The Digital Teammate Era Has Arrived
The episode of "You Can with AI" explores the emerging concept of "digital teammates"—AI agents positioned as co‑workers rather than simple software tools. Host Nathaniel Whitmore speaks with Surajit Chatterjee, CEO of Emma, and Edu Sacko, KPMG’s head of workforce innovation, to unpack how this framing reshapes organizational design and employee mindset. Key insights include the distinction between static SaaS applications and dynamic AI employees that can onboard, receive feedback, and make autonomous decisions. Emma’s three‑year journey demonstrates that AI employees can handle end‑to‑end workflows—HR, customer support, and code generation—while KPMG’s neuroscience‑backed research shows that language matters: calling AI a "teammate" triggers collaborative brain patterns, increasing openness to delegation and iteration. Notable examples illustrate the shift. Emma’s client with 250,000 employees reduced HR query resolution from days to minutes, yet initial trust issues caused users to double‑check AI answers with humans. KPMG’s own autonomous‑vehicle test highlighted how clear role explanations and guardrails ease user anxiety. Both speakers stress that trust is built incrementally, mirroring the onboarding of a human hire. The implications are profound: organizations must redesign onboarding, governance, and upskilling programs to treat AI agents as team members, defining roles, responsibilities, and feedback loops. Success hinges on transparent communication, continuous learning, and a cultural shift that embraces AI as a collaborative partner rather than a replaceable tool.
⏰ Most People Analytics Doesn’t Fail on Insight — It Fails on Timing.
The video argues that people‑analytics failures stem not from lack of insight but from poor timing. Executives often request workforce data during live meetings, only to wait hours for HR to generate reports, causing momentum to evaporate. The speaker highlights three...
BofA Downgrades Workday to Neutral, Flags Hidden AI Risk to Seat‑Based Model
Bank of America reinstated coverage of Workday with a neutral rating and a $140 price objective, citing a hidden AI risk that could erode the firm’s seat‑based revenue stream. The downgrade follows Workday’s Q1 fiscal results of $2.542 billion in revenue...
Identical AI-Generated Resumes Reveal Stark Bias Against Women Who Use AI At Work
A study by former Meta strategist Zehra Chatoo used AI to create identical résumés for "Emily Clarke" and "James Clarke" and asked British adults to evaluate them. Reviewers were 22% more likely to question the female candidate's trustworthiness and twice...
Workday GO Extended Out for A/NZ Mid-Market Organisations
Workday announced the expansion of Workday GO to Australia and New Zealand, giving mid‑market organisations access to its AI‑enhanced HR, finance and payroll platform. Executives stressed that AI’s value depends on clean, connected data rather than patchwork legacy systems. Implementation partners...
The PEO Tech Stack Is Being Rebuilt From the Ground Up
The professional employer organization (PEO) sector is undergoing a foundational overhaul of its technology stack, moving away from legacy monolithic systems toward a modular, cloud‑native architecture. This redesign, highlighted at PrismHR LIVE 2026 in Denver, emphasizes API‑first integration, multi‑tenant SaaS,...
AI Saved Oyster’s HR Team 400+ Hours a Year — Here’s How
In this episode, host David Rice talks with Aaron Goody of Oyster about how AI automation slashed their HR team's PTO handover workload from 420 hours to just eight per year, freeing time for complex tasks like investigations and terminations....
Czech Startup Passwd Automates Access Management for Google Workspace Teams (Sponsored)
Czech startup Passwd launched a tool that automatically syncs Google Workspace groups with credential access, turning role assignments into instant permissions. By linking access rights to existing organizational structures, the platform eliminates manual ticketing and reduces onboarding delays for new...
RemoFirst Goes All-In on AI, Becoming the First Major AI-Native Employer of Record and Launches RemoAI
RemoFirst has re‑engineered its global Employer of Record platform around artificial intelligence, unveiling RemoAI—a conversational AI layer that automates compliance, payroll, onboarding and support across more than 185 markets. The launch includes two initial agents: a Global Recruiter that provides...
People Analytics Becomes Core HR Tool as 90% of Leaders Adopt Data, Survey Shows
A recent HRD LinkedIn survey reveals that 90% of HR leaders are already using people analytics, with 10% still refusing to adopt. Industry commentator Sarah Donegan says the shift to accessible AI and cloud platforms is turning analytics from a...
Workday and Google Cloud Expand Strategic Partnership to Bring AI Agents for HR and Finance Into Employees’ Daily Workflows
Workday and Google Cloud announced an expanded strategic partnership that embeds generative AI agents directly into Workday’s human‑resources and finance applications. The new agents, built on Google’s Vertex AI platform, let employees interact with payroll, benefits, and expense data using...
Intuit Wants to Turn Workforce Management Into a Financial Operating System
Intuit announced QuickBooks Workforce, an AI‑native, end‑to‑end human capital management platform built directly into QuickBooks. The new suite consolidates payroll, benefits, hiring, time tracking and performance tools that SMBs typically run in separate applications. By embedding workforce data in the...
Workday Horizon Returns to South Africa – Turning AI Into Business Impact
Workday announced its Horizon Johannesburg conference for 2 June 2026, gathering senior HR, finance, and technology leaders to explore turning AI from a pilot into measurable business value. The event will feature global CTO Jens Löhmar, who will share insights on embedding AI...
VeriKlick Redefines Field Sales Hiring with AI-Powered Assessment Intelligence
VeriKlick unveiled its AI‑powered Agent Field Sales Representative SaaS, targeting pharmaceutical and other highly regulated sectors. The platform creates realistic sales scenarios and compliance challenges, allowing hiring teams to evaluate candidates in real‑time. By automating the screening process, the solution...
Remote Posts 50% Revenue‑per‑employee Surge as AI Drives Payroll Efficiency
Remote, the Amsterdam‑based payroll platform, announced a 50% increase in revenue per employee after embedding AI across its organization, pushing annual recurring revenue past $300 million and turning cash‑flow positive. The CEO credited a company‑wide AI marketplace and new “Remote Build”...
VidCruiter Ranked #1 Video Interview Software on Gartner Peer Insights, Validating a Decade of Investment in Structured, Defensible Hiring
VidCruiter has been named the #1 video interview software on Gartner Peer Insights, achieving a 4.6‑out of‑5 overall rating from verified user reviews. The platform is used by more than 125,000 hiring professionals and is praised for its structured, human‑led...
One Tech Tip: Your Next Job Interview Could Be with an AI Bot
Recruiters are increasingly using AI‑powered chatbots to conduct first‑stage job interviews, replacing human screeners with text, phone or video‑based bots. Platforms such as TestGorilla generate scripted questions, evaluate answers for metrics and clarity, and score candidates automatically. Experts advise candidates...