About this episode

The episode discusses recent news headlines in automation and AI, including market share changes and public perceptions.

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: • ChatGPT’s market share slips below 50% for first time https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/16/chatgpts-market-share-slips-below-50-for-first-time • Only 16 percent of Americans think AI will have a positive impact on society, a new study shows https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/only-16-percent-of-americans-think-ai-will-have-a-positive-impact-on-society-a-new-study-shows/ • World leaders want American AI. They just don’t want America to be able to turn it off. https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/world-leaders-want-american-ai-190119575.html • Cursor's Trajectory - OpenAI Accelerator to SpaceX $60 Billion in Three Years - https://www.buildfastwithai.com/blogs/ai-news-today-june-17-2026 • Why Apple built a third-party AI system for Siri and then refused to show it at WWDC https://thenextweb.com/news/apple-siri-extensions-third-party-ai-missing-wwdc • Salesforce Deepens AI Automation Push With $3.6 Billion Fin Buyout…

People in this episode

Hosts: Brad Hairston, Michael Marchuk

Topics covered

• automation
• AI news
• market trends
• public perception of AI
• corporate AI strategies

Keywords

• automation
• AI
• ChatGPT
• Apple
• Salesforce
• public opinion
• technology news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ChatGPT, OpenAI, Apple, Salesforce, Fin

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