473. Weekly Pulse Check on Automation & AI News

473. Weekly Pulse Check on Automation & AI News

From Transform NOW by SSNC Blue Prism

April 10, 2026 · 33 min

About this episode

The episode discusses recent news headlines in automation and AI, including new AI models and governance issues.

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 debuts new AI model, attempting to catch Google, OpenAI after spending billions https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/08/meta-debuts-first-major-ai-model-since-14-billion-deal-to-bring-in-alexandr-wang.html .Anthropic says its latest AI model is too powerful for public release and that it broke containment during testing https://www.businessinsider.com/anthropic-mythos-latest-ai-model-too-powerful-to-be-released-2026-4 .OpenAI closes Sora video-making app and cancels $1bn Disney deal https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3w3e467ewqo School Districts Prioritize AI Governance, Not Adoption Speed https://www.govtech.com/education/k-12/school-districts-prioritize-ai-governance-not-adoption-speed .Social media users delighted by brand’s unique tactic to dispel AI concerns https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/social-media-users-delighted-brands-220000296.html .Visit us on our socials:🦾 Get started with SS&C Blue Prism: https://okt.to/JcMLdU 🧑‍💻LinkedIn: https://okt.to/k8zIdp ✖️Twitter…

People in this episode

Hosts: Brad Hairston, Michael Marchuk

Topics covered

  • automation
  • AI news
  • technology
  • governance
  • social media

Keywords

  • automation
  • AI
  • Meta
  • OpenAI
  • Anthropic
  • governance
  • social media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Meta, Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, Disney, Yahoo, GovTech

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