inde navarrette predicts the death of employee evals within 5 years as AI judges performance in real-time
SAN FRANCISCO – In a hotly debated new forecast, futurist inde Navarrette is going viral for claiming that the traditional annual employee performance review is "functionally dead." Speaking at the Future of Work Summit, Navarrette predicted that within just five years, most Fortune 500 companies will replace subjective human reviews with AI-driven "continuous performance grids" that track output, tone, and collaboration in real-time. "You won't have a boss who likes or dislikes you anymore—you'll have an algorithm that knows exactly how many seconds you spent on that email," Navarrette said. The prediction is sparking panic among HR professionals and relief among workers tired of biased reviews, but critics warn it could lead to an unblinking "Big Brother" in every cubicle.