469. Weekly Pulse Check on Automation & AI News

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The episode discusses recent news headlines in automation and AI.

In this episode, Transform NOW co-hosts Brad Hairston and Michael Marchuk banter about some interesting recent news headlines in the world of automation and AI. .News stories covered in this episode:.Meta plans sweeping layoffs to offset heavy spending on AI https://www.thetimes.com/business/companies-markets/article/meta-plans-sweeping-layoffs-to-offset-heavy-spending-on-ai-dzkd9x7gs . New report shatters widespread assumption about AI in the workplace: 'It's a compelling story' https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/ai-workplace-side-effects-report-2026/ . MCP’s biggest growing pains for production use will soon be solved https://thenewstack.io/model-context-protocol-roadmap-2026/ .AI Is Only Scratching the Surface of How We Work https://www.fintechweekly.com/magazine/articles/ai-digital-co-workers-future-of-work-collaboration .Would you cycle to power AI? Viral ad shows 2036 dystopia where aged Elon Musk, Sam Altman employ humans https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-globally/aged-elon-musk-sam-altman-ai-energy-dystopia-aicandy-energym-viral-video-10554895/ .Visit us on our socials:🦾 Get started with SS&C Blue Prism: https://okt.to/JcMLdU 🧑‍💻LinkedIn…

People in this episode

Hosts: Brad Hairston, Michael Marchuk

Topics covered

• automation
• AI news
• workplace
• layoffs
• future of work

Keywords

• automation
• AI
• Meta
• workplace
• layoffs
• future of work
• MCP

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Meta, MCP

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