.”

Con su ponencia “Buenas prácticas de inteligencia artificial para el desarrollo humano”, María Beunza, CEO de Human AI Tech, presentó una visión estratégica sobre el papel de la IA en la educación, destacando cómo esta tecnología puede medir, entrenar y potenciar el desarrollo de competencias socioemocionales.

A lo largo de la ponencia, María Beúnza enfatizó que la inteligencia artificial no sustituye a los docentes, sino que los complementa, ofreciendo herramientas para una educación más personalizada y adaptada a los desafíos actuales. Su intervención reafirmó la visión de Human AI Tech: una IA que acompaña, mide y desarrolla el talento humano, ayudando a estudiantes y docentes a comprender mejor las habilidades clave para su futuro.

With her talk “Best Practices in Artificial Intelligence for Human Development”, María Beunza, CEO of Human AI Tech, presented a strategic vision of the role of AI in education, highlighting how this technology can measure, train, and enhance the development of socio-emotional competencies.

Throughout her presentation, María Beunza emphasized that artificial intelligence is not meant to replace teachers, but to support them—providing tools for a more personalized education, better suited to today’s challenges. Her talk reaffirmed Human AI Tech’s vision: an AI that supports, measures, and develops human talent, helping both students and educators better understand the key skills they need for the future.


María Beunza’s Presentation at CIE 2025

La presentación de María Beunza, CEO de Human AI tech, se estructuró en tres ejes principales:

  1. Soft skills y contexto: María subrayó la importancia de medir y desarrollar competencias socioemocionales en educación. Apoyándose en datos de la OCDE, destacó cómo habilidades como la resiliencia, la colaboración y la adaptabilidad tienen un impacto determinante en el éxito académico y profesional. Sin embargo, tradicionalmente estas competencias han sido difíciles de evaluar de manera objetiva.
  2. El impacto de la IA en el aprendizaje: la ponencia exploró cómo la inteligencia artificial permite personalizar la enseñanza y mejorar la orientación educativa. Gracias al análisis del lenguaje natural, la IA puede ofrecer evaluaciones inmediatas y sin sesgos de las habilidades socioemocionales de los estudiantes, esto permite a los docentes poder adaptar sus estrategias pedagógicas en función de las necesidades individuales.
  3. Casos de éxito: presentó experiencias concretas de aplicación de la IA en la educación, mostrando cómo esta tecnología ya está generando un impacto real:
    • En España, el CIFP del Mar ha implementado IA para evaluar y desarrollar competencias clave en la empleabilidad del sector marítimo. Gracias a Human AI, los estudiantes pueden medir, entrenar y trasladar sus habilidades a su currículum, facilitando su inserción laboral.
    • En Perú, Nuestra Señora del Consuelo ha integrado la IA en su modelo de tutoría personalizada para reforzar el desarrollo socioemocional de los alumnos, proporcionando un acompañamiento efectivo.
    • En el Colegio El Molino, la IA se ha convertido en una herramienta para la educación inclusiva, facilitando la personalización del aprendizaje para estudiantes con discapacidad intelectual y mejorando su desarrollo socioemocional.

The presentation by María Beunza, CEO of Human AI Tech, was structured around three main pillars:

  1. Soft Skills and Context: María emphasized the importance of measuring and developing socio-emotional competencies in education. Citing data from the OECD, she highlighted how skills such as resilience, collaboration, and adaptability play a decisive role in both academic and professional success. However, these competencies have traditionally been difficult to assess objectively.
  2. The Impact of AI on Learning: The talk explored how artificial intelligence can personalize teaching and enhance educational guidance. Through natural language analysis, AI can provide immediate and unbiased assessments of students’ socio-emotional skills. This enables educators to tailor their pedagogical strategies to individual needs.
  3. Success Stories: María shared concrete examples of how AI is already making a real impact in education:
    • In Spain, CIFP del Mar has implemented AI to assess and develop key employability skills in the maritime sector. Thanks to Human AI, students can measure, train, and translate their skills into their resumes, supporting their transition into the workforce.
    • In Peru, Nuestra Señora del Consuelo has integrated AI into its personalized tutoring model to strengthen students’ socio-emotional development, providing effective and targeted support.
    • At Colegio El Molino, AI has become a powerful tool for inclusive education, helping to personalize learning for students with intellectual disabilities and enhance their socio-emotional growth.

Workshop: Assessing Professional Profiles with AI

In addition to the keynote, Human AI Tech led a hands-on workshop at CIE 2025 on AI and professional development, facilitated by Íñigo Benito, Head of Innovation at Human AI. During the session, participants:

  • Gained in-depth knowledge of Human AI’s reports, which analyze socio-emotional competencies through natural language processing.
  • Compared the results generated by AI with those of a traditional IPIP test, evaluating the accuracy of our technology.
  • Reflected on the impact of AI on career guidance and employability.


This exercise demonstrated how AI can be a key tool in identifying talent and developing the skills needed for the future of work.

AI in the Service of Education 

El CIE 2025 ha sido un espacio clave para reflexionar sobre el impacto de la inteligencia artificial en la educación y su potencial para mejorar el aprendizaje de manera personalizada y accesible. Desde Human AI Tech, seguimos apostando por una inteligencia artificial que:

  • Acompaña y complementa la labor de los docentes.
  • Permite evaluar y desarrollar competencias socioemocionales en los estudiantes.
  • Optimiza la toma de decisiones educativas con datos objetivos y en tiempo real.

CIE 2025 provided a key space for reflecting on the impact of artificial intelligence in education and its potential to enhance learning in a personalized and accessible way. At Human AI Tech, we remain committed to an artificial intelligence that:

  • Supports and complements the work of educators.
  • Enables the assessment and development of students’ socio-emotional competencies.
  • Optimizes educational decision-making with objective, real-time data.

The future of education is not just about technology, but about how we use it to unlock human potential and help every student reach their full potential.

Learning is not a one-size-fits-all process—which is why AI offers us a unique opportunity to adapt education to each student’s individual needs.

Our commitment is clear: an artificial intelligence that not only measures, but also empowers human talent. Because the future of education doesn’t lie in machines, but in how we use them to bring out the best in every learner.

At Human AI Tech, we remain dedicated to making technology a tool in service of education—ensuring that it helps us build a future where technology truly humanizes us.

Current Human AI Gathering

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Virtual collaboration helps us, but human connection is irreplaceable.

Every year, we gather in Pamplona to share and align our goals and challenges. We work remotely from different parts of the world, which makes this annual meeting essential to strengthen our bonds, share learnings, and define our next steps as a team.

Training and strategy

The day began with a review of the team’s strategic objectives, led by our CEO, María Beunza. This space allowed us to reflect on what we are doing well, what we need to improve, and what new initiatives we can launch.

One of the key moments of the day was the training session on ISO 27001 certification, delivered by Juan Funcia, IT auditor and consultant. During an intensive three-hour session, the team deepened their understanding of the importance of information security and the added value this certification brings to our product.

The joint strategy rollout was another highlight of the gathering. María emphasized the importance of this annual planning exercise, where the team reflected on what to maintain, what to change, and how to optimize efforts collaboratively “so that our strategy rollout is participatory and based on consensus.”

More Human

How would you describe the experience in one word?

“One word? Dream team. Future. Humanity. Technology serving those who help others.” That’s how our CEO, María Beunza, puts it: “The most meaningful moment was the gathering itself—when we arrive, we hug, we smile at each other with excitement for everything we’re sharing and everything we still have to do. There’s no virtual experience that can replace it.”

The gathering allowed conversations to flow naturally, in an atmosphere of trust and closeness. Noelia, our COO, sums it up clearly: “Reuniting with the team, seeing everyone face to face, away from the screen, and being able to talk about both professional and personal matters in a different setting.”

Our Frontend Tech Lead, Francisco Beltrán, highlighted how special it is to share in person, beyond the usual virtual routine: “Because of the kind of company we are, we’re spread out geographically and work mostly remotely. It’s true that sometimes you miss that human connection.”

