SAP UK Head of People: AI Will Upgrade Jobs, Not Erase Them

SAP UK head of people: AI will upgrade jobs, not erase them

SAP has been in the news recently. A few weeks ago, its CEO Christian Klein gave an interview in which he said that the software provider is aiming to reinvent jobs rather than eliminate them in favour of AI. Reporting that the German company was encouraging employees to cultivate new functions for themselves, and that its headcount had actually grown by 3,500 since 2023, Klein’s remarks went against the grain of much catastrophising about AI. T…

Half of HR professionals believe HR should own AI strategy

Almost half (47%) of HR professionals believe that HR leaders should own the strategy for how AI is used by their employees, according to a survey. Global employee experience and performance platform Culture Amp, in its second annual AI in HR report, also found that three-quarters of HR professionals (77%) have bought into AI, while 73% see themselves as champions for responsible AI use in their organisation. The proportion of HR professionals w…

Employers need to help employees maximise AI

Research from SD Worx suggests UK employees are moving beyond the question of whether AI belongs at work and are instead focusing on how it will shape the way