The Forthcoming AI Token Crisis – What’s HR got to do with it?
Published on: 18/06/2026
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Barry Phillips
Chairperson, Legal Island
Barry Phillips
Chairperson, Legal Island
Barry Phillips (CEO) BEM founded Legal Island in 1998. He is a qualified barrister, trainer, coach and meditator and a regular speaker both here and abroad. He also volunteers as mentor to aspiring law students on the Migrant Leaders Programme.
Barry has trained hundreds of HR Professionals on how to use GenAI in the workplace and is author of the book “ChatGPT in HR – A Practical Guide for Employers and HR Professionals”
Barry is an Ironman and lists Russian language and wild camping as his favourite pastimes
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Barry Phillips argues that HR has an important role in helping to reduce token usage in organisations
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