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

Episódios

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  AI at Work: Enhancing Employees or Replacing Them? 13.08.2026 6min

  This week Barry Phillips argues that latest stats suggest that AI is enhancing the role of employees rather than replacing them.
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  Is It Misconduct to Waste AI Tokens? 07.08.2026 5min

  As so much of AI use is now switching to tokens Barry Phillips asks how HR should be regulating it.
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  Hello, Can I Speak to a Human, Please? 31.07.2026 4min

  This week, Barry Phillips asks whether AI is quietly taking the “human” out of Human Resources. As automated systems increasingly influence recruitment, employee support and workplace decision-making, are organisations becoming more efficient at the expense of empathy, judgement and genuine human connection.
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  AI and “Power Skills” in the Workplace 24.07.2026 3min

  This week Barry Phillips notes how humans are going to need to become even more human to work best with AI.
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  Alphabet Soup - Six AI Acronyms HR is Getting to Know 09.07.2026 5min

  This week Barry Phillips looks at the AI jargon that is becoming common parlance for the HR professional
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  The Top Five GenAI Tools for HR 02.07.2026 6min

  This week Barry Phillips revisits his top five GenAI tools for HR and notes some new contenders for the top spot
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  Data Centres, Water, and the Danger of Big Scary Numbers in the Workplace 25.06.2026 6min

  This week Barry Phillips calls for better critiquing in the workplace of the big stats relating to AI and Data Centres
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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
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  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…
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  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?
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  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.
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  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
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.