The Future of HR: Finding a Third Way with AI Through The Noise, Part 1

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Sep 18, 2023

In this podcast, they discuss the confusion and excitement surrounding AI in HR. They share personal AI journeys, ways to start AI exploration, and upgrades for HR maturity levels. They mention cultural attitudes towards AI, Betamax vs VHS, and the law of requisite variety. The hosts emphasize starting small in AI experimentation and the potential of AI for idea generation and organizational evolution.

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INSIGHT

Social Media Skews AI Perception

Social media rewards extreme, certain takes on AI, which distorts public perception.
This phenomenon causes confusion and paralysis over AI, though the reality is more nuanced.

ANECDOTE

Dream Interpretation with AI

Rodney Evans uses AI primarily for dream interpretation, synthesizing disparate elements into a coherent narrative.
This illustrates AI's strength in pulling together information rather than just searching for isolated facts.

ANECDOTE

Using AI to Spark Creativity

Sam Sperling uses ChatGPT to overcome writer's block and to find missing connections in his knowledge.
He values AI as a brainstorming partner that reveals new perspectives rather than an unquestionable source.

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One midnight scroll through LinkedIn is all it takes to be overwhelmed with AI stories and hot takes. There’s a massive amount of confusion, apprehension, excitement, and just general noisiness to make sense of, some which is created by AI tools themselves. But as more and more AI-powered solutions promising to revolutionize HR flood the market—and as more and more employees spiral with worry that the’ll be automated out of their jobs—how are we supposed to get caught up on some AI basics? Let alone actually use these tools at work?

In this miniseries, Brave New Work’s Rodney Evans is joined by friend-of-the-pod and Ready OG Sam Spurlin to dive into how HR can become more resilient, efficient, and equitable.

Today on episode 8, they explore how AI will help the most advanced HR teams move from Level 4 to Level 5 of our maturity model—and how it can be a positive force for change if we’re asking the right questions and trying to solve the right problems. In fact, Rodney and Sam had so much to digest, this episode became a two-parter.

Today on Part 1, they dig into:

How cultural takes on AI are already falling into old patterns
Rodney and Sam’s own personal AI journeys
How to start small and begin your AI exploration in a Mission-Based Team
The AI-powered upgrades that take HR from Level 4 to Level 5 of our maturity model

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Ready to get started moving your HR department into the future? Email us at fohr@theready.com or hello@theready.com.

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00:00 Introduction & Check-In: What is your favorite evidence that you have had a successful time off?

04:05 Level setting for the AI conversation

08:57 Rodney and Sam’s personal AI adventures

14:16 Exploring AI in Mission-Based Teams

20:01 Knowledge barrier to begin experimenting is low

22:12 AI and counterintuitive moves

25:41 AI’s role in the move from Level 4 to Level 5

30:59: Impact on human beings from atomized marketplace roles

32:40 AI in industrial-era org vs AI in evolutionary org

35:59 Wrap up: leave us a review and share with your HR friends