People First, not just Code
Today, many teams use AI to help with hiring. Some tools read resumes fast. Some tools chat with job seekers. This can save time. But we should ask a big question: are we so disconnected from each other that we are going to let an algorithm manage us?
Lots of people feel unsure. In one national survey, 71% of Americans said they do not want AI to make the final hiring choice. Only 7% said they do want that. (Pew Research Center)
Experts and the public see AI very differently. In 2025, 73% of AI experts said AI will help people do their jobs. But only 23% of U.S. adults felt the same. That is a big gap. (Pew Research Center)
AI can sort data. It can spot patterns. But AI cannot feel a person’s story. It cannot know a family’s needs. It cannot sense a teen’s first-job nerves or a veteran’s brave path back to work.
If we keep going down this path; will we eventually let these algorithms replace us, CFOs, COOs, CEOs? Some reports say AI will be used by most companies soon—almost 75% expected adoption. That means more tools, more screens, and maybe fewer real talks. (World Economic Forum)
Let’s keep people in charge. Keep humans in HR. Confidence in people is what we need to get back to, not the absence of flaws. Human error doesn’t make grounds for elimination. It shows where we can teach, grow, and invest. Let’s build human organizations where real people make real change.
