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Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
AI in HR: Hype Vs Reality, HR News, ETHRWorld
Advt Advt By , ETHRWorld Contributor Join the community of 2M+ industry professionals Subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights & analysis. Download ETHRWorld App Get Realtime updates Save your favourite articles Scan to download App Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the shiny new object in every boardroom discussion. HR, long seen as the custodian of people processes, is no exception. There's a growing buzz that AI will 'revolutionize' HR - automating recruitment, predicting attrition, personalizing learning, and even writing job descriptions. Behind all the buzz and bold claims lies a simple truth: AI in HR is a powerful tool, but it's not where does the hype end and the reality begin?Imagine this: An AI tool scans thousands of resumes in seconds, shortlists top talent, schedules interviews automatically, analyses candidate responses for tone and confidence, and even sends out offer letters - while the recruiter sips is the dream sold by many vendors. And to be fair, some of this is already happening. There are tools which are using AI to assess candidate facial expressions and cognitive traits. LinkedIn Talent Insights can predict talent availability and competitor hiring trends. Chatbots like Paradox's Olivia handle scheduling and FAQs 24/ while these tools are impressive, they are not plug-and-play ground this in a real story.A global tech firm implemented an AI-powered resume screener to reduce time-to-hire. It worked - initially. But six months later, they realized the algorithm was biased. It was favouring candidates from specific universities and inadvertently filtering out applicants from underrepresented root cause? The AI was trained on historical hiring data - which carried human learned: AI is only as good as the data it's fed. In HR, where decisions affect lives and careers, bias isn't just a technical glitch - it's an ethical can genuinely elevate HR when applied with purpose and caution. Here are a few practical examples –1.: Companies like Unilever have pioneered AI in hiring by using gamified assessments and video interviews analysed by AI. This allowed them to screen thousands of candidates faster and more fairly - especially for entry-level roles. The result? A 90% reduction in screening time and more diverse shortlists.2.: AI-driven platforms like Culture Amp and Peakon can analyse employee feedback in real-time to detect mood shifts, burnout risks, or engagement drops - long before traditional engagement/dip-stick surveys would. Imagine an AI alerting HR that engineers in a particular team are showing signs of disengagement based on internal feedback. That's actionable intelligence.3.: Gone are the days of generic training modules. AI tools like EdCast and Degreed now curate learning paths based on roles, career goals, and skill gaps. It's like Netflix for professional growth - relevant, bite-sized, and doesn't understand organizational culture. It can't mediate conflicts, coach a struggling manager, or inspire a team during tough times. These require empathy, context, and emotional intelligence - uniquely human traits.A chatbot can answer policy questions, but it can't detect when a new joiner is silently struggling with imposter a hybrid world, where connection is currency, HR's role is becoming more human, not should HR professionals be afraid of AI? Absolutely not. But we must engage critically, not blindly adopt will not replace HR. But HR professionals who understand AI will replace those who don' future belongs to those who can blend technology with empathy, data with judgment, and automation with human insight. AI is a tool - not the destination. Let's use it wisely, and not let the hype overshadow our most powerful asset: PEOPLE.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
William Watson: Chatbots are changing everything and nothing
The novelist Anthony Horowitz has the 'diary' page in this week's Spectator magazine. The format is amusing occurrences and casual musings as the writer wends his way through his week. Halfway down the column, Horowitz recalls how as a teenager he used to 'slip into' the Old Vic theatre to see plays, experience 'something close to magic' and be left 'breathless.' But then the next entry abruptly announces: 'The last paragraph was written by ChatGPT.' Horowitz had asked it to write 100 words on theatre tickets in the style of Anthony Horowitz. He then analyzes where it did and didn't succeed. 'If I became breathless in a theatre, I'd expect St. John's Ambulance to remove me quickly,' and so on. But you could have fooled me! In fact, it did fool me, and it fooled most readers, I'd guess, which was Horowitz's point. We're well beyond the stage where AI produces oohs and aahs just for putting a noun and verb in each sentence and making sure they agree in number. It's now operating at a high level of fluency (though I should add that no bots were abused in the writing of this column.) It's impossible to imagine where something so powerful will take the world — though I expect Evan Solomon, our new minister of artificial intelligence, will spend lots of money trying. An under-wagered possibility is that after being turned upside down, the world will end up looking more or less the same. This would be consistent with Solow's Paradox, economics Nobelist Robert Solow's famous 1987 observation that: 'You can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics.' In a new study of AI adoption in