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HRS: AI’s Ship Has No Crew or Compass, Says UST

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The world of Human Resource Software (HRS) is evolving rapidly, with Artificial Intelligence (AI) taking center stage. However, while AI holds the promise of transforming HR operations, experts from UST, a global digital transformation solutions company, have raised concerns that the industry’s AI adoption lacks direction and human oversight. According to UST, AI in HRS is like a “ship with no crew or compass”—capable of great power but lacking the necessary guidance to reach its full potential.
The State of AI in Human Resources
AI in Human Resource Software has made significant strides in recent years. From automating repetitive tasks like resume screening to enhancing employee engagement through personalized communication, AI-driven tools are now a staple in many HR departments. Companies are increasingly relying on AI to improve hiring processes, reduce bias, and optimize talent management.
However, despite the growing adoption of AI in HR, there are concerns that the technology is being implemented without a clear strategy or ethical guidelines. UST’s warning highlights the risks associated with deploying AI without proper oversight, which can lead to unintended consequences such as biased decision-making, data privacy issues, and a lack of accountability.
The Challenges of AI in HR
UST’s critique of AI in HRS focuses on several key challenges that need to be addressed for the technology to achieve its full potential:

Lack of Ethical Oversight: One of the biggest concerns surrounding AI in HR is the potential for biased decision-making. AI algorithms are trained on historical data, which can carry inherent biases related to gender, race, or age. Without human oversight, these biases can be perpetuated and even amplified, leading to unfair hiring and promotion practices.
Data Privacy Issues: HR departments handle vast amounts of sensitive employee data, from personal identification information to performance evaluations. The use of AI introduces new risks related to data privacy and security. UST emphasizes the need for robust data governance frameworks to ensure that AI systems handle employee data responsibly and in compliance with regulations like GDPR.
Lack of Human Judgment: While AI can automate many tasks, there are certain HR decisions that require human judgment and empathy. UST argues that relying too heavily on AI for functions like performance evaluations or employee terminations can lead to cold, impersonal interactions that harm employee morale and trust.
Misalignment with Organizational Goals: For AI in HRS to be effective, it needs to be aligned with the broader goals of the organization. UST points out that many companies are implementing AI tools without a clear understanding of how they fit into their overall HR strategy. This misalignment can result in wasted resources and missed opportunities to drive real value.

The Path Forward: Combining AI with Human Intelligence
UST’s assessment underscores the need for a balanced approach to AI adoption in HR. While AI offers powerful tools for enhancing efficiency and decision-making, it should not be seen as a replacement for human intelligence. Instead, the focus should be on creating hybrid models that combine the strengths of both AI and human judgment.
Some of the strategies that can help guide AI adoption in HR include:

Establishing Ethical Guidelines: Organizations need to develop clear ethical guidelines for the use of AI in HR. This includes ensuring transparency in AI decision-making processes, regularly auditing algorithms for bias, and providing employees with recourse if they feel they have been unfairly treated by AI-driven systems.
Investing in Data Governance: Data privacy and security should be at the forefront of any AI implementation in HR. Companies must invest in robust data governance frameworks that include encryption, access controls, and compliance with relevant regulations.
Human-in-the-Loop Systems: To prevent AI from making critical decisions in isolation, companies should adopt human-in-the-loop systems. These systems allow AI to provide recommendations, while human managers make the final decisions, incorporating empathy, context, and organizational values into the process.
Aligning AI with Business Strategy: Before implementing AI tools, HR departments should conduct a thorough analysis of how these tools align with the company’s overall goals. This includes setting clear objectives for AI adoption, identifying key metrics for success, and regularly evaluating the impact of AI on HR outcomes.

Case Study: UST’s AI-Enhanced HR Strategy
UST has itself adopted a balanced approach to AI in its HR operations. The company uses AI-powered tools for tasks like talent acquisition, employee engagement, and performance management. However, UST ensures that these tools are always used in conjunction with human oversight. For example, while AI helps screen resumes and rank candidates, final hiring decisions are made by human recruiters who consider factors that go beyond what an algorithm can capture.
Additionally, UST has invested in ethical AI practices, regularly auditing its algorithms for bias and ensuring that employees have visibility into how AI-driven decisions are made. By prioritizing transparency and accountability, UST aims to set a standard for responsible AI use in HR.
The Future of AI in Human Resources
Despite the challenges highlighted by UST, the future of AI in HR is promising. As technology continues to evolve, we can expect to see more sophisticated AI tools that are better at handling complex HR tasks while minimizing risks. For instance, advancements in explainable AI (XAI) could provide greater transparency into how algorithms reach decisions, making it easier for HR teams to identify and mitigate biases.
Moreover, as companies become more experienced in integrating AI into their HR strategies, we are likely to see more innovative applications that enhance employee experiences and drive organizational success. From AI-powered learning and development platforms to predictive analytics for workforce planning, the potential of AI in HR is vast.
Conclusion
While AI has the potential to transform human resource operations, it is not without its pitfalls. UST’s warning about AI being a “ship with no crew or compass” serves as a timely reminder that technology should be guided by ethical principles, human oversight, and a clear strategic direction. By adopting a balanced approach that combines the strengths of AI and human intelligence, companies can harness the power of AI while ensuring fairness, transparency, and alignment with their business goals.
Source: Unleash AI
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SUBBD and Luna PR Join Forces to Shape the Future of AI-Powered Content Creation

