The 2026 HR Executive Top 100 HR Tech Influencers, now in its eighth year, recognizes practitioners, product leaders, analysts and advisors who influence, shape and communicate how enterprise technology directly affects the workforce.

AI ROI pressure is mounting, but measurable returns lag, according to this economist. Where does HR fit in the payback timeline?

Employees spend as much time checking an AI tool's work as they do producing outcomes, creating a new HR catchprase—and a productivity drain.

Generative AI is enabling employees to create fake expense report documentation in just seconds, meaning HR needs to reimagine standard fraud protection strategies, while also looking at risk factors.