I work for a tech company and manage a team of HR generalists globally. My company is heavily pushing AI usage in everything we do. There is limited strategic discussion around the best use cases for AI - instead it’s look at everything you do and figure out how to work AI in. On top of it, everyone is using AI to craft email responses, build out presentations, proposals, etc. As a result, I also heavily use AI. At this point it’s more apparent if you don’t and almost gives you a negative reputation for creating something without AI. It feels like an endless cycle of AI outputs instead of productive human collaboration. It’s so different from the past 10 or so years of my career.
I am personally struggling. I feel like I’m slowly loosing my ability to critically think and advise because the expectation is to turn to AI first instead of relying on my own skills, judgement, and knowledge. It’s honestly taking a toll and making me question my own ability and growth as an HR professional. To be clear, I think AI is a great tool and can help with a lot of the administrative burden that often falls on HR but in my current role, it’s feeling like there’s more importance placed on AI over people who have worked years and gained valuable, important experience. I’m curious about others experience outside of the tech industry. Is there hope to truly use AI as a tool instead of a a replacement method or is what I’m experiencing the new normal?