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HR veteran Karl Ahlrichs—human capital consultant and risk management expert—joins host Nichol Bradford to discuss why critical thinking is essential as AI transforms the workplace. Learn how human decision factors can prevent AI overreliance, improve hiring outcomes, and prepare managers for high-performing teams. Ahlrichs offers practical strategies for balancing AI's analytical power with human creativity and emotional intelligence—a crucial equilibrium for HR's future where AI becomes invisible, but human skills remain indispensable.
Karl Ahlrichs specializes in helping organizations solve their talent shortage, using both AI tools and “next step” management tactics.
He is a national speaker, author, and consultant, presenting on the people issues in all industries with a focus on advanced HR tools, and is often quoted in the local and national media.
He has held senior level positions in multiple Professional Services firms, and was a founding partner of ExactHire, bringing his HR, operations, and learning & development skills with him.
He loves intentionally improving himself with all manner of hobbies including writing haiku, mastering photography, building computers and learning Spanish. He wishes he had stuck with his guitar lessons in high school.
He was named the SHRM Human Resource Professional of the Year for the State of Indiana. He is on the Boards of several organizations, including the Maryland CPA Society. He is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) with the National Speaker’s Association. He has lived in Scotland and Spain and is passionate about exploring new experiences with his family and friends.
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SHRM’s executive in residence for AI+HI connects with Silicon Valley veteran John Hagel—entrepreneur, author, and founder of the Deloitte Center for the Edge—about the emergence of fear in our new AI-enhanced workplaces and its unconventional antidote: what he calls the “passion of the explorer.”
Leverage these additional resources to help you harness the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) combined with human ingenuity (HI).
SHRM’s AI+HI executive in residence summarizes AI’s role in organizational structure, recent layoffs, and more.
SHRM’s AI+HI executive in residence summarizes AI’s role in task automation, strategy alignment, and gig economy shifts.
HR professionals can build a winning AI business case by focusing on strategy and people — not just tech.