HRDA Frankly Speaking: AI Helps You Do “More with Less”

At Spark HR 2025, Matthew Duncan, who leads Microsoft’s thinking on the future of work, shared a big truth from Microsoft’s Work Trend Index Report: people at work are hitting their limits. With people facing hundreds of interruptions each day and most feeling a constant time crunch, the old ways of boosting output simply don’t work anymore. It’s clear we’re all stretched too thin.

Duncan’s research offers a key new way for HR leaders to think about getting more done and keeping people happy:

This quote perfectly highlights the urgent gap HR professionals must close. Instead of pushing already tired teams to work harder, the answer is to use AI as an “on-demand brainpower.” This smart use of AI lets employees offload boring tasks, cut down on interruptions, and focus on what they do best: thinking, creating, and planning. For HR, this means buiding programs that use AI not just as a tool, but as a way to truly help people, leading to a workforce that’s both productive and thriving.

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