A majority of CEOs report pressure to transform their orgs with AI, yet many have overinflated ideas about what the tech can do on its own, expert Peter Cappelli writes.
One CEO just predicted a potential 20% spike in unemployment in the next few years from job losses to AI. Industry expert Mark Stelzner says HR now needs to advocate for humane automation that enhances, rather than erases, human contribution.
While orgs are increasingly looking to their HR functions to drive change, HR leaders face a challenging environment, with AI, skills gaps and more impeding the path.
Dayforce's Asia HR leader, Parvez Rahman, says culture is too often seen as a lesser function of a company, but it can be critical for driving employee engagement.
However, these experts write, there's a difference between AI taking your job and AI taking your employment. The latter is a dead end, while the former opens the door for true HR transformation.
HR Tech Asia attendees heard from leaders of ServiceNow, Medtronic and more on topics including HR-led tech transformation, the need for AI fluency among people leaders and why empathetic leadership is so critical today.
