Sovereign AI is changing more than technology stacks \u2014 it\u2019s forcing organizations to confront who governs the workforce and what the very nature of work itself has become.<\/p>\n
The shift is far more than just technical. As organizations embed AI directly into operations<\/a>, the human layer \u2014 hiring, training, managing and motivating workers \u2014 must be redesigned from the ground up to account for sovereign AI principles: keeping humans in control of consequential decisions while agents handle the volume. That redesign begins with the job description itself, according to Susan Charnaux<\/a> (pictured), chief people officer at Appian Corp.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen we create new jobs, typically you write a job description and you say, \u2018Here\u2019s all the things that you should do,’\u201d Charnaux said. \u201cBut we\u2019re actually now right in the midst of moving out of that \u2014 from [job descriptions] being a list of tasks. Instead, this job description really has to paint the vision. We have to ask someone who can really design the future for that job, because instead of all the manual tasks they would have done, they can now have an agent do those. It starts fundamentally with having a completely different picture of what a job entails.\u201d<\/p>\n Charnaux spoke with theCUBE\u2019s Dave Vellante<\/a> and Alison Kosik<\/a> at Appian World 2026<\/a>, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media\u2019s livestreaming studio. They discussed how AI is redefining job roles, workforce anxiety, hiring priorities and the evolving relationship between managers and agents. (* Disclosure below.)<\/p>\n Sovereign AI and the new workforce contract<\/p>\n The workforce anxiety surrounding AI is real, but it presents as much an opportunity as a threat, according to Charnaux. A 2025 Ernst & Young LLP survey<\/a> found that 84% of employees are open to embracing agentic AI, yet 56% worry about job security \u2014 a tension organizations must address head-on.<\/p>\n \u201cI do believe that there\u2019s an opportunity for strong positivity in this moment,\u201d she said. \u201cAll those things that were frustrating in my job before or that I felt, \u2018Why\u00a0am\u00a0I\u00a0here\u00a0doing\u00a0this?\u2019 Now, instead, you might actually think, \u2018What can I create? What is the good in the world or the good in the interactions that I have with other people in my workforce?’\u201d<\/p>\n On hiring, Appian itself is already shifting what it looks for. Rather than using AI as a forcing function to cut headcount, the smarter question is what a more productive workforce can achieve together, Charnaux explained. Technical skills remain necessary to supervise AI and evaluate process outputs, but the premium is now on creativity, forward thinking and the interpersonal ability to lead others through change.<\/p>\n \u201cWe want people who are really creative \u2014 who are good at thinking ahead about what they need, who are going to be, of course, still those great, hardworking, reliable employees, but also have a sense of the bigger picture. The last thing, really importantly, is to have strong interpersonal skills,\u201d she said. \u201cSomeone who can help lead a change, who can talk to someone else and bring them along in that change \u2014 that\u2019s going to be more important than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the complete video interview, part of SiliconANGLE\u2019s and theCUBE\u2019s coverage of Appian World 2026<\/a>:<\/p>\n (* Disclosure: TheCUBE is a paid media partner for Appian World. 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