505. Weekly Pulse Check of Automation & AI News - July 31, 2026

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 Are Not Your Coworkers - https://beyondtmrw.org/article/ai-agents-are-not-your-coworkers The AI Future Is for Everyone - https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-ai-future-is-for-everyone-a0c24e20 How do we prevent AI agents from going rogue? It starts with a new kind of measurement - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/28/rogue-ai-agent-instructions Workplaces look for cheaper AI as ‘tokenmaxxing’ fades as a corporate fad - https://apnews.com/article/ai-token-openai-anthropic-corporate-31bb80ac1cd7862d05f6397177d826b1 AI is making your life more expensive. Here’s how - https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/28/economy/ai-boosting-inflation-us 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!