Andrew McAfee
Principal Research Scientist, MIT
the future-proof workforce series: EP. 2 of 3Artificial Intelligence and
Artificial Intelligence and
The Role of Humanity in HR
June 20, 2024
75%
of companies today are moving to embed AI in their HR operating models.
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation aren’t just the future of work — they’ve arrived and they’re just getting started. Companies are racing to unlock their full potential, and HR is very much a part of that transformation. In fact, according to Aptitude Research, 75% of companies today are moving to embed AI in their HR operating models. Preparing for this new way of working, HR departments are focusing on ways to increase operating capacity and stretching the boundaries of traditional HR work. As with any transformative technology, this will make a few roles obsolete while creating many new jobs and opportunities, but the most profound changes will be within jobs, as AI takes over routine or repetitive tasks, leaving humans to do what they do best – create, imagine, decide, communicate, and more. In this way, AI doesn’t take work from humans — it can create a more human way of working. How can HR adapt – and quickly?
In this episode, we’ll discuss:
A crash course in AI and generative AI tools.What role AI can play in certain functions within HR, making employees more productive where it counts.How to partner with IT to mitigate risks, review issues of corporate governance and due diligence, and lean on this key stakeholder group to move projects forward.
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