For Igor Myshkevich, Full-Stack Developer, this was a completely different experience—more than just a meeting, it felt like truly living and working together: “We were all in the same building, sharing spaces, meals, conversations, and more.”

Team Integration and Consolidation

Beyond the work itself, this gathering helped strengthen team cohesion. Noelia emphasized the importance of having a solid team supported by a top-level Advisory Board that brings strategic vision and accompanies the team through every challenge.

In the afternoon, the entire team—both in person and virtually (for those outside Spain)—took part in a session on challenges and opportunities, together with members of the Advisory Board and the Board of Directors. It was a space for open discussion and analysis, where key perspectives for the future of Human AI were put on the table. María sums it up like this:

“What you take with you are the conversations and discussions with our advisors and partners—the opportunity for them to get to know each other, to meet the team, and for all of us to talk openly about challenges and opportunities with honesty, transparency, and an appreciation for all perspectives.”


Humanizing Technology, Humanizing Our Team

Everyone agrees that this in-person gathering has been enriching, fascinating, and essential—not only for training but also for team integration.

“These kinds of experiences are truly enriching. For me, they’re a chance to learn so much from my colleagues in person—understanding how they think, what ideas we have in common, what goals we share, and how we want to reach them,” says Francisco.

“I wish we could do this more often. It’s always a challenge to coordinate schedules and find the right physical space, but we’ll do everything we can to make it happen as often as possible,” added María.

At Human AI, we remain committed to creating these kinds of gatherings, because we know that in order to humanize technology, we must first humanize what is most human: our people, our team. Technology connects us—but it is human closeness that truly drives us forward.

Desafia Program

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Human AI in Canadá 

From March 17 to 28, 2025, Human AI Tech is participating in the Desafía Canada program — an initiative by ICEX and Red.es, in collaboration with Centech MTL — which supports the international expansion of Spanish artificial intelligence startups into the tech ecosystems of Montreal and Toronto.

Over two weeks, our Head of Innovation, Íñigo Benito, is taking part in an immersive experience that combines strategic training, expert meetings, and key connections to help scale AI solutions in the Canadian market.


A Transformative Experience

“For me, this experience is a great opportunity, both personally and professionally,” says Íñigo. “It allows me to discover a completely new country, see how things work here, and connect with incredibly interesting people from the worlds of innovation and AI.”

During this first week in Montreal, Íñigo has taken part in sessions with institutions such as MILA, IVADO, and the Conseil de l’innovation du Québec, and has received training on cultural adaptation, legal strategy, and access to the Canadian market.


Three Key Takeaways from “Desafía Canada”


Íñigo has shared three essential insights he’s gained from the first part of the journey:

  1. Listen, compare, and learn
    “I’ve learned that you shouldn’t be too in love with your own idea — you always need to be open to hearing different perspectives. Even if someone is not from your field, they can still offer you valuable insights.”
  2. The strength of the team and the importance of asking for help
    “Having a team that supports you and helps bring your idea to life is crucial. Asking for help and testing your idea with many people is fundamental.”
  3. Cultural sensitivity and business etiquette
    “Here, the way business is done is different. It’s important to be mindful of each region’s sensitivities. For example, in Quebec, talking about Canada is not the same as talking about Montreal or Quebec specifically. And the use of French and English really matters — you have to adapt.” In the end, the cultural duality between English and French means your communication and value proposition must be carefully tailored.

B2B Meetings

The program has allowed Human AI Tech to connect with key professionals from Canada’s AI, innovation, and human resources ecosystem. Some standout meetings included:

  • With Jean-Baptiste Audrerie (Nexa RH), a specialist in competency assessment with extensive experience at IBM, who provided a comprehensive overview of the HR sector in Quebec and introduced key contacts.
  • With Julien Bureau (Université Laval), a researcher in academic motivation, with whom potential collaborations in education and AI were explored.
  • With Patricia Girard (Plan Monark), who showed interest in integrating our socio-emotional assessment into corporate cultural transformation processes via API.


In addition, Íñigo took part in group sessions with other selected startups and experts from Mirabilis and IVADO, exploring how AI solutions can be applied across different sectors.

