The tectonic changes that have permeated the Business world today has revolutionised the manner in which key functions have been automated and operationalised. AI driven tasks have simplified routine, repetitive tasks, potentially rendering human involvement redundant. The paper delves into how AI enabled systems are changing the complexion of core HR activities, even as it brings to the fore, crucial issues such as Bias, Opacity, Data usage in the decisioning process. The paper examines the need to balance the efficiency that AI provides with the concomitant ethical issues of trust, accountability and equity. Theoretically, it reviews the various AI tools deployed in recruitment such as predictive analytics, tracking systems, juxtaposing it with the ethical challenges that ensue, such as lack of transparency, bias and privacy issues. The paper then seeks to provide suggestions to mitigate these issues, so as to bring into play a responsible and ethically acceptable methodology. The HR personnel need to be sensitive to and cognisant of this need for balance, ensuring that employee well being is not sacrificed at the altar of efficiency. Human oversight, Impact audits, clear articulation about the deployment of AI with prospective employees and using an human centric, inclusive approach can help drive the ethical framework, resulting in aligning organisational goals in a sustainable, socially responsible manner. AI driven technology, Augmented Leadership, Employee Well being, AI Ethics, Algorithmic Bias, Opacity. 35-38 International Conference on Reimagining Management-Sustainability and Innovation in the AI Era Special Issue Ms Bharati Pratik Roy