- HR Brain Pickings
- Posts
- the friday 5 - Jan 23rd
the friday 5 - Jan 23rd
what's happened this week in HR?
Howdy HR friends!👋
Friday vibes incoming! Hope you're finishing strong! 🙌
Today's edition shows what happens when AI takes the wheel in hiring and the workplace. Spoiler alert: secret scoring systems, productivity that creates more work, and warnings of potential civil unrest. Apparently, algorithms don't guarantee better outcomes. 🤷♂️
Time for the Friday 5! Five articles, five takeaways. Five minutes away from the chaos to grab a coffee and get caught up on everything that's been happening in HR this week!
Today’s edition is presented by SelectSoftware Reviews
We know how tough the HR software search can get: endless demos, unclear pricing, and the constant worry of making the wrong choice. That’s why we’re spotlighting a free resource from our sponsor, SSR’s free HR matching service.
🚦Coming up
In today’s edition
🤖 Eightfold AI sued for secret applicant scoring
⏰ AI creating more work than it saves
💼 Deloitte ditches traditional job titles
💰 States targeting algorithmic wage-setting
⚠️ JPMorgan's CEO warns of civil unrest risk
💭The Friday Five
🎭 When AI promised to make work easier but delivered a whole new set of problems instead
🔍 Secret AI scorecards land recruiting firm in hot water. Eightfold AI faces a class action lawsuit for allegedly using hidden AI to score job applicants without disclosure, scraping personal data beyond resumes to rate candidates on a mysterious "likelihood of success" scale.
🔗 Read more [The HR Digest]
⏱️ The AI productivity paradox is real. For every 10 hours AI saves workers, nearly 4 hours are lost fixing its mistakes—with HR professionals spending the most time cleaning up low-quality AI output, losing up to 1.5 weeks annually.
🔗 Read more [HR Dive]
🏢 Big Four firm rewrites the corporate ladder. Deloitte is scrapping traditional consulting titles like "senior consultant" for role-specific names and alphanumeric levels as AI reshapes the industry's pyramid structure and what junior consultants actually do.
🔗 Read more [Fortune]
💵 Algorithms deciding your paycheck spark state crackdowns. Multiple states are proposing bills to regulate AI-powered wage-setting after concerns that companies use personal data like parenthood status and home address to pay workers the bare minimum.
🔗 Read more [Bloomberg Law]
🚨 Banking CEO warns AI rollout could trigger social chaos. JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon cautions that deploying AI too quickly—like automating millions of trucking jobs overnight—could spark "civil unrest" without proper retraining programs and phased implementation.
🔗 Read more [HRD America]
For easy reading
 | In this session, we’ll explore how to transform your employer brand into a living, breathing hiring engine that attracts aligned talent, fuels faster pipelines, and strengthens long-term retention. HR leaders will walk away with practical tools, fresh thinking, and a roadmap for building an EVP. |
That’s it for today.
Thanks for reading to the end and we hope today’s edition helped saved you a few hours in scouring the web for the latest news! 🧠
We know you’re super busy and as ever, we really appreciate you saving some room for us in your inbox 😀
Have a great weekend!
On a scale of 1 to HR, how much do you like this edition? |
Reply