453. 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:.The Dueling Rhetoric at the AI Frontier https://deadneurons.substack.com/p/the-duelling-rhetoric-at-the-ai-frontier . OpenAI to add shopping cart and merchant tools to ChatGPT https://www.testingcatalog.com/openai-to-add-shopping-cart-and-merchant-tools-to-chatgpt/ .Drugmakers turn to AI to speed trials, regulatory submissions https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/drugmakers-turn-ai-speed-trials-regulatory-submissions-2026-01-26/ .Teaching employees to use AI could add up to $6.6T to US economy https://www.hrdive.com/news/augmenting-artificial-intelligence-employees-increase-gdp/810409/ .AI is hitting UK harder than other big economies, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/26/ai-uk-jobs-us-japan-germany-australia .How Americans are using AI at work, according to a new Gallup poll https://apnews.com/article/ai-workplace-gemini-chatgpt-poll-4934bc61d039508db32bc49f85d63d99 .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/ft1AMX.To ensure that you never miss an episode of Transform NOW, be sure to subscribe!