# “Using AI to Amplify Human Potential & Performance” with Vicki Walia, Chief People and Experience Officer at Prudential Financial Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-hr-5657632/using-ai-to-amplify-human-potential-performance-with-vicki-walia-chief-people-and-experience-officer-at-prudential-financial Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-hr-5657632/using-ai-to-amplify-human-potential-performance-with-vicki-walia-chief-people-and-experience-officer-at-prudential-financial.md Podcast: [Future of HR](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-hr-5657632) Published: 2026-06-02T10:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/futureofhr/2872242 Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/138385/2872242/futureofhr/2026_05_31_02_28_56_a16d6649-cd59-410c-9935-27d18eaa7532.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/future-of-hr-5657632/episodes/using-ai-to-amplify-human-potential-performance-with-vicki-walia-chief-people-and-experience-officer-at-prudential-financial Duration seconds: 1797 ## Resource Why should HR think of themselves as the business instead of supporting the business? How can AI amplify human potential and performance? My guest on this episode is Vicki Walia, Chief People and Experience Officer at Prudential Financial During our conversation Vicki and I discuss the following: Why HR leaders need to see themselves as part of the business, not partners to it. How AI can amplify human potential and performance. How Vicki thinks about the AI "time dividend” and who should get the benefit. Why a high performance culture starts at the individual level. Why clarity, tools, and candid feedback are the three ingredients teams need. Connecting with Vicki: Connect with Vicki on LinkedIn Episode Sponsor: Next-Gen HR Accelerator - Learn more about this best-in-class leadership development program for next-gen HR leaders HR Leader’s Blueprint - 18 pages of real-world advice from 100+ HR thought leaders. Simple, actionable, and proven strategies to advance your career. Succession Planning Playbook : In this focused 1-page resource, I cut through the noise to give you the vital elements that define what “great” succession planning looks like. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/future-of-hr-5657632/episodes/using-ai-to-amplify-human-potential-performance-with-vicki-walia-chief-people-and-experience-officer-at-prudential-financial/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-hr-5657632/using-ai-to-amplify-human-potential-performance-with-vicki-walia-chief-people-and-experience-officer-at-prudential-financial.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.