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A new survey reveals the hidden tech concerns preoccupying business leaders and what your team can do to move forward.

If 2025 was the year AI became impossible to ignore, then 2026 can be the year HR leaders ensure their technology solutions strengthen, rather than divide, workplaces, writes HR Tech Chair Steve Boese.

Venture capital data from WorkTech reveals where HR technology investment was concentrated in the third quarter of 2025.

The new year brings definitional changes that may create operational challenges, especially for companies with HRIS systems that can't easily adapt to regional variations in employee leave.

For enterprise organizations with more than 5,000 employees, cost has emerged as the number one barrier to AI implementation, jumping from 22% citing it as their primary concern to 44% this year.

"The future of work is about humans and AI together," said Gina Vargiu-Breuer, SAP's chief people officer and labor director.