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AI in HR market chatter

With the proliferation of news stories and thought leadership about the impact of AI on HR teams, at LACE Partners we’ve gathered a collection of interesting articles and feature them on our website for our followers and community members to access. We’ve compiled the below library of content for you and are regularly updating each week so bookmark this page and keep checking in for the latest developments:

2025

Why firms are merging HR and IT departments

BBC | Aug 8, 2025
The emergence of AI is making firms rethink their organisation. READ MORE

Young employees hide AI usage amid job security fears

HRD | Aug 5, 2025
Fear of losing work to AI is making America’s younger employees hide they use the technology. READ MORE

£119 billion productivity shift – HR leaders can’t afford to wait on AI

HR DIRECTOR | Jul 31, 2025
According to the UK Government’s AI Opportunity Forum, AI could contribute £119 billion to the UK economy... READ MORE

AI teammates, EQ leaders and the unlearning superpower

HR NEWS | Jul 30, 2025
Behavioural scientists and coaching experts share four mid-year workplace trends to watch... READ MORE

Council turns veteran employee into AI chatbot to support colleagues

HR GRAPEVINE | Jul 30, 2025
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OpenAI and UK sign deal to use AI in public services

BBC | Jul 22, 2025
OpenAI, the firm behind ChatGPT, has signed a deal to use AI to increase productivity in the UK's public services... READ MORE

Candy Crush maker reportedly replacing laid-off staff with AI

HR GRAPEVINE | Jul 17, 2025
King, the Microsoft-owned developer of Candy Crush, is reportedly laying off employees... READ MORE

Preparing for the rise of the agentic workforce

HRD CONNECT | Jul 13, 2025
HR leaders face a new reality: the rise of a hybrid workforce made up of both humans and autonomous AI agents... READ MORE

AI will kill the org chart

FAST COMPANY | Jul 11, 2025
Four ideas to transform your company to lead at AI speed... READ MORE

Entry-level jobs down since ChatGPT launch, research shows

HR MAGAZINE | Jul 01, 2025
Entry-level jobs in the UK have dropped by almost a third (32%) since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022... READ MORE

The future of work is agentic

MCKINSEY | Jun 03, 2025
The digital workforce is happening. Here’s what it may look like when humans are working side by side with AI agents... READ MORE

CPO focus: Leadership essentials for an AI-enabled HR function

H&S | May 21, 2025
Human resources leaders are at the center of the AI capability gap... READ MORE

Striking the right balance – AI’s role in HR transformation

TECHRADAR | Apr 4, 2025
The integration of AI into HR is rapidly reshaping how businesses approach employee management... READ MORE

AI oversight aligns so well with HR, the function’s leaders may soon be tapped to manage it

HR BREW | Feb 14, 2025
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the global workplace, and businesses are integrating AI tools into their workflows at a rapid pace... READ MORE

UK companies plan to invest in AI instead of hiring staff as costs rise

FINANCIAL TIMES | Jan 9, 2025
A new poll says 51% of business leaders aim to redirect investment this year... READ MORE

NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang says that IT will ‘become the HR of AI agents’

AOL | Jan 9, 2025
A new poll says 51% of business leaders aim to redirect investment this year... READ MORE

‘Virtual employees’ could join workforce as soon as this year, OpenAI boss says

THE GUARDIAN | Jan 6, 2025
Sam Altman says tools that carry out jobs autonomously, known as AI agents, could transform business output... READ MORE

AI reckoning and sustainability challenges drive consultants' predictions for 2025

CONSULTANCY UK | Jan 1, 2025
Experts across specialties share insights on thriving in the year ahead, emphasising the pivotal role of technology... READ MORE

2024

AI gold rush: HR leaders navigate a tsunami of tech vendor sales pitches

WORKLIFE | Dec 10, 2024
AI is reshaping major HR platforms, but with constant sales pitches, many HR pros are struggling to see what truly sets them apart... READ MORE

AI strategy vs. HR strategy. What do you really need?

HR EXECUTIVE | Nov 8, 2024
Not every organisation needs an AI strategy—at least not yet. Many HR leaders are blurring the lines between strategy, planning, and tech... READ MORE

Employers look to AI tools to plug skills gap and retain staff

FINANCIAL TIMES | Nov 7, 2024
Concerns about artificial intelligence's disruptive effects on the workplace... READ MORE

Why Artificial Intelligence Alone Won’t Solve The Skills Problem

FORBES | Nov 1, 2024
Employee churn, broadening skills gaps and remote learning and development (L&D). These are just some of the challenges facing HR teams... READ MORE

Five machine learning trends for business leaders to take away from 2024

HR NEWS | Oct 14, 2024
As artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) dominate headlines and reshape industries, they are not just buzzwords – they’re revolutionising the way we work... READ MORE

Can BBC reporter's AI clone fool his colleagues?

