The newsletter for curious people who want to stay ahead when it comes to the future of work.
Happy Friday!
I’m trying out a slightly different format for the weekly update.
Feel free to drop a comment if you like or dislike it.
I’ve been experimenting a lot with automation tools lately, and one of the funniest (and slightly silly) projects I’ve built is for my website. When you submit your details through the form, it sends the info to ChatGPT.
The AI checks you out, generates a summary of who it thinks you are, and then creates a personalized (and yes, slightly silly) email that lands in your inbox instantly.
Is it super useful? Probably not.
Is it fun? Absolutely.
Head over to prorio.ai and try it yourself (at your own risk!).
📈 Poll of the week
🧠 Topics I’m engaging with
- is, as always, thought-provoking and has written an article stating that as AI changes work and jobs become less stable, societies need new policies to ensure financial security and wellbeing beyond traditional employment.
The most debated article in my network this week comes from the Financial Times, “Does HR still need humans?” Simply put, AI is taking over big parts of HR. Companies are already using chatbots and automated screening to cut costs and speed things up, and bosses are pushing hard to shrink HR teams. However, the tricky part is that while many administrative tasks can be automated, things that involve trust, judgment, or difficult conversations will still require actual people.
How AI changes comp economics, it’s the third and final post in a series on compensation economics. This one is worth reading because it not only gives you a TL;DR of the first two parts, but also shows the math on why AI agents in comp are inevitable.
Very much enjoyed the conversation between
andMy article from Tuesday sparked debate. I got some very valid feedback and should probably have problematized the study more. In my LinkedIn post, one of the authors shed some more clarity around the study. And yes, this study (as most studies) is filled with ifs and buts, but for me, it’s still a valid data point.
⚙️ Tools to try
Uniplay - transforms corporate learning by making it as fun and engaging as gaming, believing that play inspires lifelong learning and curiosity.
ElevenLabs - adds music capabilities, and you can now instantly create jingles, background music, and much more. Very easy to use and try!
CalBot - an executive assistant in your pocket.
TrainWe - AI-powered training and onboarding platform designed to help companies create educational content in minutes.
Teamable - An app for giving and getting employee feedback and managing performance directly within Slack and Microsoft Teams, using AI to make feedback easy, actionable, and continuous.
🔁 Important Updates
Microsoft adds true Copilot capabilities to Excel. You can type “Classify this feedback” in a cell, and Excel will do the work.
A robot can finally fold laundry. (THE end goal of AI-development.)
Google lets you listen to your documents within Google Docs.
I love the
experiment with “Barry”. (And also really happy that Barry landed that interview!) A truly creative way to play around with the capabilities AI brings.
That’s it for this week!
Let me know in the comments what you think about this format. :)
As a 35 year self-employed 45 year 3rd party Executive Recruiter with an unhealthy mind set I'm watching AI/Technology destroy my profession. They used to call it "creative destruction" when businesses disappeared and new ones created. With AI it's 'destruction destruction' as its cost cutting is eliminating humans. Even what it can't do today it will tomorrow as the technology revolutionizes itself, evolves.
That was Hinton's goal, the founding father of AI. Technology treating us as children.
So my advice is to take whatever money you've accumulated and pour it into Nvidia or another AI stock of your choice, sit back, let it generate money for you, and unless you can program in Machine Language get ready for a lengthy retirement.
Huxley's "Brave New World," anyone?