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 SUBBD, an AI-powered content creation platform designed to empower digital creators, is proud to announce its strategic partnership with Luna PR, a global marketing and communications agency specialising in web3 and emerging technologies. This collaboration aims to accelerate SUBBD’s mission of empowering digital creators by leveraging advanced AI and blockchain technology.
Luna PR will leverage its extensive web3 expertise to support SUBBD with comprehensive communications strategies, social media management, and targeted marketing campaigns. With a proven track record of over 600 successful projects since 2017 and a presence in four key global cities, Luna PR is uniquely positioned to elevate SUBBD’s brand presence and community engagement.
Maral Nouri, COO of Luna PR, stated: “As content creators ourselves, we understand the importance of staying ahead in today’s fast-paced digital landscape. Our partnership with SUBBD reflects this vision, empowering creators to effortlessly push boundaries and become trendsetters. SUBBD’s transformative platform equips creators with advanced AI tools to stay ahead of the curve, and we’re excited to support this evolution in content creation.”
Gabrielle Taylor, CEO of SUBBD, commented: “Partnering with Luna PR marks a significant step in our journey to transform the content creation industry. Luna PR’s expertise and strategic insights make them the ideal partner as we expand our platform and continue to support creators in maximising their potential through AI-powered solutions.”
SUBBD is transforming content creation with its AI-powered platform, designed to empower digital creators by enhancing autonomy, improving monetisation, and building deeper audience connections. By developing proprietary AI solutions, SUBBD is redefining how content is created, managed and monetised. With features like AI Personal Assistant, AI-driven content creation, blockchain security, and advanced analytics, SUBBD is pushing boundaries to help creators maximise their potential in the digital creator economy.
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[2024 Pujiang Innovation Forum] Highlights of WeStart2024

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As an integral part of the 17th Pujiang Innovation Forum, WeStart2024 was held at Dongjiao State Guest Hotel and Zhangjiang Science Hall, Shanghai from September 7 to 10. Under the theme of “Refactoring & Renewal”, this year’s conference focused on sci-tech entrepreneurship and investment, aiming to create a global entrepreneurship investment platform that bridges projects with capital. This platform leverages capital to bolster sci-tech innovation and economic transformation. The four-day event boasted two main forums, one symposium, 13 roadshow marathons, and multiple industry sharing sessions. Renowned investment agencies like CICC, Zero2IPO, and Shenzhen Capital Group were invited to delve into the innovative investment landscape, exploring avenues for global collaboration, building a new paradigm of entrepreneurship investment, and stimulating new drivers to sci-tech innovation.
Let’s review the highlights.
Shanghai has been fortifying its position as a global sci-tech innovation center by intensifying element concentration, enhancing functions and services, and cultivating a comprehensive sci-tech ecosystem. This has turned Shanghai into a heaven for entrepreneurship and a magnet for investment. WeStart2024 brought together government bodies, experts, scholars, venture firms at home and abroad, sci-tech businesses, and nearly 1,000 audience professionals to discuss entrepreneurship investment and create an ecosystem for sci-tech innovation together through diverse sci-tech innovation stakeholders, transforming this ecosystem from a strategic blueprint into reality.
On September 8, WeStart2024 kicked off with main forums, featuring 13 keynote speeches and two roundtable dialogues. Key sci-tech finance terms such as “patient capital”, “fundraising, investment, management and exit”, “investment in early-stage, small, long-term and hard technologies”, “angel investment”, and “high-quality development of the capital market” were frequently mentioned, becoming the focal point of discussions and highlighting the future development of sci-tech finance. The roundtable dialogues unveiled the latest sci-tech investment opportunities and delved into trends, current statuses, and strategies of sci-tech entrepreneurship investment amidst new situations and transformative environments.
The exhibition hall housed a Start-ups Exhibition Zone, showcasing nearly 20 TOP100 roadshow projects and products and the investment ecosystems and achievements of three to five leading venture firms through the linkage of the Entrepreneur Joint Exhibition Zone, the Investment Institution Zone, and the One-to-One Negotiation Zone. There were boards briefing on typical sci-tech businesses in the fields of biomedicine and AI. Social scenes for entrepreneurship investment were also offered to facilitate direct communication between projects and investors.
WeStartTOP100, a new addition to the Startup in Shanghai International Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, was launched in June. It selected 100 projects from over 2,000 global entries for on-site roadshows during the conference. The four-day event featured 13 marathon project roadshows with over 100 projects, focusing on six key areas: three in hard tech—biomedicine, artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing—and three in future industries—future information, future materials, and future energy.
A special roadshow for universities was also held, where Shanghai-based universities, including Shanghai Jiao Tong University, ShanghaiTech University, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai Ocean University, East China Normal University, Shanghai University, and Shanghai Polytechnic University, displayed high-quality research projects. Focusing on exchanges and investment and financing matchmaking in cutting-edge interdisciplinary areas and core technologies in key fields, this roadshow further propelled the commercialization of S&T outcomes in universities. The special roadshow for Hong Kong University of Science and Technology introduced top-notch innovative projects from Hong Kong universities to Shanghai, fostering a new chapter for sci-tech cooperation between the two cities.
In particular, the conference prioritized global vision and international cooperation. During the international roadshow, high-quality projects from countries and regions like France, Germany, Hungary, Zimbabwe, and Morocco, as well as Hong Kong (China), were selected to compete. This facilitated interaction between domestic and foreign entrepreneurship investment resources and explored new paths for global collaboration. A 365-day “never-ending” global entrepreneurship investment cooperation and matchmaking mechanism was established to effectively link international sci-tech innovation talent, technology, capital, and market, empowering the sound development of sci-tech entrepreneurship investment.
Furthermore, the conference collaborated with leading players in entrepreneurship investment, Shanghai State-owned Capital Investment Co., Ltd. and CICC Capital, to open special roadshows. Leveraging the expertise and resources of investment agencies, these roadshows directly linked both sides of entrepreneurship investment, working with numerous sci-tech players on-site to explore high-quality projects and fully support entrepreneurs.
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Tata Electronics and Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL) Announce Strategic Partnership to Grow Semiconductor Ecosystem in India

