Spot HRAI assistants in HR need boundaries before they need clever prompts AI assistants are starting to move from simple chat into real workplace workflows. They can answer questions, summarise information, draft messages, and in some systems take action on behalf of a user. That is useful in HR, where many everyday questions are repetitive: How many leave days do I have left? Who is off next week? Has this expense claim been approved?
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