AI in HR: Risks + Opportunities

AI in HR is exciting, daunting, and confusing all at the same time.

Researchers from OpenAI, OpenResearch, and the University of Pennsylvania this year announced that AI similar to GPT will affect 80% of U.S. jobs by at least 10%. But what does that mean for AI in HR today?

When we asked HR and business leaders recently how much their company is focused on AI, only 16% ranked AI as an organizational priority. However, close to two-thirds said they think AI will bring more positive effects than negative.

In “AI in HR: Risks + Opportunities,” expert panelists take us through how HR leaders can prepare to get the most from AI while mitigating risk.

Some of the valuable insights you’ll hear:

Focus on helping leaders and managers become more effective in facilitating conversations around AI: both showing optimism and being open about vulnerabilities. Leadership coaching is crucial.

AI allows you to personalize almost any part of the employee experience to enhance your value proposition.

A study this year by the University of Pennsylvania and OpenAI found that 80 percent of U.S. jobs are likely to be altered by AI similar to GPT.

Strengthen your organization’s ability to harness the power of transformation by establishing principles to guide you. For example, AI will not make decisions (it will inform decisions) and our expectation for leaders is not to know everything, but to learn everything.

Build AI Councils with cross-functional representation, whose primary charge is to learn (not produce), to help demystify AI and reduce fear.

25 states have introduced legislation related to AI in the workplace in 2023, alone.

This is a session you’ll keep coming back to.

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Meet the Panelists

Ian O’Keefe has more than 20 years of experience leading global Analytics teams for Fortune 100 organizations in the big tech, financial services, retail, and life sciences industries. He is currently an HR Venture Advisor for SemperVirens Venture Capital, an early stage venture capital fund with over $150 million under management, investing in technology transforming healthcare, work, and financial wellness. Most recently, Ian was the Head of Talent Analytics at Amazon, and previously was the Head of Global Workforce Analytics at JP Morgan Chase and led Analytics teams at Google, Sears Holdings, and American Express. Throughout his career, Ian has held Analytics roles in leading organizations from Silicon Valley to Wall Street and is a globally recognized leader in building scalable Human Resources data capabilities.

Amy Lui Abel is an author and former Global Talent Partner with Lee Hecht Harrison, part of The Adecco Group. She was previously Vice President of Executive Programs and Head of Human Capital Research at The Conference Board. Amy also served as Director of Leadership Development with Morgan Stanley supporting high potential senior leaders globally. She has held roles at Accenture, Adobe Systems, JPMorganChase, and led a private consulting organization performance practice. Amy recently co-authored a book, Strategic Human Resource Development in Practice: Leveraging Talent for Sustained Performance in the Digital Age of AI by Springer and is published in various sources.

Rafael Perez is an HR Business Partner Expert at Inspire Human Resources, who specializes in organizational design and development, executive coaching, change management and HR leadership. Most recently, Rafael served as Chief Human Resources and DEI Officer at Consumer Reports where he drove the execution of a data-informed Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and culture change plan. Previously, he has served as Chief People Officer at Analytic Partners, in various HR Business Partner roles at American Express, and in multiple HR generalist roles with multinational organizations including Nestlé and Lockheed Martin.