HR introspects cautiously as AI automates work of talent management

HR professionals will have fewer people to manage and that work too will involve automation. As a result, they will have to change their skillsets and job profiles

Major technology companies have in recent weeks laid off thousands of employees as a result of artificial intelligence (AI). As that technology automates functions and processes, many roles in companies are disappearing. 

 

For business leaders and talent managers, the rise of AI presents a conundrum. As roles and jobs disappear, such executives have to lean on AI to improve the skills of their teams struggling to stay relevant.

 

Automation is disrupting legacy information technology (IT) services and AI bots are replacing human coders on a mass scale. More than 150,000 tech professionals were laid off in 2024 globally, according to