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AI – Are you Ready for the future of HR?

WHRC 2024

Michael Kim – Head of HR JAPAC & SAMEA @ Spotify

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“It’s almost best to think about ChatGPT as a person – like an intern you have working for you. An “infinite” intern who “lies a little bit” and, at times wants to make their boss ”a little happy”

- Professor Ethan Mollick

UPENN Wharton School of Business

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The Evolution of Artificial Intelligence

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1956

Artificial Intelligence

the field of computer science that seeks to create intelligent machines that can replicate or exceed human intelligence

1997

Machine Learning

subset of AI that enables machines to learn from existing data and improve upon that data to make decisions or predictions

2017

Deep Learning

a machine learning technique in which layers of neural networks are used to process data and make decisions

2021

Generative AI

Create new written, visual, and auditory content given prompts or existing data.

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16 years

50M

100M

Mobile phones: 16 years

Spotify: 8 years

Facebook: 4.5 years

Time to Reach 100M Users

Generative AI is Here

ChatGPT

3 months

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How is HR preparing to embrace AI in the workplace?

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Leadership Preparation

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Fostering a Culture of Learning

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Cultural Evolution & Change Management

HR should be focusing on…

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Leadership Development

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AI’s productivity promise

Amid fears of AI job loss, leaders are 2x more likely to choose ‘increasing employee productivity’ than ‘reducing headcount’ when asked what they

would most value about AI in the workplace.

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Leading the Spotify Way

Be a role model, foster trust, promote diversity and inclusion, and create a respectful and collaborative work environment.

Conduct regular 1:1 meetings, offer ongoing feedback, and provide coaching to facilitate your team's growth and development.

Proactively address and prevent issues, while promoting transparent communication for informed and autonomous decision-making.

Establish clear roles, strategic thinking, goal-setting, and a structured work approach for your team.

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Fostering a culture of learning

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82% of leaders say their employees will need to learn new skills to be prepared for the growth of AI

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Growth is our mantra!

If you join Spotify, we expect you to grow. Growth is our mantra, both for Spotify and for our people. The two go hand in hand.

You should be self-driven, ready to take control of your own development and reach your full potential. We can’t guarantee that you’ll get a promotion and a new title every six months but we can help you design your future.

So you should be ready to expand your skills and learn new ones. You should want to make conscious and deliberate decisions about what your journey will be.

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Growth as a Theme Park

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The only way forward is with a growth mindset!

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Culture Evolution & Change Management

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HR �expertise

World-class AI algorithms

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The new HR performance equation

A “people first” HR strategy where innovative and passionate people can be there very best

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How prepared is your company to embrace AI today?

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Adopt a

growth mindset

Be curious, open-minded and creative and find ways to build

a culture of learning across the organisation

Leadership

Is more important than ever

If not already underway, start to plan and prepare for how you will lead this change in your organisation and use data to help

Learn how employee experience technology can help support your organisation prepare for an AI fueled future.

Know the tech to make it

work for you

Mapping a path to realise the

benefits is key

Less routine work means more time for creativity, critical thinking, problem solving and purposeful work. How do you design roles for this?

5 Ways to Prepare for the future of AI

Trust & Safety

T&S measures must evolve to ensure responsible use, addressing ethical considerations, data privacy, and promoting transparency to build confidence amongst users and stakeholders.

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So how has Spotify Embraced Generative AI?

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Spotify �for Spotify.

Echo works as a two-sided marketplace matching talent automatically to growth opportunities based on personalized skills and preferences.

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Overview

Plus many more…

Spotifiers

Content

Source Systems

Disco

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of listeners cite personalisation as their favourite feature

81%

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DJ knows you and your music taste so well that it chooses for you

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For HR & Leaders, how can we leverage AI to be more human?

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MK’s Top Takeaways Playlist

If you only remember one thing from this presentation, �make it one of these…

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We are all HUMAN

Lead with EMPATHY

Lead with COMPASSION

Build TRUST by COMMUNICATING & LISTENING!

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Lead with VULNERABILTIY

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