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Straight from the Source is a free virtual event presented exclusively for members of HR Source. Mary Lynn Fayoumi, President & CEO of HR Source, hosts an interview with various subject matter experts addressing critical and timely issues impacting employers. The style is fast-paced, conversational and pragmatic. Participants are encouraged to get involved by asking questions throughout the program.

What happens when an organization replaces every employee except one with AI agents? Investigative journalist Evan Ratliff set out to answer that question on his hit podcast, Shell Game, by launching a real startup run by fake people. The results were funny, terrifying, and surprisingly insightful. Join this fascinating discussion as Evan explores what his experiment revealed about the future of human-AI collaboration, the evolving meaning of work, and what HR professionals need to know as AI reshapes organizations of every size.

 Evan Ratliff is an award-winning investigative journalist, bestselling author, podcast host, and entrepreneur. He is a two-time Emmy News & Documentary nominee, a National Magazine Award winner, and the cofounder of The Atavist Magazine, Pop-Up Magazine, and the Longform Podcast. His longform journalism has appeared in Wired, The New Yorker, Bloomberg Businessweek, Outside, Business Insider, and National Geographic.