# Ep 789: Leading TA Through AI Acceleration

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Podcast: [Recruiting Future with Matt Alder - What's Next For Talent Acquisition, HR & Hiring?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/recruiting-future-with-matt-alder-what-s-next-for-talent-acquisition-hr-hiring-503313)
Published: 2026-04-27T19:36:00+00:00
Episode link: https://recruitingfuture.com
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Duration seconds: 1651

## Resource

Something has shifted in AI over the last few months. The pace of AI model updates keeps increasing, and strategies that made sense a few months ago are already out of date. New tools can take on long, complex pieces of work largely on their own, changing what's possible across hiring. For TA leaders, long-term planning has become almost impossible, while the recruiter's role itself is being rethought as candidates use AI just as actively as employers do. So what does effective TA leadership actually look like right now? My guest this week is Bryan Ackermann, Head of AI Strategy and Transformation at Korn Ferry. In our conversation, Bryan shares the changes he is seeing across the recruiting funnel and how organizations can build the resilience they need to keep pace. In the interview, we discuss: The accelerating pace of AI change Why AI literacy now matters everywhere Is candidate AI use cheating or demonstrating capability? The superpowered employee The evolving role of the recruiter Agents talking to agents Where human moments still matter Resilience and shorter planning horizons Advice to TA Leaders What does the future look like? Follow this podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow this podcast on Spotify.

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