Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming HR practice. Yet an important question remains. How do HR professionals actually experience AI driven people analytics systems in their everyday work? I am grateful to share our research, posted on SSRN following the McGill University and UCW Business Tech Symposium and developed while I was at University Canada West. Co-authored with Hamed Taherdoost and Mitra Madanchian, Ph.D., the paper examines AI driven People Analytics Platforms in HR through a critical discourse analysis lens. We examined how tools designed to support “data-driven decision-making” also shape professional identity, power relations, and everyday HR practice. The paper contributes to ongoing research on AI in HR by foregrounding how analytics systems are experienced, interpreted, and navigated in practice, rather than evaluated solely through technical performance. The paper is available on SSRN: https://lnkd.in/dadKEyKr #AIinHR #PeopleAnalytics #ethicalAI #HumanResources #Symposium McGill University McGill University – Faculty of Law
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Really meaningful work. What stood out to me most is the reminder that people analytics is not just a technical evolution, it is a human one. We often think about AI in HR in terms of efficiency and performance. This paper brings forward something far more important: the emotional, cognitive, and cultural realities of the HR professionals actually using these platforms. Dashboards do not make decisions. People do. And their experiences, confidence with data, access to learning, and sense of psychological safety all shape how insights are interpreted and applied.