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AI in HR Workshop: Unveiling the Future of Human Resources

On 30th November, Scholarstown House in Drogheda was the venue for the transformative ‘AI in HR Workshop,’ conducted by Skillnet Ireland with Mark Kelly, founder of AI Ireland, leading the event as the guest lecturer. 

The workshop attracted professionals from diverse backgrounds, including Human Resources, Marketing and HR Analytics. Notably, while attendees had varying degrees of AI familiarity, their eagerness to explore AI’s potential in enhancing their roles and companies was palpable.

The workshop commenced with an insightful presentation by Mark Kelly. He delineated the global landscape of AI, highlighting Ireland’s significant contributions, notably referencing the Irish ancestry of AI pioneers John McCarthy and Alan Turing. A critical part of the discussion centered around addressing public concerns about AI, particularly fears about job displacement and societal impacts.

Subsequent sessions delved into practical applications of AI in HR realms such as recruitment, training and development, and strategic decision-making. These segments were enriched with real-life case studies and tool demonstrations, offering participants a tangible understanding of AI’s role in augmenting workforce productivity.

In an important segment, Mark provided an in-depth analysis of the current state of AI regulations in the EU and the US. The workshop concluded with live demonstrations of ChatGPT and insights into how AI Ireland leverages AI for content creation.

Upon completion of the workshop, attendees were awarded an AI Ireland certificate, marking their participation and newfound insights in ‘AI in HR.’ This certification not only symbolises their learning but also serves as a testament to their commitment to integrating AI into HR practices.

Feedback from participants was overwhelmingly positive, with comments highlighting the practical applicability of the content, the quality of preparation and materials, and the interactive nature of the sessions. Attendees left with a deeper understanding of AI’s potential in HR, eagerly anticipating future workshops.

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AI Unleashed: Navigating the AI Revolution

AI Ireland are excited to unveil our new book, “AI Unleashed: Navigating the AI Revolution,” which is now accessible for purchase on Amazon. For executives, policy architects, or technology aficionados seeking to make sense of the intricate world of AI, “AI Unleashed: Navigating the AI Revolution” is your essential handbook. Now available on Amazon Kindle or hard copy, this book furnishes you with the expertise and instruments required to employ AI both effectively and ethically.

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How is AI being applied to business?

Artificial Intelligence is still an unfolding technology, and its complete influence and advantages remain untapped. AI breakthroughs are among various elements causing disruption in current markets and facilitating fresh digital business projects. Moreover, AI finds applications in diverse sectors, companies and roles in many ways.

Here are a few examples of AI application in business operations:

1. AI in Human-like Communications

Machine learning is paving the way for AI applications such as chatbots, autonomous vehicles, and smart robots that replicate human communications.

2. AI in Biometrics

Through deep learning techniques, AI provides solutions like facial recognition and voice recognition. Neural networks are used to hyper-personalize content through data mining and pattern recognition.

3. AI in IT Operations/Service Desk

AI facilitates IT support with Virtual Support Agents, ticket routing, information extraction from knowledge management sources, and providing answers to common questions.

4. AI in Supply Chain Management

AI assists with predictive maintenance, risk management, procurement, order fulfilment, supply chain planning, promotion management, and decision-making automation.

5. AI in Sales Enablement

AI can help identify new leads, nurture prospects through intelligent tracking and messaging, as well as improve sales execution and revenue through guided selling.

6. AI in Marketing

AI enables real-time personalization, content and media optimization, campaign orchestration, and uncovers new customer insights for effective marketing deployment.

7. AI in Customer Service

AI predicts customer needs and proactively deflects inquiries. Virtual customer assistants equipped with speech recognition, sentiment analysis, and automated quality assurance provide round-the-clock customer service.

8. AI in Human Resources

AI facilitates recruitment processes, skills matching, and leverages recommendation engines for learning content, mentors, career paths and adaptive learning.

9. AI in Finance

AI helps in dynamic processes requiring judgment and handling unstructured, volatile, high-velocity data. Examples include new accounting standards compliance, expense reports review, and vendor invoice processing.

10. AI in Sourcing, Procurement, and Vendor Management (SPVM)

AI assists in spend classification, contract analytics, risk management, candidate matching, sourcing automation, virtual purchasing assistance, and voice recognition.

11. AI in Legal

AI finds use in contract assembly, negotiation, due diligence, risk scoring, life cycle management, e-discovery, invoice classification, and more.

As enterprises adopt AI more widely, it’s inevitable that accompanying threats will arise, potentially posing significant risks to the organization. It’s crucial that these threats are assessed proactively to bolster stakeholder confidence in AI.

By 2025, it’s anticipated that regulations will demand greater emphasis on AI ethics, transparency and privacy. Far from inhibiting AI, these requirements will likely foster trust, stimulate growth and enhance the global performance of AI.

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Artificial Intelligence, Your Organisation and the Skills Needed for the Workplace of the Future

The buzz term was ‘Big Data’ but more recently ‘Machine Learning’ and ‘Artificial Intelligence’ are terms which have become synonymous with Digital Transformation.