Insights from the Ground


The program has focused not only on commercial opportunities, but also on understanding how business is conducted in Canada, the role of regional dynamics (such as Quebec), and how to approach this complex yet highly promising market with cultural sensitivity and precision.


Thanks to Centech’s support, Human AI is connecting with a highly specialized network that is helping us refine our approach to the North American market.


“The value of the program lies in how Centech connects you with people who truly understand this ecosystem — and also understand your specific use case. They help you figure out where to start, who to talk to, and how to make your way in. If you came on your own, without knowing anyone, you wouldn’t even know where to begin.”


Second Week: Toronto, Innovation, and Expansion

The second part of the program took Íñigo Benito to Toronto, where the focus shifted to investment, scalability, and real opportunities for international collaboration.

After an intense week in Montreal, the next stage of the program brought Íñigo to Toronto — a key city for technological innovation in Canada. This leg of the journey focused on expansion opportunities, investment, and a deeper understanding of the local business ecosystem.

Highlights included:

  • Participation in a roundtable at the University of Toronto with Professor Luis Seco, alongside local academics and entrepreneurs, sharing experiences and exploring synergies in applied AI.
  • A visit to MaRS Discovery District, one of Ontario’s leading innovation hubs, specializing in health, climate tech, and entrepreneurship.
  • A meeting with Toronto Global, an organization that supports international companies in entering the city and connecting with strategic stakeholders.
  • Attendance at the closing event organized by ICEX at the Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX), focused on startups, investment, and the development of transformative solutions.oras.


This second week has allowed Human AI to gain deeper insight into the Canadian business landscape, identify strategic entry points, and validate the fit of its technology across diverse corporate environments, with a particular focus on competency assessment and talent development.

“These days have been an opportunity to test our value proposition with different players in the Canadian market and receive direct feedback on its usefulness and adaptability. It’s been an intense, but truly enriching experience.”


The Desafía program experience comes to an end, but the doors opened and the relationships built mark the beginning of a new chapter in Human AI Tech’s international expansion.

10 Academic Publications Supporting Human AI: EvidencIA at the Service of People

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The technology powering Human AI is not the product of intuition, but of evidence. Our system has been developed, applied, and validated in real-world contexts, generating results that are now part of scientific and academic publications. From book chapters to presentations at international conferences, this collection reflects a model that is solid, rigorous, and deeply human.

Below, we present a selection of ten publications that scientifically support our technology for assessing and developing socio-emotional competencies through natural language. You can access all of them directly from this article.

1. An Innovative Model in Education: The Case of Jesuitinas Pamplona School

Book Chapter | Octaedro Publishing (2024)

This chapter presents the implementation of the MEDAP model at Jesuitinas Pamplona School, where Human AI was used as a socio-emotional assessment tool based on the analysis of students’ written texts. The experience enabled the generation of personalized reports and contributed to improving student well-being and academic performance.
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2. Assessing Key Entrepreneurial Competencies with AI

Book Chapter | Dykinson (2024)

A study exploring how Human AI’s artificial intelligence can be applied to identify the most relevant socio-emotional competencies in entrepreneurial profiles. It combines scientific evidence with expert consultation through the Delphi method.

Read full publication
View project summary on the Human AI blog

3. Vocational Training and Socio-Emotional Development: A Success Story

Book Chapter | Dykinson (2024)

This chapter presents the application of Human AI in the field of vocational training, demonstrating how standardized AI-based assessment can guide and enhance employability.

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4. AI in Organizations: Conference with the College of Psychology of Asturias

Presentation | COPPA, January 2025

Presentation of Human AI as an innovative solution for the assessment of socio-emotional competencies, during a conference focused on the ethical use of AI in workplace and organizational settings.
Watch the conference video on Youtube

5. Innovative Educational Models: The Jesuitinas Pamplona Experience

Conference Presentation | 3rd International Congress Education and Knowledge (2024)

A complementary version of the Jesuitinas case, presented as an educational best practice at an international congress, focused on the holistic development of students.

