Wouldn’t it be nice if we could work less, maybe get paid less, but have access to the same range of benefits? Turns out, AI might actually help us get there, but only after we get over some initial speed bumps.

As AI rapidly changes how employees approach their work, it’s also dramatically changing what work humans perform. While nearly half of entry-level, white-collar jobs could be eliminated in the next few years, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told CNN in a recent interview, jobs in every industry are susceptible to AI disruption.

Some 12.6% of roles in the US are at a “high risk” or “very high risk” of being displaced altogether, according to a recent report from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). The report also found both white- and blue-collar jobs are vulnerable to AI.

For more on the creative role people leaders can play as AI adoption accelerates, keep reading here.—MC

For Karen Fascenda, skills-based hiring is a personal matter.

Her dad, who never graduated from high school, got a job working as a janitor for an oil company, and worked his way up to a position equivalent to an electrical engineer. “I get super passionate about this because I saw how that changed his life,” she said. “A company bet on him, and bet on his skills, and developed him.”

Now, Fascenda is spearheading efforts to eliminate degree requirements as chief people officer for Udemy, a learning and development platform. Should the transition be successful, she hopes it can serve as a “case study for companies around the globe to have that same impact.”

Udemy offers online courses to help workers develop skills in areas like data science, IT, and leadership, and Fascenda said it wants to show clients how they can prioritize such skills over degrees in the hiring process.

For more on this company’s pivot to skills-based hiring over degree requirements, keep reading here.—CV

What you wear in the office matters…to a certain extent.

Workplace cultures have become more flexible with how employees dress in the office, but there’s still an important distinction HR can make between performative and functional professionalism which affects how employees show up to work, said Bree Groff, author of Today Was Fun: A Book About Work (Seriously).

Groff shared more about her book with HR Brew—read on for what she had to say for a lesson in performance.

For more on how HR can help employees be their best selves at work, keep reading here.—MC