The PP view on AI and pay raises

It's not looking good.

Picture walking into an appraisal only to find your raise was decided by AI.

Turns out 94% of managers using AI let it influence who gets a bonus, promotion or boot.

It sounds efficient. But it definitely feels weird.

You lose nuance.

The AI might spot those who sit outside the patterns and reward them well - heartily deserved.

Or it might replay feedback bias. (It will probably replay feedback bias).

It can’t ask you about that glitch‑fix you pulled off last Friday - or the day you stayed late to calm a team meltdown.

Here’s what HR should do:

• Build questions into AI workflows

• Audit decisions for fairness

• Train managers to challenge or override outputs

• Log why the human took back control

Because it’s tempting to let AI run the show.

But when machines decide human value?

That’s not HR - it’s HR abdicated.

So ask yourself:

Do you trust your AI with final say?

Or only after you’ve double‑checked it?

Your move matters.