AI

Artificial intelligence is no longer the future – it’s creeping into HCM technology even as we speak. But it’s also in a hype phase, where to appear cutting-edge, vendors and customers must talk about things like “machine learning” and “recommendation engines” if they want to be taken seriously. Here’s where we try to sort it all out.

Megaphone
AI-based automation is having a positive influence on talent acquisition, according to a survey from the Harvard Business Review and Paradox. Nearly all of the survey respondents whose companies are using automation, 97%, said AI has helped them hire people more effectively, led to quicker interview scheduling and reduced candidate...
AI Chatbot
Oyster launched an AI-powered chatbot designed to answer questions about global hiring and remote-work regulations. Called Pearl, the feature is designed to help companies gather information that can help them make informed decisions on issues related to global employment.   By applying AI to Oyster resources -- such as its guides...
AI Transformation
Transcript Mark: Welcome to PeopleTech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report. I'm Mark Feffer, my guest today is Duri Chitayat the CTO of Safeguard Global. You'd probably expect the CTO would be thinking a lot about AI today and Duri is, a lot. So we're going to talk about...
Employees Prefer Human Instructors Over AI for Learning and Development
Employees don’t want AI to take over their learning and development (L&D) activities, according to a new survey by Wiley. It found that more than half of respondents – around 59% -- preferred having a human instructor in charge of their workforce development, as opposed to the mere 7%...
Companies Rush to Harness the Power of AI, Despite Challenges
Many businesses are eager to find ways to tap into the power of generative AI, according to the New York Times. As a result, tech companies are racing to create and sell products that incorporate generative AI to their enterprise customers. The New York Times found that in the last...
Skillsoft Releases AI-Powered Conversation Simulator
Skillsoft launched the beta for its AI conversation simulator CAISY, a tool that claims to help build business and leadership conversational skills. The company said the product will provide employees with “a safe space” to practice important business conversations with an AI trainer. “Through experiential, active learning, organizations can prepare...
Harver Launches AI Tool To Assist Candidates in the Application Process
Harver launched Harver CHAT, its new conversational AI hiring tool which claims to automate the job application process and streamline the candidate experience. With it, the company hopes to help organizations reduce time-to hire while also boosting their employer brand. Harver CHAT uses AI to ask candidate screening questions in...
SMB Chat
Transcript Mark:               This is PeopleTech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report. I'm Mark Feffer.                         Today I'm speaking with Geoff Webb, the Vice President of Solutions Strategy at isolved. The company recently launched compensation analytics and talent intelligence solutions, both as a follow up to their benchmark insights....
AI Schematic
Transcript Mark: And tell me about Reejig. I mean, what do you do? Siobhan: Reejig is a workforce intelligence platform. So we essentially help organizations have full visibility of all of the skills and work required within their organization, and then we help them find, move, mobilize, and re-skill their...
Turtle
For all of the buzz we hear about generative AI – not to mention the drumbeat of product launches, the assurances that AI is already an important arrow in the quiver of HR, and the urgent analyst notes urging businesses to adopt AI or perish – on-the-ground growth may...