Martyn Redstone

AI in HR Governance News

Feb 26, 2026

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4 min read

Some excellent events coming up

Wherever you are in the world, there are some great opportunities to learn more about AI Governance right now.

Martyn Redstone

HR Technology

Feb 1, 2026

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7 min read

Updates, events and opportunities

Personal news, some must-attend online events and an opportunity for some...

Martyn Redstone

AI Governance & Risk

Disposition Data: The Asset That Became a Liability

Jan 20, 2026

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8 min read

Disposition Data: The Asset That Became a Liability

Why using historical hiring outcomes to train AI is a regulatory dead end. Plus, how to define 'proxy bias'.

Martyn Redstone

AI Governance & Risk

When the Chatbot Goes Off the Rails: A Governance Wake-Up Call for HR

Jan 12, 2026

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9 min read

When the Chatbot Goes Off the Rails: A Governance Wake-Up Call for HR

Eurostar’s customer-facing AI chatbot, designed to assist travellers, contained significant security vulnerabilities. This is a case study in why HR leaders must now become practitioners of robust AI governance.

Martyn Redstone

AI Governance & Risk

Why HR Needs a 'Head of Preparedness' in 2026

Jan 5, 2026

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6 min read

Why HR Needs a 'Head of Preparedness' in 2026

If you are an HR leader entering 2026 with a "wait and see" approach to AI governance, you are already behind.

Martyn Redstone

Regulation Updates

AI, HR and governance in 2026: what has changed and what HR leaders must do next

Dec 31, 2025

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9 min read

AI, HR and governance in 2026: what has changed and what HR leaders must do next

Are organisations prepared to govern AI in a world where regulation, politics and workforce expectations are moving in different directions at the same time.

Martyn Redstone

HR Technology

Is that "AI Agent" actually just a chatbot in disguise?

Dec 9, 2025

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7 min read

Is that "AI Agent" actually just a chatbot in disguise?

Introducing the Agentic Maturity Ladder: A framework to cut through the vendor hype and spot the impostors.

Martyn Redstone

Future of Work

The Burnout Trap: Why "Saving Time" with AI Might Be Breaking Your Team

Nov 30, 2025

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10 min read

The Burnout Trap: Why "Saving Time" with AI Might Be Breaking Your Team

Why the "boring" tasks you are automating were actually the only thing keeping your workforce sane.

Martyn Redstone

Future of Work

LinkedIn's "correction", Vibe Coding risks & The Cognitive Residual

Nov 26, 2025

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7 min read

LinkedIn's "correction", Vibe Coding risks & The Cognitive Residual

Plus: Why "Vibe Coding" makes you a High-Risk AI provider, and the policy vacuum around employee digital twins.

Martyn Redstone

AI Governance & Risk

The AI Transparency Trap: Why Disclosing AI Use Could Be Hurting Your Team

Nov 3, 2025

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8 min read

The AI Transparency Trap: Why Disclosing AI Use Could Be Hurting Your Team

We tell our people to be transparent about using AI. New research suggests this common-sense advice might be backfiring

Martyn Redstone

AI Governance & Risk

Algorithmic Suppression: Is LinkedIn's Algorithm Biased Against Women? A Legal and Technical Analysis

Oct 29, 2025

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10 min read

Algorithmic Suppression: Is LinkedIn's Algorithm Biased Against Women? A Legal and Technical Analysis

A recent experiment on LinkedIn showed men getting more reach than women on identical posts. I was asked to look into it, and found that bias is highly plausable.

Martyn Redstone

AI Workforce Readiness

Data Drop: Your Workforce is More Concerned Than Excited About AI

Oct 21, 2025

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7 min read

Data Drop: Your Workforce is More Concerned Than Excited About AI

New Pew Research data is a wake-up call for HR leaders. Here’s how to de-risk your AI rollout.

Martyn Redstone

Future of Work

What online retail can teach HR about AI's real value

Oct 15, 2025

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7 min read

What online retail can teach HR about AI's real value

A recent large-scale study reveals the most significant gains from GenAI don't come from your top performers. Here’s what that means for your talent strategy.

Martyn Redstone

AI Governance & Risk

The Trust Deficit: New UK Data Reveals the Real Barrier to Your AI Strategy

Oct 2, 2025

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9 min read

The Trust Deficit: New UK Data Reveals the Real Barrier to Your AI Strategy

While new data reveals a deep public mistrust of AI, a sweeping set of AI hiring regulations just came into force that HR leaders cannot afford to ignore.

Martyn Redstone

Future of Work

Two New AI Reports, One Big Message for HR

Sep 16, 2025

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7 min read

Two New AI Reports, One Big Message for HR

Two landmark studies just dropped from OpenAI and Anthropic. They reveal the crucial difference between what your employees are doing with AI and what your organisation should be doing.

