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An exploratory cross-sectional survey of 150 HR professionals in the UK (n = 70) and the US (n = 80) was conducted to investigate usage patterns. Results show that GenAI is mainly applied in job analysis and design, training and development, and recruitment and selection, but concerns persist around operational and technical difficulties, privacy and ethics, output accuracy, and employee resistance. Cluster analysis revealed four user profiles that represent different ways of reconciling efficiency gains and risks. Viewed through the lens of Diffusion of Innovation, Technology\u2013Organization\u2013Environment, and Task\u2013Technology Fit, the results highlight ethical and legal compatibility as a relevant condition for sustained use, point to the potential importance of the organization\u2019s GenAI governance environment, and reveal a boundary condition when tasks involve consequential decisions. 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