Workplace automation stories

TestGorilla rolls out AI fluency tests and simulations to help employers measure AI readiness as skills overtake experience in hiring.

A new study examining AI use across occupations finds little evidence of rising unemployment so far, though hiring of younger workers may be slowing.

As AI shifts from automating tasks to shaping decisions, leaders must share expertise generously to orchestrate, not gatekeep, knowledge.

As AI reshapes work, women's leadership is crucial to design fair, trusted systems and ensure innovation reflects diverse perspectives.

Atlassian launches Jira AI agents with MCP support, embedding governed automation in existing workflows rather than separate chat tools.

AI literacy demand in Singapore has surged over 70%, but 41% of workers feel unready for rapid tech change reshaping core job skills.

Forrester sees humanoid robots shifting from trials to targeted deployment, promising efficiency gains but slowed by cost, complexity and risk.

Marketers are hesitant to embrace AI as data quality, security fears and skills gaps fuel a widening confidence and adoption divide.

Wall Street analysts lean on AI for core research and big time savings, but trust, security and integration fears still slow wider rollout.

Mylobster.ai unveils plan for kernel-level AI assistants across major platforms, targeting a USD $200 billion-plus systems-level market.

Liverpool John Moores University launches AI Academy with Multiverse to upskill 134 staff and free hours weekly for teaching and research.

Proofpoint snaps up AI security specialist Acuvity to police 'agentic workspaces' as enterprises rush to deploy copilots and agents.

Malaysia banks on AI, chips and data centres to sustain 4-5% growth in 2026, as SME adoption and workforce skills emerge as key tests.

Industry voices are divided on whether AI will diminish consulting roles or augment them by shifting the nature of the work.

Salesforce denies axing 4,000 jobs for AI as critics question Agentforce reliability and the need for hard-coded fallbacks in workflows.

PayFit extends its contextual HR AI copilot to 220,000 staff, promising personalised, confidential answers on pay, leave and contracts.

Ben Goertzel and Jaron Lanier clash over whether increasingly autonomous AI deserves moral standing or must always remain under human control.

Salesforce debuts a revamped AI Slackbot as a personal work agent, tying Slack into its Agentforce 360 automation and data platform.

SmartRecruiters crowns “The Orchestrator” Job Title of the Year as employers prioritise coordination roles in AI-driven, fragmented workplaces.

Gartner warns CHROs must confront nine AI-driven work trends by 2026, from layoffs and culture clashes to digital twins and 'workslop'.