View publication on ResearchGate

6. Entrepreneurship and Objective Competency Assessment: A Mixed-Methods Approach

Presentation | CIEE Congress, Egregio (2024)

Research linking the entrepreneurial personality profile with the 35 socio-emotional competencies of the OCEAN model. Human AI is presented as a tool capable of assessing these competencies without relying on traditional tests.

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7. Gender, Self-Perception, and Entrepreneurship: A Critical Perspective

Presentation | CIIDES Congress (2024)

This study explores self-perception biases in entrepreneurial confidence between men and women, and demonstrates how Human AI can provide an objective assessment that overcomes these biases.
View publication on ResearchGate

8. AI and Employability: New Pathways for Career Guidance

Presentation | Conference on Educational Sustainability (2024)

An analysis of how artificial intelligence can support personalized guidance for vocational training students, enhancing their employability through the development of socio-emotional skills (SES).

View publication on ResearchGate

9. Assessing Personal Development in Students: AI as a Facilitator

Presentation | ICON-huma 2023

A study that positions artificial intelligence as a complementary tool for supporting students’ learning journeys, contributing to their academic, professional, and personal development.

View publication on ResearchGate

10. Artificial Intelligence and Mental Health: The PersonIA Study

Scientific Poster | XXVII National Congress of Psychiatry (2024)

This scientific communication presents the results of the PersonIA study, which aims to validate an AI model capable of assessing personality in individuals with common mental disorders. Led by Dr. Manuel Martín and conducted in collaboration with healthcare and academic institutions, the research highlights the potential of AI to deliver more personalized, accessible, and human-centered assessments.

Read more about the study on our blog

A Team Committed to Science and Human Development

These publications represent just a glimpse of the rigorous work behind each of our technological applications. At Human AI, we remain committed to an artificial intelligence that is evidence-based, validated, and human-centered.

But behind this technology lies something even more important: a dedicated team of people who research, design, evaluate, and apply this technology in real-world contexts.

We would like to extend our deepest thanks to all those who have contributed to the studies, applied experiences, and validations that provide scientific grounding to our model:

  • Human AI Research Team and Partner Universities
    Beatriz Abad-Villaverde, Íñigo Benito Simón-Ricart, Juan Tuñas, María Cruz Díaz de Terán, Belén Goñi Alegre, José Sánchez Piquero, Rocío Suárez Malagón, Ignacio Estrada Lozano, Patricia Muñoz, Antonio Ignacio Domínguez Pachón, Ramón Martín, Enrique Luis García, Héctor Grass Boada, Alfredo Lecumberri Martínez, Marta Martínez Villar.
  • Partner Educational Institutions
    Roncesvalles Orbaiceta and Ángel Estanga Goñi, from Jesuitinas Pamplona School.
  • Healthcare Centers and Scientific Institutions
    Manuel Martín Carrasco, from Aita Menni Hospital and Hermanas Hospitalarias, as Principal Investigator of the PersonIA study.With the collaboration of teams from the Navarre Health System, University Clinic of Navarra, Hermanas Hospitalarias of Navarra, Gregorio Marañón Hospital, University Hospital of Vitoria, and the University of Navarra (MIPAC and DATAI).

Thank you for bringing science, innovation, and humanity to every step.

We do not walk this path alone — we walk it together.

How to get to know the athlete well through artificial intelligence

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Part of the Human AI team was present at the World Football Summit, the International Congress of the soccer industry that took place last September 20 and 21 at the Congress and Exhibition Palace of Seville.

Our CEO María Beunza was interviewed by DT-Deporte Technology, an online platform specialized in sport and healthy living in the digital era.

“Athletes, clubs, as well as ordinary people, are increasingly using technologies that help them to perform better and be better. This is our focus. We are part of an ecosystem that is gaining more and more presence every day, due to the enormous importance that competitive sport and health sport have in our lives. Digital technology has given it an unprecedented dimension, which also brings about enormous changes. Our mission is to report on them and analyze them”.

