Gen AI Is Changing Work, but It Can't Replace Workers, This HR Exec Says

Generative AI tools are replacing some of the tasks that have historically been the purview of entry-level employees learning their way around at the start of a career. That doesn't have to mean those jobs go away, a human resources leader for one large tech company told an audience at South by Southwest on Monday. "I think we have to think differently about what those entry-level jobs are," said Nickle LaMoreaux, chief human resources officer at IBM. Artificial intelligence is a big topic at SXSW here in Austin, Texas, this week, including conversations around accountability, creativity, trust and the use of synthetic data. A glimpse at the SXSW program shows all the ways this technology might one day seep into our lives, if it hasn't already. One big way: AI is changing our jobs, and it's changing the way we get those jobs. LaMoreaux said companies will have to look for different qualities in employees -- the ones you can't find in a machine. AI as a hiring manager? LaMoreaux sa ... Read full article.