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Repeat after me: Your AI agent is not a worker
Agentic AI is changing the way organisations around the world are thinking about what a “workforce” means. But these questions don’t mean that we need to pretend AI is human.
In her latest for Smart Comany, Aubrey breaks down why this practice is harmful and how leaders should think about agents instead.
SMART COMPANY Why Atlassian’s Aubrey Blanche left one Aussie unicorn for another
“Businesses have chosen to tolerate culture that doesn’t work for everyone. Employee and consumer expectations are changing.
It’s possible to design workplaces that help people be the best versions of themselves, which is going to be a huge advantage.”
Recent Media
Diversity in the Workplace: Eye-Opening Interviews
In a book highlighting the real experiences of professionals of color to provoke change, Aubrey sheds light on using identity and privilege strategically to create change in organizations.
International Women’s Day Newsletter: Intersectionality
Aubrey joined Smart Company’s daily newsletter for IWD 2020, challenging Australian tech to think intersectionally and highlighting queer, brown, and disabled women.
Introducing the Balanced Teams Diversity Assessment
Atlassian released the pioneering diversity analysis tool on their blog, Work Life. The tool productized the analysis that helped Atlassian reduce attrition for women in engineering by more than 70%.
Past Coverage
Operator Spotlight: DEI Leader Aubrey Blanche
Operator Collective spotlights Aubrey’s thoughts on DEI and how we can build a more equitable future.
Tech Firms Striving for Diversity Fixate On the Wrong Metric
Wired highlights Aubrey’s philosophy of understanding balanced teams instead of just company diversity.
Building an Equitable Company at Scale
Aubrey speaks at the June 2019 Culture Summit on designing companies for fairness and balance.
Atlassian Boosted Its Female Technical Hires by 80%—Here’s How
A case study from First Round Review on Aubrey’s work transforming collaboration software giant Atlassian.
8 ways to make your D&I efforts less talk & more walk
First Round Review covers Aubrey’s tactical advice for building inclusive cultures.
Q&A Guest Appearance on the ABC
Aubrey appears on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Q&A, where she comments on rape culture, decolonizing Western education, and increasing women in technology.
AI can revolutionize HR, but deploy with care
Aubrey helps HR pros understand how to deploy machine learning in a guest spot for Venture Beat.
Tech Workers Wrongly Perceive Industry Diversity
Aubrey joins Bloomberg to discuss the novel data she drove Atlassian to collect on tech’s lack of diversity.