HR AI Adoption Intelligence Tracker

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An independent research tool tracking AI adoption across HR functions. Scores companies across 7 domains using public signals — earnings calls, job postings, vendor case studies, governance announcements, and more. This reflects only what’s publicly visible, not the full picture. Use it as a starting point for your own analysis and a reason to reach out to peers. No company sponsors or endorses this tool. Created & maintained by Andrew Helms.

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Industry Median Maturity

Signal Type Breakdown

All Companies filter via column headers

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Companies with maturity > 3 shown. Color intensity represents domain score (0-100).

Highest Positive Momentum

Governance Leaders

Companies ranked by HR AI governance activity score.

HR AI Tech Landscape

All technologies tracked across HR functions — from core HRIS to specialized AI tools.

Signal Explorer

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Methodology

This tracker evaluates HR AI adoption across companies by collecting, classifying, and scoring public signals. Below is a complete breakdown of how scores are computed.

How Signal Scoring Works

Every signal gets a point value calculated from three independent factors multiplied together:

points = Signal Type × Source Credibility × Time Decay

Signal Type captures what kind of evidence was found — a confirmed deployment carries far more weight than a press release mention. Source Credibility adjusts for how trustworthy the source is (an earnings call vs. a social media post). Time Decay ensures recent signals matter more than old ones.

Together, these three factors determine how much each signal contributes to a company’s maturity score.

Why this matters: A deployment (weight 10.0) from an earnings call (source 1.0) scores far higher than a PR mention (weight 1.0) from social media (source 0.3). The difference in evidence quality is reflected directly in the score.

Example comparison:
Deployment from earnings call: 10.0 × 1.0 = 10.0
PR mention from social media: 1.0 × 0.3 = 0.3
33× difference before time decay.
Signal Taxonomy

Each signal is classified by type. The base weight reflects how strong this type of evidence is as proof of real adoption:

TypeWeightExample
Deployment10.0Enterprise-wide rollout of Eightfold AI for recruiting
Pilot / Limited Rollout6.0Testing AI recruiting tool in one division
Leadership Hire5.0Hiring VP of AI for HR
Upskilling4.0Company-wide AI training for HR team
AI Talent Hiring3.0Job posts for ML engineers, data scientists
Announcement1.0Press release about AI strategy

Governance is scored as an HR domain, not a signal type. Signals in the Governance domain receive a 6x domain multiplier to reflect the strategic importance of AI oversight activities.

Source Credibility Weights

Different source types carry different credibility multipliers:

Earnings call / SEC filing — 1.0
Vendor case study — 0.85
Job post — 0.8
Conference presentation — 0.75
Industry report — 0.7
Press release — 0.6
News article — 0.5
Blog post — 0.4
Social media — 0.3
Time Decay

Signals lose relevance over time using exponential decay. Most signal types use a 180-day half-life — a signal from 6 months ago contributes half the weight of an identical signal today. Deployments and Governance signals use a 730-day (2-year) half-life because they represent durable institutional facts: a confirmed tool deployment or an established AI governance framework remains relevant long after the initial announcement.

Adoption Pattern Classification

Classified based on where signal weight concentrates:

Governance
Governance & AI oversight signals
Tool
Deployments + pilots
Talent
HR AI leadership hires + upskilling
AI Hiring
AI/ML engineer & data scientist hiring — separated from Talent to prevent distortion (~48% of all signals)
PR
PR-only mentions
If PR exceeds 50% of total weight → “PR-led”. Otherwise, the highest category wins. If two categories are within 10% of each other, both are listed (e.g., “Governance & Tool-led”).
Maturity Score (0–100)

Measures how deeply and broadly a company has adopted HR AI:

Step 1: Score each signal
points = base_weight × source_credibility × time_decay
Step 2: Group by HR domain
7 domains: Recruiting, Talent Development, People Analytics, Comp/Benefits, HR Service Delivery, Governance, AI Hiring. Each scored 0–100 independently with diminishing returns within a domain (1/√rank). Domains with at least one signal score a minimum of 1.
Step 3: Blend for overall score
base = (avg_all_7 × 0.6) + (avg_top_3 × 0.4)
60% rewards breadth across domains, 40% rewards depth in strongest areas.
Step 4: Company adjustments
final = base × √(size_norm) × √(regulatory_adj)
Smaller firms get a boost per signal (capped at 2×). Highly regulated industries get credit for operating in constrained environments.
Momentum Score (−10 to +10)

Measures whether adoption is accelerating or decelerating:

12-month avg. activity — Baseline: average weighted signal points per month over the past year.
Last 30 days (size-adj.) — Recent weighted signals, adjusted by company size normalization.
Change vs. baseline — How much the last 30 days exceeds or trails the 12-month average. Positive = accelerating.
Recent activity trend — Weighted across 30/60/90-day windows (30d ×3, 60d ×2, 90d ×1), emphasizing the most recent activity.
Final mapping
raw = (change × 0.6) + (trend × 0.4)
momentum = tanh(raw / 4) × 10
tanh smoothly maps raw values to −10 … +10, compressing extreme values. In practice, scores rarely exceed ±8 because tanh flattens as it approaches its limits.
How Ranks Work

Companies are ranked relative to the current filter selection. If you filter by industry or sub-industry, ranks recalculate within that subset. Use the column header filters on any table to focus on specific segments.

Company Data & Estimation

Company attributes (revenue, employee count, market cap) come from different sources depending on whether the company is public or private:

Public companies: Revenue and employee count are sourced from the most recent earnings report or SEC filing (10-K/10-Q). Market cap is sourced from financial data providers. All public company attributes are refreshed weekly. These values link directly to the source.

Private companies: Revenue, employee count, and market cap (where applicable) are estimated using publicly available data — press reports, industry analyses, LinkedIn headcount, and comparable public peer multiples. These values are marked with an est. tag.

Update frequency: Revenue, employee counts, and market cap for public companies are refreshed weekly from the latest available filings, reports, and financial data. Private company estimates are reviewed periodically as new data becomes available.

All estimated figures should be treated as approximations. If you spot an inaccuracy, use the flag button on any signal or reach out directly.

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