432. 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:.Microsoft teases agents that become ‘independent users within the workforce’ https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/10/microsoft_agentic_users_a365/. ‘Vibe coding’ named Collins Dictionary’s Word of the Year https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/tech/vibe-coding-collins-word-year-scli-intl .Underwater cables are a vital piece of the AI buildout and internet — investment is booming https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/08/big-tech-ai-underwater-cables.html .Debt Has Entered the A.I. Boom https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/business/dealbook/debt-has-entered-the-ai-boom.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0E8.1VeO.VdFjpu9e9aX9&smid=url-share .Is AI really coming for our jobs and wages? Past predictions of a ‘robot apocalypse’ offer some clues https://theconversation.com/is-ai-really-coming-for-our-jobs-and-wages-past-predictions-of-a-robot-apocalypse-offer-some-clues-269068 .AI Is Upending Jobs. Corporate Tech and HR Are Teaming Up to Figure It Out. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ai-is-upending-jobs-corporate-tech-and-hr-are-teaming-up-to-figure-it-out-d6df71c9 .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!