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Businessolver's 2026 Workplace Empathy and AI Special Report finds that leaders' empathy levels significantly influence employees' perceptions of AI. In highly empathetic workplaces, nearly nine in ten employees feel they receive adequate AI training, whereas in poor cultures, this proportion is only 33%. Additionally, 83% of employees in empathetic cultures are optimistic about AI, compared to 61% among all employees.
U.S. District Court Judge Margaret M. Garnett on Monday approved an agreement allowing the introduction of a forensic vendor to review the personal devices of payments executive Alex Anderson, to copy and preserve confidential information belonging to payments company Flexible Finance. The order stems from a civil lawsuit filed by Flex, alleging that Anderson misappropriated trade secrets while interviewing for its CFO position and passed them to Split Pay, a competitor where he is now CFO.
As artificial intelligence moves from concept to workplace reality, employers are facing a series of unforeseen consequences: employees requesting religious exemptions from using AI tools, lawsuits over AI-assisted hiring and firing decisions, and employees submitting AI-generated work products they do not understand. These issues span the entire HR spectrum, from talent acquisition to employee engagement to compliance management. HR Dive will continue to monitor this new world, and this article summarizes nine typical problems and recommendations for avoidance.