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Deepfakes have shifted from novelty to real risk for employers. Read on to learn more about how to protect your company and avoid falling for a fake. Who Did We Hire? Some identity fraud research indicates that overall deepfake and synthetic identity fraud attempts targeting organizations have surged globally. According to a report by GetReal […]
For most organizations, the AI conversation typically revolves around technology, dominated by questions like: What can we automate? Which tools should we deploy? How can we best support employee adoption? But once AI agents enter the picture, the conversation must change. As AI agents increasingly execute work, interact directly with customers, make decisions and operate […]
In case you were looking for another chatbot cautionary tale, the latest comes from a decision issued by an administrative law judge analyzing a company’s arguments in defense of a National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) Section 7 charge. Employer Confesses, in Writing, to Unlawful Motive for Firing The facts underlying the charge are simple enough. […]
AI safety has become an employee-relations issue. In the past week, mainstream reporting has covered an Anthropic researcher resigning over safety concerns and bipartisan senators pressing OpenAI about whether advanced AI systems can elude human control. That public discussion will reach workplaces where HR leaders are already managing anxiety about job loss, deskilling, surveillance, and […]
Work is changing fast. But most training programs weren’t designed to keep up with that pace. AI is reshaping jobs; new tools arrive monthly, and roles now require entirely different skills than a year ago. Employees feel it. According to TalentLMS’s Learning Debt report, 41% of employees say their role has evolved faster than their […]
The human resources (HR) function, which is responsible for enabling workforce transformation in the artificial intelligence (AI) era, may not yet be fully positioned to lead that transformation. Unless HR leaders proactively engage at the C-suite decision table, where technology investments, operating-model decisions and workforce-readiness discussions are taking place, organizations risk deploying AI into an […]
AI has quickly found a home in the workplace, and your newest “employee” may already have a seat at the conference table. An AI note-taker can transcribe conversations, help draft emails, summarize discussions, outline documents, generate action items, and spare everyone from taking notes. For many employers, this eager new assistant has become a routine […]
New research from HiBob shows that 75% of decision-makers expect moderate AI proficiency to become standard for non-technical roles by 2028. But as AI handles routine tasks, roles are expanding, team sizes are shrinking, and day-to-day interactions are becoming less frequent. To navigate these shifting expectations, Macaire Montini, VP of People & Culture at HiBob, […]
Mark Zuckerberg recently predicted a future where companies operate with drastically smaller teams—a shift that leaves HR leaders grappling with a critical question: when fewer people are expected to do more, what happens to the employee experience? New research from HiBob highlights this reality, showing that 75% of decision-makers expect moderate AI proficiency to become […]
When Laila Gillies joined Hiscox USA, she was looking for a foot in the door. Instead, the company handed her a launchpad. Today, as Head of Human Resources at Hiscox USA, Gillies serves as a key strategic partner to the business, aligning people strategy with commercial growth, performance, and long-term organizational success. With nearly two […]