This is how they define themselves, and it is precisely to inform about the mission of Human AI comes to cover theirs: we are a technology at the service of human development, we affect the socioemotional performance of the athlete, impacting integrally on their sports performance using artificial intelligence.

How?

María Beunza, our CEO, tells us.

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Personality matters and makes an impact

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The influence of personality on human development

“Personality matters.”

Milos Kankaras in the OECD document Relevance and assessment of personality characteristics.

The person is more than his or her personality. Personality characteristics, indeed, shape human behavior and influence different and relevant areas of life. Personality matters, and because it matters, it has an impact.

Our personality characteristics impact both the direct effects on our life achievements and through indirect effects on other personal factors such as the development of non-cognitive abilities, interpersonal competencies, academic performance, family well-being, performance in the work environment, social inclusion, and the general well-being of the individual and society as a whole.

In fact, there is evidence in psychological and empirical research on its importance and substantial influence in various areas such as education, sports, success, status, productivity, job, family and life satisfaction, health itself, etc.

Measuring personality and predicting your success

Performance tests generally overlook, or do not adequately assess, the soft skills (personality traits, competencies, goals, motivations, preferences) that are so highly valued today in the job market, in schools and in many other sectors. Assessing soft skills makes it possible to predict a person’s achievement and success.

Studies therefore underline the need to incorporate more routinely the measurement of personality in quality of life surveys, psychology tests, vocational orientation, personnel selection, etc. in order to develop one’s own human talent. Somehow assessing our personality helps us to predict the impact and success in our personal fulfillment.

Personality and its impact on education

In relation to education and training, personality development matters a lot. For example, different studies have shown that the “Responsibility” factor has a high impact on educational performance.

Among the eight key competencies listed in the European Framework for Lifelong Learning, Kankaras shows that at least four refer mainly to personality traits and “non-cognitive” skills, or so-called soft skills:

  • Learning to learn: includes self-discipline, perseverance and motivation.
  • Social and civic competencies : involves communication skills, tolerance, empathy and knowing how to cope with stress.
  • Sense of initiative and leadership. Entrepreneurship: in relation to the ability to plan and manage projects, leadership skills, innovation and risk-taking.
  • Cultural expression and awareness. Creativity: Key elements include appreciation and understanding of diverse cultural forms of expression of ideas, experiences and emotions.

It matters how we are and how we are formed; so getting to know, evaluate and adequately enhance the personality in human growth and development is a challenge. A challenge in which artificial intelligence can be a great means and our best ally. Technology at the service of human development.

Our personality has a certain power in decision making, because we make what we are and we make ourselves by being. Let’s learn to know ourselves better to decide better and be what we really want to be.

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Artificial intelligence and innovation

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Technological innovation uses various disruptive areas to have a positive impact. Currently, one of those that is having the greatest impact on our lives and on public opinion is artificial intelligence (AI), one of the innovative technologies of the digital revolution.

The field of artificial intelligence has made remarkable progress in recent years and is having a real impact on people. Although the current state of AI technology is still a long way from the foundational aspiration of recreating human-like intelligence, research and development teams are taking advantage of these advances and progressively incorporating them. The ability of computer programs to perform sophisticated text, image and language processing tasks has advanced significantly; for example, in healthcare it is already becoming a reality.

Taking the pulse of innovation

Stanford has a dedicated center that publishes rigorous reports every 4 years on the state and projections for the future, as well as the impact on people and society. This report describes active areas of AI research and innovation poised to have a beneficial impact in the near term.

“Artificial intelligence technology is progressing in so many directions and progress is being driven by so many different organizations that it will surely continue. AI100 is an innovative and forward-thinking response to this trend, an opportunity for us as a society to determine the path of our future and not simply let it develop without us noticing.”

Tom Mitchell, Professor and researcher of Maching Leraning, AI and cognitive neuroscience.

Taking the pulse of technological innovation these days is essential. Only on the basis of a real impact analysis of AI will it be possible to make the right decisions, with a goodtech approach and with ethical and responsible criteria. Artificial intelligence seems to be the future, but it is important to make sure that it is a future in which we want and can live as humans.

What are the most promising opportunities for AI?

