Understanding and Evaluating AI Solutions

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Date:

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Time:

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET

Workshop Coordinators: 

Christine Boyce and Jean Stetz-Puchalski 

Registration:

$159 Members; $189 Non-Members

Please contact SIOP for information on the Work Smart Series cancellation and refund policy.

CE Credits: 

Details can be found on the Work Smart Series CE page.

Intended Audience: 

Intermediate: Solid understanding of the basic concepts covered in this learning program is assumed and may not be discussed or only discussed briefly in this learning program. Intended for someone with some experience in this content area.

Level:

Although not essential, it would be helpful for participants to have an understanding of generative AI-based solutions relevant to where they are in their roles and their organization’s (or client organization’s) level of AI maturity.

Detailed Description:

Join us for an engaging interactive virtual workshop designed to empower I-O psychology consultants, business leaders, organizational decision-makers, HR professionals, and talent management professionals with the essential knowledge to navigate the evolving generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) landscape. Through a combination of presentation and fireside chat, this workshop offers the perspectives and insights necessary to evaluate, adopt, and integrate GenAI into your work.

This workshop will equip you with information to successfully evaluate and implement AI methodologies that align with your role and your organization’s maturity level. You’ll also gain a robust set of strategic questions from this question-driven workshop designed to guide you through the evaluation and application of GenAI methodologies in your research and practice.

This workshop provides key takeaways on the following:

• Understanding GenAI and large language models (LLMs): Grasp the foundational concepts of GenAI and LLMs, including clear definitions and operational mechanisms of LLMs.
• Language Fluency in AI: Expand your GenAI vocabulary and become conversant in the terminology that’s shaping the future of our practice.
• Vendor Evaluation: Learn the critical questions to ask potential AI vendors to ensure alignment with your business objectives.
• Addressing AI Challenges: Discover strategies to tackle common hurdles associated with GenAI in HR research.
• Reskilling for an AI Future: Explore paradigm shifts that organizations need to understand and embrace to succeed in adapting to the rapidly evolving era of AI.

Learning Objectives:

Attendees will leave this workshop able to:

1. Identify at least 5 potential use cases for GenAI in HR research for ideation, generation, summarization, analysis, coding, and ancillary tasks.
2. Describe at least 3 key benefits of using GenAI for open text summarization in HR research and practice.
3. Apply at least 3 advanced prompt engineering techniques like chain/sequence prompting, clarifying border cases, step-by-step instructions, and encouraging "I don't know" responses.
4. Explain how reskilling in the age of AI is a change management initiative  
5. Identify at least 3 key questions to ask when evaluating prospective GenAI vendors

Presenters: 

Evan Sinar

Evan Sinar, Ph.D., is Senior Research Scientist for Global Hiring Science at Amazon, where he conducts research on and builds products for behavioral evaluation and hiring decision making across Amazon’s corporate roles. In this work, he uses a range of analytical approaches, with generative AI a recent focus. He has designed end-to-end hiring systems for GenAI builder roles and delivered internal learning sessions on GenAI model selection, prompt engineering, and use case alignment. His Amazon roles have also included leading global, mixed-methods research on candidate experience, employee value proposition, and employment branding. He partners across the business to design and implement products, programs, and processes to optimize hiring effectiveness and candidate experience. Evan is a frequent author on topics such as AI, future of work, HR analytics, digital coaching, candidate reactions, and technology-enabled assessment. He is a Fellow of SIOP and has served terms on the SIOP Executive Board as Financial Officer and Conferences & Programs Officer.

Dr. Sinar's contributions to this workshop do not relate to his position at Amazon.

Jorge Tamayo

Dr. Jorge Tamayo is an assistant professor of business administration at Harvard Business School and co-leader of the Digital Reskilling Lab at Harvard’s Digital Data Design Institute.

Professor Tamayo is an applied microeconomist primarily interested in industrial organization and development economics. He was the winner of the 2023 HBR Award for the best article of the year in Harvard Business Review for “Reskilling in the Age of AI” (September–October 2023) with Leila Doumi, Sagar Goel, Orsolya Kovács-Ondrejkovic, and Raffaella Sadun.

Professor Tamayo earned his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Southern California. He has a B.A. in economics and an M.S. in applied mathematics from Eafit University in Medellin, Colombia. Before pursuing his doctoral degree, he worked at the Central Bank of Colombia and as an adjunct professor in the department of economics at Eafit University.

Fireside Chat Speakers: 

Alexandra Levit

Alexandra Levit is the founder and CEO of Inspiration at Work, a woman-owned futurist consulting business with the goal of preparing organizations and their employees to be competitive and marketable in the future business world. A recent nationally syndicated columnist for the Wall Street Journal , Alexandra has authored several books, including the bestsellers They Don’t Teach Corporate in College , Humanity Works: Merging People and Technologies for the Workforce of the Future, and Deep Talent:  How to Transform Your Organization and Empower Your Employees Through AI.

 Alexandra recently received a certificate in strategic foresight from the University of Houston. She consults, writes, and conducts proprietary research on leadership, management, human resources, technology adoption, entrepreneurship, innovation, learning and skills gaps, gender and generational differences, DEI issues, and other career and workplace trends on behalf of numerous Fortune 500 companies including Accenture, ManpowerGroup, and Microsoft. She has also spoken about these topics at hundreds of organizations on five continents including Abbott, ADP, Bank of America, Cardinal Health, Campbell Soup, Exelon, the Federal Reserve Bank, the Human Capital Institute, McDonalds, Microsoft, PepsiCo, the Society of Human Resource Management, and Whirlpool.

Fred Oswald

Fred Oswald is Professor and Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences at Rice University. His research addresses how psychological tests used in employment and educational settings (e.g., job knowledge, personality) are appropriately developed, implemented, assessed, and refined. Increasingly, employment testing employs AI and machine learning, raising a wide range of scientific, legal, and ethical concerns addressed in his work. Current leadership positions Dr. Oswald holds include Chair of the Board on Human-Systems Integration (BOHSI) at the National Academies, Member of the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC), Associate Editor at Journal of Applied Psychology, and Incoming Editor at Psychological Methods. He is a Fellow of APA (Div. 5, 8, 14), APS, and SIOP.

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