At Culture Plus, we’re on a bold new journey: to be strategic thinkers shaping how artificial intelligence and diversity, equity, and inclusion converge. Our mission is to ensure that AI—far from replicating old patterns—is a force for equitable progress. Join is in leading the conversation at the intersection of AI and inclusivity.
Thought Leadership Resources:
Slowing AI’s Domino Effect on Workplace Inequality
Recent research from Kellogg School of Management—“Slowing AI’s Domino Effect on Workplace Inequality”— maps out how seemingly minor choices during AI design, implementation, and deployment can cascade into significant bias and inequality. . The authors introduce a powerful framework called the “inequality cascade.” It illustrates how small decisions—like whose data is used to train a model or who’s part of the implementation team—can compound downstream, magnifying encoded, evaluative, wage, and relational inequities. For example, if a hiring algorithm is trained on non-diverse resumes, it can unintentionally reinforce discriminatory practices far downstream. If stakeholders aren't involved in rollout, trust can erode. . At Culture Plus, we believe these insights are more than academic—they’re a call to action. Our mission aligns with intervening early in AI design and implementation to dismantle the inequality cascade before it accelerates.
Is AI Pushing Us to Break the Talent Pipeline?
I'm increasingly focussed on the impact of AI on workplaces through the lens of diversity, equity and inclusion.
One of the least examined dangers lies in how AI is displacing entry-level roles that have traditionally served as opportunities to develop professional judgement required to solve complex problems and use and interpret AI effectively.
"Organizations face a perfect storm: Their most experienced professionals are leaving while the mechanisms for creating new skilled workers have been automated away. This creates what systems thinkers call a “delayed feedback problem” — the immediate efficiency gains mask longer-term consequences that won’t become apparent until knowledge gaps emerge during complex challenges."
Contemporary DEI strategies recognise and manage the intersection of talent and AI risks, including this one.