One of the opportunities the report notes involves AI capable of augmenting human capabilities. Such systems can be valuable in situations where humans and AI have complementary strengths.

For example, in healthcare, an AI system can synthesize large amounts of clinical data to identify a set of treatments for a particular patient along with potential side effects; a human physician can work with the patient to identify which option best suits his or her lifestyle and goals, and explore creative ways to mitigate side effects that were not part of the AI design space.

An AI system may be better at synthesizing available data while a human being may be better at understanding the implications of the data, working with objectives that are difficult to fully quantify and identifying creative actions beyond what the AI may be programmed to analyze.

Artificial intelligence is not only automation of tasks and processes, it also can be and is a catalyst for innovation in different sectors. The challenge is to reconcile innovation with humanization, both of the technology and of the people who make use of it. In this way this binomial will achieve what for some might seem like magic, today is science applied to the service of human development.

If you work in a context of evaluation, assessment and development of people, request our free demo, an innovative tool at the service of human development:


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Critical thinking in times of artificial intelligence

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As artificial intelligence advances, it is logical to wonder in which areas human skills will continue to be indispensable. One of them: critical thinking.

We find ourselves immersed in a constantly evolving era, driven by technological advances and new digital tools that are transforming the way we live, work and learn. However, as we become fascinated with the advantages these innovations offer us, we must also reflect on the challenges they pose.

One obvious issue is to confront how these innovations can undermine our cognitive abilities and lead to a certain intellectual and decision-making passivity. In times of artificial intelligence, there is a need to foster and develop critical thinking as an essential human competence.

In times of artificial intelligence…

We are constantly bombarded. Social networks, apps and personalized algorithms present us with an endless stream of content designed to capture our attention instantly, ephemerally and superficially. Add to this the rapid automation of an increasing number of tasks thanks to generative AI. Generative AI chatbots are excellent at crafting sentences that appear to be written by humans. However, they often present falsehoods as facts or have inconsistent logic.

As a result, our abilities to both concentrate, discern true from false, and think deeply can be threatened. Thus, instead of questioning and analyzing the information generated, we tend to accept it passively, without subjecting it to critical analysis. We have a new viral pandemic: and it is not physical, it is algorithmically driven.

“Critical thinking presupposes having the desire to seek, the patience to doubt, the fondness to meditate, the slowness to affirm, the readiness to consider, the care to put in order, and the hatred for all kinds of imposture.”

Francis Bacon

The best antidote to a future permeated by artificial intelligence is an education that aims to train critical thinking, with which we are capable of:

  • Discern between accurate information and misinformation, mediocre and brilliant arguments, identify biases and manipulations, dismantle prejudices and form opinions based on solid evidence.
  • Develop a deeper and more reflective approach to learning, problem solving and decision making.
  • Foster creativity, logical reasoning and the ability to consider multiple perspectives.

Being a cognitive skill closely related to reason, the purpose of critical thinking is action-oriented and applicable to any aspect of our daily lives, including problem solving or decision making; its scope of influence ranges from personal to work. In short, it allows us to be masters of our thinking and act accordingly.

Rather than replacing us, machines can become catalysts to enhance and nurture our human skills. The more artificial intelligence we have at our disposal, the more creativity and critical thinking we will need.

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Personality and professional development

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Our personality can be a determining factor in our development and career. But can work change your personality? or is your personality capable of changing your work environment? How can knowing personality traits for work and professional development help us?

Languages, experience, academic training, knowledge or technical skills are fundamental elements when playing and enhancing one’s professional career; but there is an element that, although perhaps going unnoticed, also exerts a huge influence on both the workplace and the business culture: personality.

The unfinished personality

People come with a given backpack: our genetics, our temperament. Inside it we put and develop different resources: knowledge, talents, abilities… both cognitive and socioemotional. We acquire a weight and a legacy that makes us who we are: they shape our character, they mold our personality.

“We are unfinished beings,” says Paulo Freire, “and it is precisely there, in this radical nature of human experience, that the possibility of education resides. Throughout personal development and growth, both educational and professional, there are certain personality factors that are and will continue to be malleable. We can always achieve more, be more, be better.

