Notes for prep

Notes from speaking to panelists

I spoke to each panelist about what they want to talk about:

Caroline
Profile: Experience People Ops leader - has worked in late stage startups with large employee populations. Now working with a smaller company who is building AI IT Help Desk product. Is a ppl person there - business partner - needs to be behind the vision of the company and transform internally how ppl adopt AI
What she can talk about (notes jotted down from conversation with her):
AI performance reviews
Has seen colleagues object to someones writing improving because they’re using AI
What do you feel is acceptable here
AI note takers
Misrepresent the checking sentiment
How companies are creating space for AI adoption
Screening for skills in interviews
She has met with the head of TA at Shopify - how do they thread concept of AI throughout the organisation and demystify it
Remove the distance between tech teams and rest of team when it comes to AI - level playing field for Finance person to accelerate within their funciton like a tech person can
What she gets asked the most: how to use it in screening without bias or messing up
Giovanni
Profile: Cofounder and CEO of Humaans - HRIS that has been going for about 7-8 years. More recently have changed their approach to being an AI first HRIS. Undoubtedly had to transform his team to be AI ready, Ai forward
What he can talk about (notes jotted down from conversation with him):
AI Adoption and objections
Bias with and without AI
Historical technology advancements
Someone hired to turn on the lights in a the park.
New job titles including AI now
How do you make sure the decisions you make in product are low risk
What he gets asked the most: dealing with bias

Kolvin
Profile: partner at law firm
What he can talk about (notes jotted down from conversation with him):
Implications of adoption of AI
What do you need to do if you’re using AI for screening and recruitment to cut down on time taken
issues with compliance wiht the equality act
can inadvertently discriminate
Detail on risks and mitigation
2 broad areas
equality act
GDPR
Automated decision making is regulated (for recruitment)
Look to the future...
EU AI act if you are doing any business in the EU
impacts the use of HR systems, e.g. performance and workflow management
compliance obligations
What he gets asked the most: what trends are you seeing , what problems are people coming to you with


Quick Fire at the end

fave tool you use
biggest mistake made/misunderstanding in the early days
if you were working with a company who has v little adoption, what’s the first thing you would do tomorrow to push them forward
what else....
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