Denmark, Anders Humlum of the University of Chicago and Emilie Vestergaard of the University of Copenhagen quote that line from Solow. And they come to a similar conclusion, as indicated by their study's title, 'Large Language Models, Small Labour Market Effects.' (Would a bot have got to such a taut summary of the message? I think not.) Not every occupation lends itself to using ChatGPT or similar chatbots. So the researchers look at only 11 where it's likely to be most handy, including: IT, HR and legal professionals, accountants, teachers, journalists and five others. It turns out Denmark is a very digitized place. Every Dane has 'a digital mailbox that Statistics Denmark can use to distribute survey invitations.' Moreover, Danes seem to check their digital mailboxes. The researchers sent out 115,000 survey invitations and got 25,000 completed responses covering 7,000 workplaces — a big sample and good response rate for this sort of thing. (Completed surveys were entered in a draw for a tax-free cash prize though we're not told how much.) Beyond its paradoxical bottom line, the paper's other (to my mind) surprising finding was just how much chatbots are already being used. Almost two-thirds of workers have used one 'at least a few times' and almost 20 per cent use them daily. Firms 'are now heavily invested,' with 43 per cent of workers 'explicitly encouraged to use them' and only six per cent not allowed to. Firms also do training: 30 per cent of employees have had some. When firms are involved, take-up is higher and there's less of a gender gap. When firms are neutral there's more take-up from men. (One Norwegian study of students found a gender gap largely reflected 'male students continuing to use the tools even when explicitly banned.') Firm-wide investments are 'particularly widespread in journalism and marketing and more limited in teaching.' Journalists (or their bots!) told the researchers they use AI to brainstorm 'story ideas, angles or interview questions,' to draft content, to fact-check and edit, to summarize 'research materials or interview transcripts' and, surprisingly, to ensure 'AI-generated content abides by journalistic ethics and standards.' They use a bot to decide whether their bot has been ethical? What's been the effect of using the new technology? Average reported time saving is 2.8 per cent, which seems low, given how powerful the bots are. What do people do with the time they save? Mainly other tasks. Also somewhat more of the same task. And more or longer breaks or leisure time. It seems no one answered 'mindless screen-scrolling' during the freed-up time, though we all know what a problem that now is. New technology allowing workers to turn to different tasks is a common effect and helps explain why automation typically doesn't displace labour wholesale: firms find new things for their workers to do. Which helps explain the labour market effects, which are: pretty much nothing. The researchers asked people directly whether 'they perceive AI chatbots to have affected their earnings.' No, said 99.6 per cent of respondents. William Watson: Get the Ozempic! Cabinet has grown by almost two-thirds in two months William Watson: Free trade is being replaced by crony trade What people perceive isn't always true, of course. But in this case Denmark's digital connectedness allowed the researchers to check on hours, earnings, total wages, total employment and so on in the firms where bots are used most. And nothing budged. It's early days yet but the papers' last line and the study's bottom line is that 'two years after the fastest technology adoption ever, labour market outcomes — whether at the individual or firm level — remain untouched.'
Time of India
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Dudhwa fest to show UP's culture, wildlife
Lucknow: In a major push to boost tourism and showcase the state's cultural heritage to a global audience, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced the inaugural Dudhwa Festival—Uttar Pradesh's first residential cultural and wildlife to take place at Dudhwa Tiger Reserve from Nov 14 to 16, the three-day celebration will highlight the state's rich biodiversity, vibrant traditions and Tharu culture and performances by renowned secretary, tourism, Mukesh Meshram, said the festival will establish UP as a multi-dimensional tourist destination. Expected to draw over 2,000 visitors, it will spotlight cultural heritage, nature, Tharu tribal traditions, cuisine, handicraft and wellness. Tourists can enjoy camping in over 200 tents in three categories, besides homestay facilities with local Tharu added that wildlife safaris will also be available, with guided tours showcasing the biodiversity of Dudhwa. The festival will feature performances from renowned national artists, covering classical, folk and global beats, in main stage, techno stage and photography and lifestyle zone to attract music lovers and youth but also provide a memorable experience for youth and nature govt plans to strengthen rural economy through strategic branding with launch of merchandise such as mugs, t-shirts, jackets and helmets featuring wildlife illustrations and set to perform on main stage include Shubha Mudgal, Kailash Kher, Rishabh Sharma, Don Bhatt, Brodha V, Ginni Sujan, Kaushiki Chakraborty, Paresh Pahuja and Ram techno stage lineup includes Nucleya, Anyasa, Anish Sood Vedang, Paradox, Jazzy B Cratex, Tiësto, Ma Faiza Sambata and Karan Kanchan. In photography and lifestyle zone, Arzoo Khurana, Sudhir Shivaram, Shwetambari Shetty, Bani J, Shenaz Treasury, and Ujjwal Dubey will be featured.