An inseparable binomial: Work and personality

In the workplace, personality can manifest itself in a variety of ways, such as in the way we communicate, solve problems, lead or work in a team. The promoter, the multitasker, the researcher, the strategist, the communicator… The way a person interacts with others, faces challenges and adapts to different situations has a significant impact on both his or her work and business career. It is good, according to human resources experts, that every company has diverse personalities who can bring value to the organization, who enrich the work teams, the departments.

The work-personality binomial is bidirectional: “acting follows being (personality)” – we would say with Thomas Aquinas – our actions, both personal and work-related, respond to how we are; but we can also say that “being (personality) follows acting”; that is, as we act and decide in our circumstances, we are molded in one way or another, enhancing some traits or others, being able to change the environment and the surroundings.

Personality assessment

While there is no “perfect, ideal personality” for job success, certain characteristics may be favorable in certain roles or industries. For example, extroversion may be beneficial in jobs that require interacting with many people, while introversion may be valuable in roles that require a more analytical and focused approach. Adaptability, resilience, proactivity and the ability to work in a team are also valued traits in the workplace.

Personality can be measured by different tests or assessment tests. Job performance is difficult to predict, however, based on the OCEAN assessment model there are different analyses and scientific studies that show the relevance and impact of personality factors and facets:

  • Responsibility and Agreeableness are relevant to success in many jobs, from low to high levels of job complexity.
  • The “Competence” (or self-efficacy) facet, within the Responsibility factor, and job performance correlate significantly.

Personal and professional development

Knowing ourselves – and knowing our coworkers – allows us to discover in which areas we are particularly good, where to improve, where to mold ourselves better and thus be able to orient ourselves towards certain areas, projects or sectors; thus enabling both personal and professional growth.

Our personality, therefore, has an impact on our development, both positively and negatively. Personal and professional development is a continuous process that requires effort and dedication, so it is essential to work on strengthening social and emotional skills, such as leadership skills, emotional intelligence, resilience, among other competencies; achieving professional goals and enhancing one’s own human development.

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Measurement of skills, personality and human development

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James Heckman, Nobel laureate in economics, directs the Center for the Economics of Human Development at the University of Chicago (CEHD). In his quest to provide opportunities for human development, he has researched the impact of personality on personal development, concluding that only 2% of test performance results are explained by people’s IQ, with non-cognitive skills being a relevant predictor of academic achievement.

Today, education focuses primarily on cognitive or “intelligence” test scores. But, being smart does not imply that you will do better in life. Performance, well-being, achievement in life; it depends on more than cognitive skills alone. Non-cognitive characteristics, including physical and mental health, as well as perseverance, attentiveness, motivation, self-confidence and other socioemotional qualities are, in fact, essential.

The center directed by J. Heckam, which they define as “a catalyst for collaboration between economists, biologists, psychologists, neuroscientists and sociologists interested in methodological innovation”, has an advanced line of research on Assessing the role and impact of non-cognitive skills.

Non-cognitive abilities have a major impact on many human dimensions: on future earnings, employment, work experience, participation in risky activities, compliance with health protocols, and even the potential commission of crimes.

In a unique, multidisciplinary, multinational research effort, CEHD, is investigating how personality traits, executive function, and economic preferences predict academic performance in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers.

In 2018 it brought together numerous researchers to showcase advances on “Measuring and Assessing Skills: real-time measurement of cognition, personality and behavior” starting from the following premises:

  • Any effective personalized education system will need to inventory the broad range of skills that can predict achievement in school and in life.
  • Traditional paper-and-pencil tests are quite cumbersome and are not designed to capture specific skills.
  • Self-reports of personality and behavior are unreliable.
  • Teacher assessments are subjective (though predictively more reliable), time-consuming, and often not comparable to reports.
  • Administrative data have predictive power, but still need to be aligned with traditional measures.

Promoting non-cognitive, social-emotional skills is part of a successful intervention for human development. Still, according to CEHD, more research is needed in order to study which method is able to measure them accurately.

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