Termination discussions and other difficult conversations for employers now can be practiced with artificial intelligence training simulators. The use of this technology can help reduce legal risks, if guardrails are in place, and practice with AI training simulators can prevent flubs in real-life talks.

“HR professionals are well-aware that fact investigation interviews in an employment investigation often take many unexpected turns,” said Alex Karasik, an attorney with Duane Morris in Chicago.

“For instance, an alleged bad actor could disclose in an interview that someone else engaged in unrelated inappropriate misconduct,” he said. “AI training simulators can help prepare the HR professional to become an agile interviewer.”

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