Experts recognise that agentic AI is changing the workplace. From the deployment of intelligent assistants to the rise of autonomous businesses, agents are expected to fulfill a range of activities traditionally carried out by professionals.

As custodians of the people and skills agenda, HR has a key role to play – and must step up to the plate on one of the defining issues of our time; AI upskilling. Quite simply, it is vital that HR is in lockstep with its partners across the business, collaborating closely with the IT function and other key departments.

A new phrase has started to spread in tech circles: Token-o-palypse. This refers to the ‘apocalyptic’ costs of running AI models, which have spiked significantly in the last few weeks. Quite simply, is AI becoming too expensive?

AI is no longer a debate about a future way of working in Scotland. It is already reshaping how we think about how organisations function, the delivery of public services and how individuals build relevance in a fast-changing economy.