517. Weekly Pulse Check on Automation & AI News

<p>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:.GPT-6 Astra might be too powerful to understand or control<a href="https://www.transformernews.ai/p/openai-gpt-6-astra-might-be-too-powerful-to-understand-or-control" target="_blank">https://www.transformernews.ai/p/openai-gpt-6-astra-might-be-too-powerful-to-understand-or-control</a> .‘Mistrust’ of Palantir may affect NHS research, says health minister <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/07/mistrust-of-ai-palantir-may-affect-nhs-research" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/07/mistrust-of-ai-palantir-may-affect-nhs-research</a> .AI Agents Push Humans Out of the Loophttps://<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2608.23642" target="_blank">arxiv.org/pdf/2608.23642</a><a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2608.23642" target="_blank">https://arxiv.org/pdf/2608.23642</a>.OpenAI confirms ‘wiki incident,’ says it’s ‘working on a framework’ for more disclosure - <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/05/openai-confirms-wiki-incident-says-its-working-on-a-framework-for-more-disclosure/" target="_blank">https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/05/openai-confirms-wiki-incident-says-its-working-on-a-framework-for-more-disclosure/</a> .Dyson Debuts $499 AI-Powered Toothbrush With a Built-In Camera - <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/dyson-debuts-499-ai-powered-093003488.html" target="_blank">https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/dyson-debuts-499-ai-powered-093003488.html</a> .Visit us on our socials:🦾 Get started with SS&amp;C Blue Prism: <a href="https://okt.to/JcMLdU" target="_blank">https://okt.to/JcMLdU</a>🧑‍💻LinkedIn: <a href="https://okt.to/k8zIdp" target="_blank">https://okt.to/k8zIdp</a>✖️Twitter: <a href="https://okt.to/fHyd9G" target="_blank">https://okt.to/fHyd9G</a>🙋‍♀️Facebook: <a href="https://okt.to/Vyjfiz" target="_blank">https://okt.to/Vyjfiz</a>📸Instagram: <a href="https://okt.to/5nYvIf" target="_blank">https://okt.to/5nYvIf</a>💭Blog: <a href="https://okt.to/QuGqVP" target="_blank">https://okt.to/QuGqVP</a>🤩Case studies: <a href="https://okt.to/ft1AMX" target="_blank">https://okt.to/ft1AMX</a>.To ensure that you never miss an episode of Transform NOW, be sure to subscribe!</p>