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AI in Workplace Investigations: Where It Helps and Where It Cannot
Workplace investigations require care. AI helps with document review and pattern analysis but cannot replace investigator judgment.
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- 1The premise
- 2investigations
- 3document review
- 4investigator judgment
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The premise
Workplace investigations benefit from AI augmentation but require investigator judgment throughout.
What AI does well here
- Use AI for document review at scale (emails, messages, files)
- Surface patterns across many sources
- Maintain investigator authority on substantive interpretation
- Document AI use methodology for legal defensibility
What AI cannot do
- Substitute AI for investigator interview judgment
- Replace HR/legal review of substantive findings
- Make investigations defensible without methodology documentation
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