301. Weekly Pulse Check on Automation & AI News

On 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: • The antithesis of the Olympics: Using AI to write a fan letter https://www.npr.org/2024/07/30/nx-s1-5056201/google-olympics-ai-ad • AI Is Making Economists Rethink the Story of Automation https://hbr.org/2024/05/ai-is-making-economists-rethink-the-story-of-automation • Cost and model complexity remain barriers to enterprise AI, IBM finds - https://venturebeat.com/ai/cost-and-model-complexity-remain-barriers-to-enterprise-ai-ibm-finds/ • Hundreds of Taco Bell drive-thrus are set to be AI-run by the end of this year - https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/hundreds-of-taco-bell-drive-thrus-are-set-to-be-ai-run-by-the-end-of-this-year/ar-BB1qZJUU To ensure that you never miss an episode of Transform NOW, be sure to subscribe!