AI+HI Project – Détails, épisodes et analyse

HR veteran Karl Ahlrichs—human capital consultant and risk management expert—joins host Nichol Bradford to discuss why critical thinking is essential as AI transforms the workplace. Learn how human decision factors can prevent AI overreliance, improve hiring outcomes, and prepare managers for high-performing teams. Ahlrichs offers practical strategies for balancing AI's analytical power with human creativity and emotional intelligence—a crucial equilibrium for HR's future where AI becomes invisible, but human skills remain indispensable.

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In this week’s episode, Kari Naimon, the founder of AixHR, shares straightforward, actionable advice for optimizing your HR through strategic integration of AI. As she tells host Nichol Bradford, “Oftentimes, my clients think you can only use AI in talent acquisition. But you can also use it in performance management, talent management, goal setting, employee surveys, employee engagements, succession planning... In every area of the employee life cycle under the HR umbrella, you can easily apply AI to help you be more productive.”

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Explore the intersection of AI, deepfakes, and workplace dynamics with host Nichol Bradford and machine learning expert, business leader, and entrepreneur Tim Hwang. Senior leaders and HR executives can learn how to prepare for the challenges of AI-driven disinformation, build trust in an era of synthetic media, and develop agile response strategies. Discover why the future of workplace integrity may depend less on technology detection and more on fostering human connections and open communication across your organization.

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Nichol Bradford, SHRM’s executive-in-residence for AI+HI, sits down with Microsoft’s Christopher J. Fernandez to discuss the company’s innovative approach to AI in HR. Learn about Microsoft’s intriguing 18-month journey as “customer zero” and the unique three-step process they followed that could improve the odds of success for your organization’s AI reinvention.

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Harvey Singh, founder and CEO of Instancy, shares with host Nichol Bradford how AI agents will revolutionize e-learning and HR. Singh envisions a future where these AI assistants can help automate tasks and personalize learning across organizations—as well as empower employees by reinventing traditional roles.

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Host Nichol Bradford chats with Tina Jones, senior vice president of global HR at Cadence Design Systems, on championing diversity in AI. Explore the transformative Fem.AI initiative—emphasizing the importance of highlighting underrepresented voices in the AI workforce—and understand HR’s pivotal role in fostering equity and building inclusive, AI compatible cultures.

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Nichol Bradford sits down with Paula Goldman, chief ethical and humane use officer at Salesforce, to discuss creating AI that upholds human values. Explore how ethical frameworks in AI can enhance workplace interactions, foster trust, and shape a responsible future for tech.

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In this episode, host Nichol Bradford and Karie Willyerd, chief customer strategy officer at GP Strategies, explore the core elements of an AI-enabled corporate learning strategy that keeps humans at the center. Willyerd shares her perspective on how AI will shape traditional competency frameworks and career pathing, impact L&D cohort management and learner support, and change the balance between standardized learning and personalized development.

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Nichol Bradford interviews Sean White, CEO of Inflection AI—one of only eight LLM class AIs globally—on creating AI that enhances human capabilities. Learn how to implement empathetic AI solutions that revolutionize workplace collaboration while maintaining authenticity and ethical considerations in an evolving technological landscape.

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Scott Horn, CEO of ACI Learning, speaks with host Alex Alonso about how AI is helping organizations reshape upskilling, grow talent, and close skill gaps.

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