ICYMI: 4 stories from Workhuman 2025

How do employers responsibly integrate AI? How do they keep anxious workers engaged? How should DEI professionals operate when their work is suddenly under a microscope? Workhuman’s 10th annual conference took place outside of Denver last week and focused on these and other pressing concerns for talent professionals. 

Resilience in the face of uncertainty was a major theme, with Kamille Washington, Workhuman’s director of internal communications and inclusion, suggesting the field of DEI had some approaches to reflect on and two members of Yelp’s HR team emphasizing the importance of acting on employee feedback — not just listening.

AI may have been the most heavily integrated topic at the conference, coming up again and again. HR pros projected a cautious optimism, aware of AI’s potential to drastically improve productivity but also aware of its flaws and its potential to alienate workers. 

Read on for more on how HR can navigate this uncertain time.