The Josh Bersin Company has unveiled a major new capability for its fast-growing AI-powered HR and management agent, Galileo. Beginning next week, Galileo will activate Web Search, a feature that allows users to supplement its proprietary HR knowledge base with results from trusted external sources and the broader internet.
The update transforms Galileo from a specialized HR knowledge assistant into a comprehensive search, retrieval, and classification tool. HR professionals will be able to compare Galileo’s insights with outputs from leading generative AI engines, as well as traditional search tools like Google, eliminating the need for multiple platforms. Importantly, Josh Bersin Company content will always be displayed first, ensuring users can balance curated, validated insights with wider web results.
“Galileo is the AI-powered culmination of decades of HR expertise. Acting as a 24/7 digital consultant for HR teams, it is already in use at more than 800 organizations, with over 7,000 active users worldwide,” said Amy Farner, EVP of Product and Research at The Josh Bersin Company. “The new Web Search feature expands Galileo’s value even further—offering instant access to a unique combination of Josh Bersin Company and partner resources, including Reejig, Lightcast, Oyster, Heidrick, SHL, and Visier, plus 30 years of Josh Bersin Company research. These insights, best practices, and real-world examples are not available in ChatGPT or any other consumer AI agent.”
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Josh Bersin, CEO and global industry analyst, emphasized the feature’s transformative potential: “With Web Search, we will take it to the next level—delivering a breadth and depth of answers to people-related issues that simply can’t be found anywhere else.”
Galileo has steadily evolved since its launch, adding solutions such as Galileo Learn™, specialized versions for managers, intelligent benchmarking tools, and integrations with leading workforce data providers. With Web Search, it is positioning itself as the one-stop digital consultant for HR and people management needs, while maintaining strict privacy and data security for users.