Time of India
05-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
From CIO to CEO: ETCIO Annual Conclave 2025 Empowers Tech Leaders to Shape What's Next, ET Education
Advt 25+ future-forward sessions blending keynotes, panels, workshops, and live demos. An exclusive masterclass by globally acclaimed business strategist Dr. Ram Charan on 'How Tech Leaders Can Become a CEO'. 1,000+ minutes of curated networking with India's top minds in enterprise tech. 80+ innovation booths from leading tech solution providers. Powerful storytelling formats like CIO Spotlight: My Big Win in 8 Minutes and Cracking the Boardroom Code. The agenda will spark deep discussions around the most urgent shifts facing today's CIOs: The Three Arcs of the Modern CIO AI is the New OS: Are You Ready to Trust Your Enterprise to Think? The CIO Paradox: Leading When the Future Won't Sit Still Data Democracy: Why IT Must Lose Control for Businesses to Win Every Customer, One Journey: Radical Personalization at Scale Cloud 3.0: Is Your Infrastructure Agile or Fragile? Advt Join the community of thousands of industry professionals Subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights & analysis. Get updates on your preferred social platform Follow us for the latest news, insider access to events and more. The Economic Times CIO (ETCIO) proudly announces the 7th edition of its flagship gathering—the ETCIO Annual Conclave 2025 , returning to the iconic Grand Hyatt, Goa, for a four-day, invite-only experience fromIn a world defined by disruption, where AI, automation, and data reshape industries overnight, the role of the CIO is undergoing its most significant transformation yet. Today's CIO isn't just a technologist—they're a strategist, an innovator, and often, a this powerful shift in focus, this edition presents: CIO 3.0: Where Innovation Becomes Business RealityThis year's theme, 'CIO 3.0: Transforming Innovation into Business Reality ,' captures the essence of what's next. The CIO of today—and tomorrow—must go beyond delivering digital transformation to architecting growth, driving customer-centricity, and building future-proof conclave will convene tech leaders , and digital strategists to explore how this evolution plays out in real-world enterprises embrace intelligent automation hyper-personalized customer experiences , and data-driven decision-making, the CIO has evolved into a strategic business partner. The CIO 3.0 is expected to build agile, scalable, and secure tech ecosystems that deliver real business 2025 edition raises the bar with a highly curated agenda that blends strategic insight, peer-to-peer learning, and immersive experiences, including:What sets ETCIO Annual Conclave apart is its ability to blend intellect with experience. Beyond the sessions, attendees will enjoy unforgettable evenings featuring insightful conversations with icons from Bollywood, business, and sports, and musical performances by India's most celebrated artists—adding moments of joy, culture, and connection to an already extraordinary banks to unicorns, auto giants to digital-first startups, tech leaders from India's most admired companies—ICICI Bank, Ola, Akasa Air, Zepto, Hero MotoCorp, NSE, Adani Group, VodafoneIdea, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail, RBL Bank, and more—will take the stage not just to speak, but to spark something you're leading a digital revolution or preparing for one, the ETCIO Annual Conclave 2025 is where India's tech trailblazers come to learn, lead, and launch what's next.🔗 To explore this conclave or request an invitation, visit:
Business Mayor
05-05-2025
- Science
- Business Mayor
The great cognitive migration: How AI is reshaping human purpose, work and meaning
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Humans have always migrated to survive. When glaciers advanced, when rivers dried up, when cities fell, people moved. Their journeys were often painful, but necessary, whether across deserts, mountains or oceans. Today, we are entering a new kind of migration — not across geography but across cognition. AI is reshaping the cognitive landscape faster than any technology before it. In the last two years, large language models (LLMs) have achieved PhD-level performance across many domains. It is reshaping our mental map much like an earthquake can upset the physical landscape. The rapidity of this change has led to a seemingly watchful inaction: We know a migration is coming soon, but we are unable to imagine exactly how or when it will unfold. But, make no mistake, the early stage of a staggering transformation is underway. Tasks once reserved for educated professionals (including authoring essays, composing music, drafting legal contracts and diagnosing illnesses), are now performed by machines at breathtaking speed. Not only that, but the latest AI systems can make fine-grained inferences and connections long thought to require unique human insight, further accelerating the need for migration. For example, in a New Yorker essay, Princeton history of science professor Graham Burnett marveled at how Google's NotebookLM made an unexpected and illuminating link between theories from Enlightenment philosophy and a modern TV advertisement. As AI grows more capable, humans will need to embrace new domains of meaning and value in areas where machines still falter, and where human creativity, ethical reasoning, emotional resonance and the weaving of generational meaning remain indispensable. This 'cognitive migration' will define the future of work, education and culture, and those who recognize and prepare for it will shape the next chapter of human history. Like climate migrants who must leave their familiar surroundings due to rising tides or growing heat, cognitive migrants will need to find new terrain