AI for HR Weekly Podcast, brought to you by Barry Phillips

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• The Forthcoming AI Token Crisis – What’s HR got to do with it? 18.06.2026 5min

  Barry Phillips argues that HR has an important role in helping to reduce token usage in organisations
• Is Your Organisation AI Aware or AI Feral? 11.06.2026 4min

  This week Barry Phillips asks a difficult question and suspects he already knows the answer…
• The Ghost in the Machine…. and Who Owns It 03.06.2026 4min

  This week Barry Phillips notes that the world’s biggest law firm plans to use AI to bottle its lawyers' genius. He asks what does this mean for the people inside?
• The High-Risk HR AI Delay: Why the EU AI Act Still Matters 28.05.2026 5min

  This week Barry Phillips explains why he’s still behind the purpose of the EU AI Act.
• Workplace Misuse of AI – more cases more work to do in HR 21.05.2026 3min

  This week Barry Phillips, reviews two more cases this month of AI misuse and calls for a firm response from HR
• The New Job Types AI Will Create 14.05.2026 6min

  This week Barry Phillips takes a look at the new jobs types AI will create and it may be very different to what you think.
• From Fax Machines to AI Agents: The Productivity Trap We Keep Falling Into 08.05.2026 4min

  This week Barry Phillips asks whether AI is actually likely to make us busier and closer to burnout than ever before.
• The Rise of the AI-Enabled HR Professional 30.04.2026 5min

  This week Barry Phillips considers the rise of the significance of the AI-enabled HR professional and what it means for the workplace.
• Why a Human in the Loop Just isn’t Good Enough 23.04.2026 4min

  This week Barry Phillips makes a cri de coeur and argues for the use at work of one important word that changes everything.
• The Fog Machine: Why HR Needs Clarity on AI Before It Needs AI 16.04.2026 6min

  This week Barry Phillips argues that many organisations just aren’t providing HR with the clarity needed to do a good job implementing AI
• AI Slop at Work: When Nobody Stops to Think 09.04.2026 5min

  This week Barry Phillips argues that AI slop isn’t a technology problem, it’s a human one that is quietly damaging trust, judgement and legal compliance at work.
• From Dartmouth to DeepSeek: The AI Timeline Every HR Leader Needs to Know 02.04.2026 6min

  AI didn't arrive overnight. Understanding where it came from changes how you prepare your people for what's next.
• The Holy Grail of Workplace Efficiency — Have We Finally Found It? 26.03.2026 6min

  This week a triumphant Barry Phillips claims he’s found the one game changing AI tool that every workplace will want to use.
• The Rise of the Artificial Colleague 19.03.2026 4min

  This week Barry Phillips asks: what happens when your colleagues start confiding in machines?
• How to choose the right LLM for your workplace and should HR have the final say? 12.03.2026 6min

  This week Barry Phillips looks at what to consider when choosing the right goto LLM for the workplace.
• Are we being lied to about AI adoption rates? 05.03.2026 3min

  This week Barry Phillips questions what we are being told about AI adoption rates and calls for a whole lot more scepticism.
• GenAI is Free… But Soon We’ll Need to Talk Budgets 27.02.2026 5min

  This week, Barry Phillips, argues that the era of free GenAI use is coming to an end meaning big and difficult choices ahead for employers.
• From Punch Cards to Plain Speech: The Workplace Revolution Nobody's Talking About… 20.02.2026 6min

  This week, Barry Phillips asks whether AI has finally delivered a huge time saver few organisations and employees seem to be using.
• Regulating Use of GenAI Tools Employees Just Shouldn’t Be Using – How to Resolve the Conundrum? 05.02.2026 4min

  This week Barry Phillips offers his solution to the growing problem of how to regulate employee use of GenAI that haven’t been whitelisted.
• AI in the Workplace: Is it Still a Wild West? Our Survey Said… 29.01.2026 4min

  This week Barry Phillips asks what will finally persuade employers to properly regulate AI usage in the workplace.