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AI & HR Morning Brief — February 20, 2026

AI & HR Morning Brief — February 20, 2026

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 Fed Governor warns of AI "doomsday" scenario, The Guardian launches worker series on AI anxiety, HROne Summit declares AI governance a leadership mandate, and Gen Z flocks to AI-proof trade jobs.Stories covered:• Federal Reserve Governor Barr's three AI scenarios• Guardian's "Reworked" series on AI and worker movements• HROne AI Summit 2026 key findings• Viral HR product manager on AI as "restructuring excuse"• AI-powered internal talent mobility• GoProfiles: Two-speed HR transformation report• Gartner: 40% of agentic AI projects will fail by 2027• Gen Z trades hiring surge (UK data)• Junior Achievement teen optimism disconnectLinks:🔗 Johannes Sundlo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/interjohannessundlo/🔗 FullStack HR: https://www.fullstackhr.io🔗 Fed speech: https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/barr20260217a.htm🔗 Fortune on Fed scenarios: https://fortune.com/2026/02/19/3-scenarios-for-ai-michael-barr-federal-reserve-governor/🔗 Guardian Reworked: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/series/reworked🔗 HROne AI Summit 2026: https://startupnews.fyi/2026/02/19/hrone-ai-summit-2026-concludes-reframing-ai-in-hr-as-a-leadership-mandate-rather-than-a-technology-trend/🔗 Viral HR manager clip: https://theindependent.sg/hr-product-manager-reveals-companies-use-ai-pips-and-rto-policy-as-an-excuse-to-push-out-employees/🔗 AI & internal talent mobility: https://hrexecutive.com/the-ai-advantage-how-hr-can-spot-overlooked-talent-already-on-the-payroll/🔗 GoProfiles two-speed HR: https://www.goprofiles.io/blog/ai-implementation-in-hr-2026-two-speed-transformation/🔗 Gartner on agentic AI: https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-06-25-gartner-predicts-over-40-percent-of-agentic-ai-projects-will-be-canceled-by-end-of-2027🔗 Gen Z trades surge: https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/gen-z-employment-businesses-government-b1271580.html🔗 Junior Achievement survey: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/18/as-ai-puts-the-squeeze-on-entry-level-jobs-teens-remain-optimistic.html
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