BBC | Sep 28, 2024
Companies are being warned about the increasing use of AI to carry out so-called CEO Fraud... READ MORE

ADP Unveils Lyric: The Flexible, Intelligent and Human-Centric Global HR Platform

ADP | Sep 23, 2024
ADP® announced the launch of ADP Lyric HCM, a Human Capital Management (HCM) platform designed to meet the evolving needs of the modern workforce through global HR, payroll and service... READ MORE

Announcing Workday Illuminate™: The Next Generation of Workday AI

PR NEWSWIRE | Sep 17, 2024
Workday a leading provider of solutions to help organisations manage their people and money, announces Illuminate, the next generation of Workday AI... READ MORE

Payroll professionals report lack of ethical AI checks

HR MAGAZINE | Sep 4, 2024
CIPP have released a report which states that most payroll professionals believe there are few checks in place to ensure that AI enhancements are handled ethically... READ MORE

EU AI Act still in infancy, but those with 'intelligent' HR apps better watch out

THE REGISTER | Jul 31, 2024
The world's first legislation designed specifically for AI has come in to law in the EU today. This article explains some of the detail behind it... READ MORE

Not all AI models should be freely available, argues a legal scholar

THE ECONOMY | Jul 29, 2024
The more capable they are, the greater the risk of catastrophe, reckons Lawrence Lessig... READ MORE

Can ChatGPT handle HR? Here’s what happened when we put it to the test

FAST COMPANY | Jul 8, 2024
A team of HR experts wanted to know if AI would enhance their work—or take their jobs. They tested several iterations of ChatGPT and then built their own version... READ MORE

A new future of work: The race to deploy AI and raise skills in the US, Europe and beyond.

MCKINSEY | Jul 5, 2024
New research from McKinsey exploring labour markets in ten European countries and the United States, in the years to 2030... READ MORE

Higher earners face greater AI exposure, study finds

FINANCIAL TIMES | Jun 21, 2024
Higher earners such as software engineers and data scientists are more exposed to the impact of artificial intelligence than lower paid workers, according to the latest research on the technology and the labour market. (Subscribers only)... READ MORE

Women 40% more likely to have their work replaced by AI than men

HR REVIEW | Jun 3, 2024
A new report by social enterprise Code First Girls and Tech Talent Charter reveals that the current approach to technology skills development is ‘not fit for purpose,’ leaving women at an increased risk of ‘being left behind’ in the age of AI... READ MORE

HR falls behind employees in embracing AI

HR MAGAZINE | May 30, 2024
More than two thirds (68%) of HR professionals have not embraced the full potential for AI, a report by HR insights provider Brightmine has shown (29 May)... READ MORE

Will You Engage & Retain Your Gen AI Talent?

HR MEANS BUSINESS | May 23, 2024
According to recent McKinsey research, Gen AI skills are much in demand. Those in your workforce who regularly use generative AI... READ MORE

UK government publishes guidance on responsible AI in HR and recruitment

OSBORNE CLARKE | May 10, 2024
DSIT has outlined key considerations to be considered by organisations seeking to procure and deploy AI in the recruitment lifecycle... READ MORE

What UK firms need to know about the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act

RACONTEUR | May 3, 2024
This landmark legislation, recently approved by the European Parliament, is set to come into force gradually over the next two years... READ MORE

Over half of employees are uncomfortable with HR teams using AI, survey finds

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT | Apr 12, 2024
More than half (54 per cent) of UK employees don’t feel comfortable with HR teams using AI, new research by SurveyMonkey has found... READ MORE

Leading through the great disruption 2024

ADECCO GROUP | Apr 5, 2024
More than half of companies surveyed in some of the world’s leading economies plan to recruit new talent to cope with the mass adoption of AI... READ MORE

Amazon's Just Walk Out technology relies on hundreds of workers in India watching...

BUSINESS INSIDER | Apr 3, 2024
Amazon's Just Walk Out technology relies on hundreds of workers in India watching... READ MORE

Just how rich are businesses getting in the AI gold rush?

THE ECONOMIST | Mar 17, 2024
Barely a day goes by without excitement over artificial intelligence (AI) sending another company’s market value through the roof... READ MORE

AI disgust | Employee dislike of AI is as great as the morning commute

HR GRAPEVINE | Mar 13, 2024
Change is always a thorn in the side of those who like things done just as they are, and this certainly rings true with new findings revealing that artificial intelligence (AI) tools are not saving... READ MORE

[Report] The World's 40 Most Popular HR AI Tools

FLEXOS | Mar 8, 2024
FlexOS.work surveyed AI platforms to reveal the leading AI HR platforms. The big winners are in recruiting, but there's much more to the story... READ MORE

The AI tools that might stop you getting hired

THE GUARDIAN | Feb 3, 2024
One-way video interviews, CV screeners and digital monitoring are among the ways employers are using tech to save time and money on recruitment. But do they work?... READ MORE

'I thought I was going mad': Former make-up artist says she lost her job after...

SKY NEWS | Feb 1, 2024
Companies are increasingly using AI to scan CVs and score candidates, as well as to analyse candidates' body language and facial expressions in video interviews... READ MORE

The evolving C-Suite: Embracing AI from the top down

EVOLVING C-SUITE | Jan 31, 2024
Over the last couple of years two acronyms have risen to the top of C-Suite agendas: AI and ML... READ MORE

SAP to restructure 8,000 jobs in push towards AI, shares hit record

REUTERS | Jan 24, 2024
Shares of SAP Se jumped 7% to an all-time high after the German software firm forecast growth in cloud revenue... READ MORE

How AI is Impacting the Job Market, According to a LinkedIn Report

HUBSPOT | Jan 30, 2024
According to LinkedIn’s 2023 Future of Work Report, the conversation on AI has increased by 70% from December 2022 to September 2023. READ MORE