Martyn Redstone

AI Governance & Risk

The Technical Reason Your AI Recruiter Plays Favourites

Sep 11, 2025

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6 min read

The Technical Reason Your AI Recruiter Plays Favourites

My "rank roulette" research showed AI's inconsistency. Now we know exactly why it happens and it's a major problem for HR.

Martyn Redstone

Future of Work

Sep 4, 2025

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7 min read

My 8-year-old's first AI project

What a school homework assignment taught me about our future workforce.

Martyn Redstone

HR Technology

The AI Metric You've Never Heard Of (But Need to Understand)

Sep 2, 2025

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7 min read

The AI Metric You've Never Heard Of (But Need to Understand)

A technical term called 'FLOPs' is about to become crucial for your HR AI compliance. Here’s what you need to know and what to ask your vendors.

Martyn Redstone

AI Governance & Risk

Aug 28, 2025

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6 min read

Your AI Strategy Has an ESG Blind Spot

Google's latest environmental impact research tells us why Sustainability Teams must be included in AI implementations.

Martyn Redstone

HR Technology

The Echo in the Machine: Is Your AI Tool Secretly a 23-Year-Old American?

Aug 26, 2025

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7 min read

The Echo in the Machine: Is Your AI Tool Secretly a 23-Year-Old American?

A deep dive into the single data source shaping today's AI tools, and the very real risks this creates for HR and Talent Acquisition leaders.

Martyn Redstone

AI Governance & Risk

A practical framework for governing AI in HR

Aug 20, 2025

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3 min read

A practical framework for governing AI in HR

The real competitive edge will not come from who adopts AI the fastest. It will come from who governs them best.

Martyn Redstone

AI in HR Governance News

The Harper v. Sirius XM Lawsuit: What the US Legal Case Means for UK and EU Organisations

Aug 19, 2025

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7 min read

The Harper v. Sirius XM Lawsuit: What the US Legal Case Means for UK and EU Organisations

This week, a new lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has sent a clear message to HR leaders globally: AI bias in hiring is no longer a theoretical risk; it's a litigious reality.

Martyn Redstone

AI Governance & Risk

Aug 15, 2025

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5 min read

From Vibe to Vexing.

The Seductive Speed of "Vibe Coding" vs. the Sobering Reality of HR GRC.

Martyn Redstone

AI Governance & Risk

Beyond Benchmarks: Why Your AI's "Fairness" is a Façade

Aug 14, 2025

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6 min read

Beyond Benchmarks: Why Your AI's "Fairness" is a Façade

New research reveals how LLMs, once thought to be neutral, are perpetuating deep-seated economic biases in critical HR functions like salary negotiation.

Martyn Redstone

AI in HR Governance News

Your Essential AI in HR Digest: Bias, Oversight & Risk This Week - 01 Aug 2025

Aug 1, 2025

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5 min read

Your Essential AI in HR Digest: Bias, Oversight & Risk This Week - 01 Aug 2025

321 articles sifted. Your week's top 5 AI in HR insights on bias, oversight & risk. Save time.

Martyn Redstone

Martyn Redstone

Some excellent events coming up

Updates, events and opportunities

Disposition Data: The Asset That Became a Liability

When the Chatbot Goes Off the Rails: A Governance Wake-Up Call for HR

Why HR Needs a 'Head of Preparedness' in 2026

AI, HR and governance in 2026: what has changed and what HR leaders must do next

Is that "AI Agent" actually just a chatbot in disguise?

The Burnout Trap: Why "Saving Time" with AI Might Be Breaking Your Team

LinkedIn's "correction", Vibe Coding risks & The Cognitive Residual

The AI Transparency Trap: Why Disclosing AI Use Could Be Hurting Your Team

Algorithmic Suppression: Is LinkedIn's Algorithm Biased Against Women? A Legal and Technical Analysis

Data Drop: Your Workforce is More Concerned Than Excited About AI

What online retail can teach HR about AI's real value

The Trust Deficit: New UK Data Reveals the Real Barrier to Your AI Strategy

Two New AI Reports, One Big Message for HR

The Technical Reason Your AI Recruiter Plays Favourites

My 8-year-old's first AI project

The AI Metric You've Never Heard Of (But Need to Understand)

Your AI Strategy Has an ESG Blind Spot

The Echo in the Machine: Is Your AI Tool Secretly a 23-Year-Old American?

A practical framework for governing AI in HR

The Harper v. Sirius XM Lawsuit: What the US Legal Case Means for UK and EU Organisations

From Vibe to Vexing.

Beyond Benchmarks: Why Your AI's "Fairness" is a Façade

Your Essential AI in HR Digest: Bias, Oversight & Risk This Week - 01 Aug 2025

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