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The episode discusses recent news headlines in automation and AI, including labor market trends and warnings from industry leaders.

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: • Job seekers giving up: Labor force participation rate falls to lowest in 50 years, outside of Covid era https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/02/job-seekers-giving-up-labor-force-participation-rate-falls-to-lowest-in-50-years-outside-of-covid-era.html#:~:text=In%20fact%2C%20the%20measure%20of,rate%20in%20exactly%2050%20years. • Satya Nadella has issued a shocking warning to companies using AI https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/satya-nadella-has-issued-a-shocking-warning-to-companies-using-ai/ • How AI-native banking products could reshape institutional banking - https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/financial-services/financial-services-industry-predictions/2026/ai-native-products-institutional-banking.html • Courts won’t settle the fight over AI and creative work: Politics will https://thebulletin.org/2026/07/courts-wont-settle-the-fight-over-ai-and-creative-work-politics-will/ • The Most Human Technology Ever Made https://a16z.com/the-most-human-technology-ever-made/ Visit us on…

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Hosts: Brad Hairston, Michael Marchuk

Topics covered

• automation
• AI news
• labor market
• banking
• creative work
• technology

Keywords

• automation
• AI
• labor force
• banking products
• creative work
• technology news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SS&C Blue Prism, CNBC, TechCrunch, Deloitte, The Bulletin, a16z

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