HR & Recruiting — AI Reshapes HR Landscape as Worker Engagement Hits Decade Low; DOL and CFOs Signal Strategic Shifts

HR & Recruiting · 2026-03-27

A critical convergence of AI adoption and workforce challenges is reshaping the HR landscape. Worker engagement has fallen to its lowest level in a decade, while AI's influence is expanding across multiple fronts - from workers independently consulting ChatGPT about wages (3M messages daily) to CFOs focusing AI investments on productivity rather than headcount reduction. The Department of Labor's…