485. 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:.Elon Musk loses lawsuit against OpenAI - https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2026/05/18/elon-musk-loses-lawsuit-openai/90145826007/ .81% of Enterprise Technology Leaders Report Production Failures from AI-Generated Codehttps://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/81-of-enterprise-technology-leaders-report-production-failures-from-ai-generated-code-new-research-shows-1036175180 .Three-quarters of AI’s economic gains are being captured by just 20% of companies – with the leading companies focused on growth, not just productivityhttps://www.pwc.com/gx/en/news-room/press-releases/2026/pwc-2026-ai-performance-study.html .‘Lower-value human capital’ is what bank CEO calls thousands of workers he’s cutting because of AIhttps://www.marketwatch.com/story/ai-in-focus-as-standard-chartered-bank-replaces-lower-value-human-capital-slashing-back-office-workers-by-15-bd147174 .Bain sees US$100 billion SaaS market in agentic AI automation - https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/bain-agentic-ai-saas-market/.Pope Leo to issue text on human dignity and AI with Anthropic co-founder - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/18/pope-leo-encyclical-human-dignity-ai-anthropic.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!