By Sophie Wilson
Publication Date: 2026-04-13 15:03:00
Two of enterprise technology’s biggest companies published AI workforce research within 24 hours of each other last week – without, as far as anyone can tell, coordinating so much as a calendar invite. SAP SuccessFactors CMO Lara Albert published research arguing AI is accelerating entry-level talent rather than replacing it. Microsoft Chief Scientist Jaime Teevan and a team of nine researchers published their New Future of Work report telling a more layered story.
For HR leaders navigating AI transformation, reading both back-to-back is this week’s most valuable use of twenty minutes.
The Debate That Has Been Waiting for Actual Data
The AI-and-jobs conversation has been loud for two years and, for the most part, built more on speculation than evidence — the kind of sweeping predictions that age about as well as a 2022 metaverse investment. What makes this week different is that both SAP and Microsoft are working from real data, not…
