Integrate or Die: a work technology podcast

 Isaac Thompson, Senior Research Scientist at Amazon shares insights from his work using AI to push back the frontiers of science related to talent assessment and prediction of job performance.  A pioneer in the development of applied AI/ML human capital management solutions, Isaac also shares insights from the new book “Artificial Intelligence for IO Psychologists: Research and App...

Robert Richardson,  HR Technology Strategist, SAP discusses the factors that impact how organizations can get the most value from using AI to transform work and workforce management.  Robert draws on lessons learned from experience helping hundreds of companies adopt AI combined with his work helping companies build the next generation of AI solutions.   Some things we cove...

Evan Sinar, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist at Amazon discusses how development of generative AI solutions is affecting psychological and organizational research.  Evan led applied research teams at DDI and BetterUp before joining Amazon and works on the forefront of research focused on employee performance and development.  He shares how AI is reshaping research methods but also calls out it...

Steve and Alexis talk with Fred Oswald, Professor at the University of California Irvine School of Education about the impact of AI on the assessment and education of students and employees.  This episode dives deep into some nerdy industrial-organizational concepts so be forewarned!   Some things we cover:

• Whether psychometric principles apply to the evaluation of AI/ML algorithms
• H...

Steve and Alexis talk with Eric Sydell, founder & CEO of Vero AI about responsible use of AI solutions. Eric built some of the first large scale applications using AI machine learning to support recruiting as a founding member of Modern Hire, a company subsequently acquired by HireVue. He is now building solutions to ensure compliant use of AI applications across a range of areas.  Some things ...

Steve and Alexis talk with Tyler Weeks, VP of People Technology, Research & Analytics at Marriott International about using AI to support frontline employees in the hospitality industry.  A physicist by training, Tyler brings a high sophisticated but reality-based approach toward the use of AI technology within organizations. Some things we cover:

• Why AI LLMs that use natural language inte...

Steve and Alexis talk with Jerome Gouvernel, co-founder of datascalehr about the value AI provides for integrating highly complex, global HR datasets. Jerome’s work is primarily focused on payroll data management, which as we learn is one of the most important, most sensitive, and most complicated areas of HR data. Some things we cover: • Why HR data is fragmented and far more complex than people ...

Steve and Alexis talk with Guy Tourigny, HR Technology Implementation Leader at HRIZONS about using AI to build agentic HR applications.  We discuss the efficiency gains associated with these solutions along with the importance of not over automating a function that is focused on optimizing the value of humans. Some things we cover: • The value of agentic HR solutions that integrate data from diffe...

Steve and Alexis talk with Richard Landers, Professor of Industrial Organizational Psychology at the University of Minnesota about building AI technology that is informed by psychological science.  We focus specifically on the use of AI to support candidate selection and employee development.  Some things we cover:

• The change management challenges caused by the rapid speed of AI innovatio...

Steve and Alexis talk with Armen Berjikly, an early-stage investor in technology solutions at Emerson Collective about integrating human involvement into AI automated processes.  Armen is a computer scientist who built some of the first widely adopted natural language AI solutions applied to HR at Kenjoya (employee listening) and Better Up (coaching).  Some things we cover:

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