Whitepaper exploration webinar
Introducing AI Orientation
Beyond AI literacy in recruitment and development
In this webinar, Ben Williams, Chief Scientist at Unseen, dives into our whitepaper, Beyond AI Literacy, which introduces the concept of AI Orientation. He explores why assessing today’s AI skills is not enough, and how understanding people’s motivations, confidence and boundaries can inform hiring and development.
Who should watch
People responsible for hiring, assessing or developing talent as AI changes how we work.
What we discuss
How the whitepaper’s approach can help you assess AI readiness beyond current technical skills.
Understand why people approach AI differently
People with similar AI skills may need different support. AI Orientation explores the dispositions, motivations, attitudes, values and beliefs behind their approach. Open a statement to see how this could shape a development conversation.
“I don’t think I can learn this.”
Willingness and self-belief are not the same.
Someone may want to use AI but doubt their ability to learn. A supported, manageable task could be more useful than asking for greater enthusiasm.
A useful starting point: what feels difficult, and what have previous learning experiences shown?
“I can’t see the point.”
Find the purpose, not just the enthusiasm.
Someone does not have to find AI fascinating to have a reason to use it. Explore whether an appropriate application could help them achieve an outcome they value.
A useful starting point: what real problem could AI help with, and what would the trade-offs be?
“I disagree with how it is used.”
A concern is not automatically a development need.
An objection might relate to one application, a supplier or a settled ethical principle. Understand its scope before assuming that more training will change it.
A useful starting point: which uses feel unacceptable, and would any safeguards address that concern?
Illustrative development conversations from Beyond AI Literacy. These are starting points for discussion, not an assessment or a diagnosis.
A more useful view of AI readiness
Understand what sits behind AI use
Distinguish technical capability from motivation, self-belief and ethical boundaries, without reducing people to an enthusiasm score.
Build on your existing assessments
Explore what personality questionnaires already cover, and where structured interviews and tailored exercises can add evidence.
Make development more personal
Identify the conversation each person needs, while keeping assessment grounded in what their role actually requires.
A few practical details
Who is this webinar for?
Talent acquisition, HR, assessment and learning and development professionals who want to understand how people approach AI at work.
Do I need technical AI expertise?
The focus is psychology and its practical use in recruitment and development, rather than a demonstration of specific AI tools.