We Have AI. Do We Still Need HR?

About This Episode

Jim Stroud speaks with Susan Anderson, Chief Services Officer for Mitratech’s HR Solutions Division, about why human judgment, accountability, and transparency still matter in an AI-powered workplace. They discuss AI-driven hiring decisions, workplace policies, employee productivity, algorithmic management, compensation, and whether AI agents should be treated like workers. Susan explains how HR can help organizations redesign work while protecting culture, compliance, trust, and the people affected by automated decisions. About our guest: Susan Anderson, Chief Services Officer at Mitratech, argues that AI makes HR more critical, not obsolete, by enabling smarter, compliant decision-making. The conversation debunked the idea that HR should "own" AI agents as pseudo-employees, emphasized human accountability in AI-assisted decisions, and explored how organizations should build AI playbooks grounded in transparency, skill-building, and psychological safety. https://www.linkedin.com/in/susansanfordanderson/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices