Free virtual event explores new research on generative AI adoption and strategies for HR and L&D leaders to build a future-ready workforce

PHOENIX: University of Phoenix will host a free webinar, “The Human + AI Workforce: How HR and L&D Leaders Are Shaping the Future of Work,” on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at 2 p.m. EST. The event will feature University of Phoenix Workforce Solutions Group Vice President, Leo Goncalves, alongside Jeanne Meister, a sought-after HR consultant and the author of three best-selling books, one on corporate universities and two on the future of work.

The webinar will explore how generative AI (GenAI) is reshaping the workplace and how HR and learning leaders can harness it to boost productivity, drive innovation, and reinvent learning strategies. The event will also unveil findings from the 2025 Generative AI Report: Learning Fuels Human + AI Collaboration, commissioned by University of Phoenix. The 2025 findings, which follow the release of the University’s 2024 GenAI Report: L&D’s Breakthrough Moment, show a rapid shift in how employees and employers are seeking to leverage the technology.

“The University’s latest research confirms that GenAI is no longer a future concept, but a present-day force reshaping how we learn and work,” shares Meister. “Industry leaders who use GenAI are moving beyond focusing on increases in productivity, to re-inventing the corporate learning function and demonstrating how GenAI is not just a technology tool, but a new teammate in the workplace.”

The 2025 AI report, based on a national survey of more than 600 HR leaders and workers, reveals that 74% of HR and learning leaders are now piloting or using GenAI in learning and development—up from 40% in 2024. The study also highlights a growing demand for GenAI collaboration skills, with nearly half of leaders and 39% of workers expressing interest in developing the ability to co-create with AI.

However, the report also identifies critical gaps that could hinder progress, including a persistent GenAI gender gap and a disconnect between leader and worker perceptions of AI’s benefits. While 63% of men report using GenAI tools at work monthly or more, only 47% of women say the same. Additionally, workers cite a lack of clear AI usage policies as their top concern.

“We’re entering a new era where organizations won't succeed by using AI alone, they'll thrive by empowering their people to co-create with it,” states Goncalves. “We designed this webinar to help leaders move from insight to implementation. Leaders will walk away with practical strategies for closing adoption gaps, building GenAI fluency, and preparing their teams for a future where humans and AI collaborate seamlessly.”

The session will also highlight real-world examples of how organizations are already using GenAI to scale leadership development and improve team dynamics.

The event is free and open to the public. Register here to attend The Human + AI Workforce webinar.

About University of Phoenix

University of Phoenix innovates to help working adults enhance their careers and develop skills in a rapidly changing world. Flexible schedules, relevant courses, interactive learning, skills-mapped curriculum for our bachelor’s and master’s degree programs and a Career Services for Life® commitment help students more effectively pursue career and personal aspirations while balancing their busy lives. For more information, visit phoenix.edu.

About University of Phoenix Workforce Solutions

University of Phoenix Workforce Solutions Group offers companies across diverse industries as well as community colleges tailored learning and career pathways to recruit, upskill, reskill, and retain their workforce in an affordable and timely manner. Our flexible solutions are informed by a deep understanding of how skills can be mapped and authentically assessed through learning, and are aligned to workplace needs and feature live support, career guidance and support tools, education programs, learning pathways, and credit options, including certificates, workshops, single courses, degree programs, or any combination of these tools.

Fonte: Business Wire