Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used across workplaces, including in HR and people teams.

As leaders in strategic and ethical practice, people professionals play a key role in the architecture around AI, and HR practitioners are often questioned about governance challenges such as that of workplace generative AI use. 

This guide is a practical resource to support HR with how people teams' skills can support the development and maintenance of a generative AI policy. The guide:

  • outlines a process for HR to lead on, or play a role in, developing a generative AI policy - including a downloadable policy design checklist, and,
  • provides information on the care needed around communications and implementation of a generative AI policy.

It is also important to remember that generative AI policies are not just the responsibility of HR or people teams. Because AI affects so many areas of business, organisations need different teams to work together, including, for example: learning, data protection, legal, IT, and other relevant stakeholders.

Log in below to understand the considersations needed around a generative AI policy, and how such a policy may be designed, communicated and implemented. Members can also download and use the generative AI policy design checklist.

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