Long story short: Will robots take over the workplace? How to use tech for good

Employees are attached to their tech, and it’s continuously changing how work gets done. 

In this week’s top stories, new tools like ChatGPT are revolutionizing how people engage with their day-to-day tasks. The artificial intelligence-powered chatbot can actually write emails, scan documents and build presentations, potentially saving employees time from these menial tasks. Yet where should employers draw the line? 

“AI doesn’t have free will,” says Ricardo Michel Reyes, chief science officer and co-founder of AI company, Erudit. “It still needs someone to tell it what the PowerPoint is about, what goes first and what colors and fonts to use. The problem is that often employers will think that a tool is enough by itself or that they don’t need to train people.” 

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Once HR leaders and employees understand the power of tech, they can use it to their advantage. Whether it’s to consolidate tech tools to manage employees globally, or mine data for DEI insights, leaders have many cutting edge resources at their disposal. Read on for best practices to navigate today’s virtual world.