An eighteen-minute brief on Roy Tran's framework for AI transformation in HR leadership. Condensed. Single narrator. Built for leaders who want the argument without the preamble.

The 10/20/70 model. Pilot purgatory. Work slop. The 3 Cs. Three actions for Monday morning.

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What this brief covers

00:51 — The signal-to-noise inversion: when synthetic content surpassed human content and what it means inside organizations

02:24 — Why 42 percent of businesses scrapped their AI initiatives in 2025

04:26 — The 10/20/70 model: the algorithm is 10 percent of the answer. The 70 percent is yours

07:53 — Glass boxes: what procedural governance looks like when AI touches compensation, performance, and attrition

11:01 — The 3 Cs: where AI must not go

13:08 — The Human Premium: what becomes scarce when generation becomes free

15:28 — Three Monday morning actions: map the gaps, mandate human-in-the-loop, run a data literacy sprint

Show notes

Essay: The Algorithm Is the Easy Part · Human Code

Roy Tran publishes essays and longer reflections on Substack. Shorter observations on LinkedIn.

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