414. Weekly Pulse Check on Automation & AI News

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:• AI agents could make the org chart obsolete. Microsoft's AI product lead explains what might replace it. - https://www.businessinsider.com/agents-kill-org-chart-microsoft-ai-product-lead-hierarchy-structure-2025-8• The U.S. economy actually grew by nearly a million fewer jobs than previously thought, and ‘AI is automating away tech jobs,’ economist says - https://fortune.com/2025/09/09/bls-revisions-nearly-a-million-fewer-jobs-ai-automating-tech/ • AI expert says it’s ‘not a question’ that AI will take over all jobs—but people will have 80 hours a week of free time - https://fortune.com/2025/09/09/ai-expert-tech-take-over-jobs-careers-record-unemployment-80-hours-free-time/ • OpenAI Executives Rattled by Campaigns to Derail For-Profit Restructuring https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-for-profit-conversion-opposition-07ea7e25• The Internet Will Be More Dead Than Alive Within 3 Years, Trend Shows - https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a65997294/dead-internet-explained/ • Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5 billion to settle author class action https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/anthropic-agrees-pay-15-billion-settle-author-class-action-2025-09-05/ Visit us on our socials:🦾 Get started with SS&C Blue Prism: https://okt.to/JcMLdU🧑‍💻LinkedIn: https://okt.to/k8zIdp✖️Twitter: https://okt.to/fHyd9G🙋‍♀️Facebook: https://okt.to/Vyjfiz📸Instagram: https://okt.to/5nYvIf💭Blog: https://okt.to/QuGqVP🤩Case studies: https://okt.to/ft1AMXTo ensure that you never miss an episode of Transform NOW, be sure to subscribe!