AI+HI Project

Host Alex Alonso engages with Hilke Schellmann—Emmy-winning reporter, NYU professor, and author of “The Algorithm”—in a critical discussion on the ethical implications of integrating AI into HR practices. The conversation underscores the urgent need for transparency, accountability, and regulation in AI-driven recruitment and performance management. Schellmann highlights how AI tools, while promising efficiency and cost savings, can inadvertently perpetuate bias and discrimination if not properly monitored and validated. The dialogue reveals a disconnect between job seekers' awareness of AI's role in recruitment and the employers' understanding of these tools' inner workings. The episode calls for a collective effort to establish ethical standards, emphasizing the importance of explainability and transparency to protect marginalized groups and ensure fair hiring practices.Episode transcriptRate/review AI+HI on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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.Episode transcriptRate/review AI+HI on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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.Episode transcriptRate/review AI+HI on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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.”Episode transcriptRate/review AI+HI on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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.Episode transcriptRate/review AI+HI on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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.Episode transcriptRate/review AI+HI on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.