where their contributions can have value. But where and how exactly will we do this? Moravec's Paradox provides some insight. This phenomenon is named for Austrian scientist Hans Moravec, who observed in the 1980s that tasks humans find difficult are easy for a computer, and vice-versa. Or, as computer scientist and futurist Kai-Fu Lee has said: 'Let us choose to let machines be machines, and let humans be humans.' Moravec's insight provides us with an important clue. People excel at tasks that are intuitive, emotional and deeply tied to embodied experience, areas where machines still falter. Successfully navigating through a crowded street, recognizing sarcasm in conversation and intuiting that a painting feels melancholy are all feats of perception and judgment that millions of years of evolution have etched deep into human nature. In contrast, machines that can ace a logic puzzle or summarize a thousand-page novel often stumble at tasks we consider second nature. The human domains AI cannot yet reach As AI rapidly advances, the safe terrain for human endeavor will migrate toward creativity, ethical reasoning, emotional connection and the weaving of deep meaning. The work of humans in the not-too-distant future will increasingly demand uniquely human strengths, including the cultivation of insight, imagination, empathy and moral wisdom. Like climate migrants seeking new fertile ground, cognitive migrants must chart a course toward these distinctly human domains, even as the old landscapes of labor and learning shift under our feet. Not every job will be swept away by AI. Unlike geographical migrations which might have clearer starting points, cognitive migration will unfold gradually at first, and unevenly across different sectors and regions. The diffusion of AI technologies and its impact may take a decade or two. Many roles that rely on human presence, intuition and relationship-building may be less affected, at least in the near term. These roles include a range of skilled professions from nurses to electricians and frontline service workers. These roles often require nuanced judgment, embodied awareness and trust, which are human attributes for which machines are not always suited. Cognitive migration, then, will not be universal. But the broader shift in how we assign value and purpose to human work will still ripple outward. Even those whose tasks remain stable may find their work and meaning reshaped by a world in flux. Some promote the idea that AI will unlock a world of abundance where work becomes optional, creativity flourishes and society thrives on digital productivity. Perhaps that future will come. But we cannot ignore the monumental transition it will require. Jobs will change faster than many people can realistically adapt. Institutions, built for stability, will inevitably lag. Purpose will erode before it is reimagined. If abundance is the promised land, then cognitive migration is the required, if uncertain, journey to reach it. Just as in climate migration, not everyone will move easily or equally. Our schools are still training students for a world that is vanishing, not the one that is emerging. Many organizations cling to efficiency metrics that reward repeatable output, the very thing AI can now outperform us on. And far too many individuals will be left wondering where their sense of purpose fits in a world where machines can do what they once proudly did. Human purpose and meaning are likely to undergo significant upheaval. For centuries, we have defined ourselves by our ability to think, reason and create. Now, as machines take on more of those functions, the questions of our place and value become unavoidable. If AI-driven job losses occur on a large scale without a commensurate ability for people to find new forms of meaningful work, the psychological and social consequences could be profound. It is possible that some cognitive migrants could slip into despair. AI scientist Geoffrey Hinton, who won the 2024 Nobel Prize in physics for his groundbreaking work on deep learning neural networks that underpin LLMs, has warned in recent years about the potential harm that could come from AI. In an interview with CBS, he was asked if he despairs about the future. He said he did not because, ironically, he found it very hard to take [AI] seriously. He said: 'It's very hard to get your head around the point that we are at this very special point in history where in a relatively short time, everything might totally change. A change on a scale we've never seen before. It's hard to absorb that emotionally.' Read More 5 AI takeaways from CES for enterprise business There will be paths forward. Some researchers and economists, including MIT economist David Autor, have begun to explore how AI could eventually help rebuild middle-class jobs, not by replacing human workers, but by expanding what humans can do. But getting there will require deliberate design, social investment and time. The first step is acknowledging the migration that has already begun. Migration is rarely easy or fast. It often takes generations to adapt fully to new environments and realities. Many individuals will likely struggle through a multi-stage grieving process of denial, anger, bargaining, depression and, finally, acceptance before they can move toward new forms of contribution and meaning. And some may never fully migrate. Coping with change, at both the individual and societal level, will be one of the greatest challenges of the AI era. The age of AI is not just about building smarter machines and the benefits they will offer. It is also about migrating toward a deeper understanding and embracing what makes us human. Gary Grossman is EVP of technology practice at Edelman and global lead of the Edelman AI Center of Excellence.
