{"id":55304,"date":"2025-10-30T09:59:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T13:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailypay.com\/?p=55304"},"modified":"2025-10-30T10:03:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T14:03:27","slug":"109-beyond-the-buzzword-the-real-role-of-ai-in-employee-benefits-recorded-live-at-hr-tech-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailypay.com\/resource-center\/podcasts\/109-beyond-the-buzzword-the-real-role-of-ai-in-employee-benefits-recorded-live-at-hr-tech-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"109: Beyond the Buzzword: The Real Role of AI in Employee Benefits | Recorded Live at HR Tech 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"55304\" class=\"elementor elementor-55304\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a94bec4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a94bec4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e29d468\" data-id=\"e29d468\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4da6a40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4da6a40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"175\" style=\"width:100%;overflow:hidden;border-radius:10px;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/109-beyond-the-buzzword-the-real-role-of-ai\/id1524098995?i=1000732190379\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c4d7b6\" data-id=\"1c4d7b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c921bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c921bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>People Over Platform: The Ultimate Differentiator in Benefits<\/p><p>How do you build a successful, independent benefits company right out of a major corporation? 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