489. Weekly Pulse Check on Automation & AI News

489. Weekly Pulse Check on Automation & AI News

From Transform NOW by SSNC Blue Prism

June 5, 2026 · 38 min

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on recent news headlines related to 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:.Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking Oversight of A.I. Models https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/technology/trump-executive-order-ai.html .Meta workers can opt out of being tracked at work - but only for half an hour at a time https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93x0k194yno .Owning The Mind: Is That What Anthropic, OpenAI And Private Equity Are Up To? https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnsviokla/2026/06/02/owning-the-mind-is-that-what-anthropic-openai-and-private-equity-are-up-to/ .ChatGPT can now see your bank account. Is it worth the risk? - https://www.yahoo.com/finance/personal-finance/banking/article/chatgpt-can-now-see-your-bank-account-is-it-worth-the-risk-141555728.html .Perplexity CEO tells CNBC one metric will determine who wins the AI race https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/03/perplexity-ceo-ai-valuations-computer-agentic.html .How to Tell if Google Chrome Secretly Downloaded a 4GB AI Model to Your Device…

People in this episode

Hosts: Brad Hairston, Michael Marchuk

Topics covered

  • automation
  • AI news
  • technology
  • executive orders
  • workplace privacy
  • AI models
  • financial technology

Keywords

  • automation
  • AI
  • executive order
  • Meta
  • ChatGPT
  • Perplexity
  • Google Chrome
  • privacy
  • technology news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trump, Meta, Anthropic, OpenAI, Private Equity, Perplexity, Google Chrome

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