AI imposter syndrome: When success feels too easy | Violeta Saladiene | TEDxWolverhampton

In her talk, AI Impostor Syndrome: When Success Feels Too Easy, the speaker explores the self-doubt that can arise when artificial intelligence helps us achieve impressive results with less visible struggle. Drawing on her experience of using AI to polish an award-winning speech, she describes feeling undeserving of praise despite contributing the story, humour, judgement and message herself. She argues that AI should be viewed as an assistant rather than the owner of our achievements. While technology can improve structure and language, it cannot replace personal experience, values, empathy or perspective. Ultimately, the talk encourages us to recognise what only we can contribute and to stop feeling like foreigners in our own success. Violeta Saladiene has a blend of academic, corporate, and communication expertise. She has seven years of experience lecturing in Sales and Marketing, a decade working in sales and business development, and seven years as a freelance interpreter for the UK Ministry of Justice. She is the Immediate Past President of Shilling Speakers and host of the Shilling Speakers Podcast. Violeta delivers workshops and talks focused on building and sustaining confidence and how to overcome Impostor Syndrome. In 2024, she placed 3rd in the District 91 Humorous Speech Contest and was a semi-finalist in the District 71 International Speech Contest. She holds an MBA and has completed three and a half years of PhD studies in Marketing, with her dissertation yet to be defended. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx