The AIX Files: at the Intersection of AI and Employee Wellbeing, Readiness and Performance
The AIX Files is a weekly newsletter published by AIX, short for Artificial Intelligence Exchange. Developed in partnership with HR.com, AIX is a multimedia knowledge and engagement platform for experts, leaders, and HR peers to exchange experiences and seek guidance on cultivating mentally resilient, emotionally intelligent, and professionally adaptable workforces in an AI-augmented world.
As organizations automate, optimize, and transform roles using AI, the real questions go well beyond the latest tools and hacks - they’re personal, behavioral, and cultural:
How do we sustain wellbeing and engagement as AI accelerates the pace of work?
How do we foster psychological safety and growth amid constant change?
How can employees reimagine their value as traditional roles evolve?
What soft skills will define leadership and success in the AI era?
How do we prepare people for constant learning and redefinition?
AI will increasingly touch every corner of the employee experience—from hiring to training, from task management to team dynamics. Its impact on employee well-being, readiness, engagement, and performance will be profound. But whether that impact is positive or harmful depends largely on how HR prepares for it.
AIX Components
AIX Files: a weekly Substack newsletter that provides “news, perspectives, predictions, and provocations” on the broad impacts of AI on wellbeing, readiness, and performance. Each AIX Files contains the following components:
The Weekly Column: includes guest columns from leading voices in the field.
AIX Factor Highlights: A concise summary of and link to our weekly podcast.
AIX-emplary Content: A carefully selected list of the week's most compelling articles, posts, and surveys on the intersection of AI and wellness, readiness, and performance.
"AI Gone Rogue": Off-beat, sometimes highly alarming, but always humorous stories (even when alarming - we have our work cut out for us) of AI's unexpected outcomes and applications in the real world.
The AIX Factor Podcast – conversations with HR and business leaders, behavioral scientists, technologists, and wellness experts that probe the real-world effects of AI on people and work culture. Click here for background on our rotating co-hosts.
Bag Check is a popular standalone segment where guests share their “go-to” AI tools.
AIXonHR.com: a collaborative space for HR and business leaders, mental/behavioral health and wellness practitioners, and HR Tech solution providers to share experiences, ask questions, and co-develop strategies that are human-centered and AI-aware.
AIX supports leaders in:
Integrating behavioral and mental health into everyday management
Promoting soft skills like empathy, communication, adaptability, and purpose
Designing psychologically safe environments that support experimentation and growth
Encouraging wellness and self-sufficiency as pillars of performance
Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Drive Authentic Learning, Mastery, and Growth
As AI takes on more of the cognitive and operational load, organizations must prioritize human flourishing, creating workforces that are vibrant, agile, connected, and engaged, allowing us to do what we do best: be human…and to perform at the peak of our extraordinary capabilities.
Always feel free to email us a topic you’d like us to cover or a guest you’d like to hear from.
To learn more about the tech platform that powers this publication, visit Substack.com.