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Tata Electronics today signed a memorandum of understanding with Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL), a leading global supplier of semiconductor equipment and services. The two companies will collaborate to accelerate semiconductor equipment infrastructure for India’s first Fab being built by Tata Electronics in Dholera, Gujarat, and for its assembly and test facility in Jagiroad, Assam.
Through this partnership, Tata Electronics and TEL will also focus on training Tata Electronics’ workforce on TEL equipment and supporting ongoing improvement and R&D initiatives. This collaboration will leverage the strengths of both companies to establish a robust semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem in India.
As previously announced, Tata Electronics is building India’s first Fab in Dholera, Gujarat, with a total investment of INR 91,000 crores (~US$11bn). In addition, another INR 27,000 crores (~US$3bn) will be invested in a greenfield facility in Jagiroad, Assam, for the assembly and testing of semiconductor chips. Together, these facilities will produce semiconductor chips for applications across automotive, mobile devices, artificial intelligence (AI), and other key segments to serve customers globally. As the construction of these facilities progresses, it is critical to grow partnerships across the entire semiconductor ecosystem, spanning process and design technology, as well as equipment suppliers. With this announcement of the partnership with TEL, Tata Electronics has solidified a critical pillar to achieve its execution targets.
Dr Randhir Thakur, Managing Director & CEO, Tata Electronics, said, “We have a bold vision of becoming a leader in electronics manufacturing by offering integrated solutions across the value chain to our global customers. TEL has a history of working closely with its customers, and its expertise in the semiconductor equipment space will help build a dynamic ecosystem to support the timely execution of bringing up our Fab and advanced packaging factories. We are excited about the customer centricity that TEL brings to this partnership.”
Toshiki Kawai, President & CEO of Tokyo Electron Limited, emphasised, “We are delighted to announce our partnership with Tata Electronics, which brings together our combined expertise and resources to strengthen the semiconductor ecosystem in India significantly. This strategic collaboration spans both front-end fabrication and back-end packaging technologies, highlighting our commitment to delivering exceptional support and value to Tata Electronics. By leveraging our collective strengths, we aim to accelerate development and drive innovation across multiple technology nodes. Together, we are poised to set new benchmarks in the industry, fostering a robust and dynamic semiconductor landscape that will benefit all stakeholders.”
TEL is committed to supporting the Indian semiconductor ecosystem. Both the front-end and back-end product groups will provide resources and technology support to bring advanced TEL products to the Indian market. TEL will lead this effort by also offering diversified products for the MAGIC market (MAGIC—Metaverse, Autonomous Mobility, Green Energy, IoT & Information, Communications). TEL will actively explore opportunities to leverage India’s talent to establish an engineering service in India to support its global product development.
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