The sources behind my posts.
The reports, research, court cases and regulation I rely on when writing about HR and AI. Primary sources and the analyses that interpret them, each linked to where it was published.
Risk in hiring and employee decisions
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Algorithmic Monocultures in Hiring (opens in a new tab)
Stanford researchers' paper on what happens to applicants when many employers use the same vendor's hiring algorithm.
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Mobley v. Workday: Court Holds AI Service Providers Could Be Directly Liable for Employment Discrimination Under Agent Theory (opens in a new tab)
Legal analysis of the Mobley v. Workday ruling that AI service providers could be directly liable as an employer's agent.
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California Federal Court Grants In Part And Denies In Part Workday's Motion To Dismiss In Mobley v. Workday (opens in a new tab)
Summary of the June 2026 ruling that granted in part and denied in part Workday's motion to dismiss in Mobley v. Workday.
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26 Meta workers sue over alleged AI-aided layoffs targeting employees on medical or family leave (opens in a new tab)
CBS News report. 26 Meta employees have sued, alleging that AI was used to pick layoffs and that workers on leave were affected.
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SB 947 No Robo Bosses Act (opens in a new tab)
Text and legislative history of California SB 947, the No Robo Bosses Act, on human oversight of automated decision systems at work.
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Newsom signs McNerney's No Robo Bosses Act (opens in a new tab)
Senator Jerry McNerney's announcement that Governor Newsom signed the No Robo Bosses Act.
Regulation and governance
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AI Omnibus enters into force (opens in a new tab)
European Commission notice that the AI Omnibus has entered into force, with the new dates for high-risk AI rules.
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The Digital AI Omnibus: Proposed deferral of high risk AI obligations under the AI Act (opens in a new tab)
Employment law analysis of the deferral of high-risk system obligations under the EU AI Act.
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Interim Measures for the Management of Anthropomorphic AI Interactive Services (opens in a new tab)
Official Chinese text of China's interim measures on anthropomorphic AI interaction services, issued by the CAC and four other agencies.
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China's New Regulations on AI Anthropomorphic Interactive Services (opens in a new tab)
Legal analysis of China's interim measures on anthropomorphic AI interaction services, which took effect on 15 July 2026.
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BYOAI and Shadow AI in HR: Risks, Realities and What to Do Next (opens in a new tab)
Article on the difference between bringing your own AI (BYOAI) and shadow AI, and what the risks mean for HR.
Return on AI and business impact
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The State of Organizations 2026: Three tectonic forces that are reshaping organizations (opens in a new tab)
McKinsey's report on three forces reshaping organizations. A reference point for organization design and leadership priorities.
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The Total Economic Impact of Workday Prism Analytics and People Analytics (opens in a new tab)
Forrester's economic impact study of Workday Prism Analytics and People Analytics. Commissioned by Workday, so a vendor-commissioned study.
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Decoding ROI from AI (opens in a new tab)
PwC's 2026 AI Performance Study on how companies turn their AI investment into returns.
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J.P. Morgan Research on the Human Capital Factor (opens in a new tab)
J.P. Morgan notes on human capital and company performance. The page belongs to Irrational Capital, the vendor that sells this measure.
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Work AI Index 2026 (opens in a new tab)
An index on the time AI saves at work and the effort spent checking its output. Sponsored by Glean.
Team adoption and capability
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New research shows honesty about AI use at work is backfiring (opens in a new tab)
Atlassian research on how disclosing AI use at work affects the way colleagues judge an employee.
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Shaping early career success in the age of AI (opens in a new tab)
A study of how the way early-career employees direct and evaluate AI shapes their performance.
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Best Practices in Change Management (opens in a new tab)
Change management best practices from Prosci's long-running research series, with a focus on executive sponsorship and manager support.
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Building Singapore's Capability Advantage in a Digital Age (opens in a new tab)
Minister Josephine Teo's Committee of Supply 2026 speech on workforce capability policy in the digital age.
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Raising the AI fluency bar for every Zapier hire (opens in a new tab)
Zapier's post on version 2 of the AI Fluency Rubric it uses in hiring and the AI skills it expects from candidates.
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AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations (opens in a new tab)
A free Anthropic Academy course on a framework for working with AI effectively, efficiently and responsibly.
HR use cases
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AI & Economy ATLAS v1.0: Mapping Gemini Usage in the Economy (opens in a new tab)
Google's study mapping which occupations and tasks AI is used for, based on Gemini usage data.
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AI Can Provide 90% of Career Coaching, But Humans Still Matter (opens in a new tab)
Summary of research on which parts of career coaching AI can take on and where human coaches are still needed.
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DBS launches Gen AI-powered coaching tool to future-proof its workforce (opens in a new tab)
DBS press release launching iCoach, a generative AI coaching tool built with Marshall Goldsmith and open to all employees.
Free courses
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Claude 101 (opens in a new tab)
Anthropic Academy's introductory course on getting started with Claude for everyday work.
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Introduction to Claude Cowork (opens in a new tab)
Anthropic Academy's introductory course on Claude Cowork.
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AI Capabilities and Limitations (opens in a new tab)
Anthropic Academy's course on what AI does well and where its limits are.
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SCS Skills Pathway for AI (opens in a new tab)
The Singapore Computer Society's AI skills pathway, with an AI Bilingual track for business professionals and an AI Technical Specialist track.
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