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In this episode, Brad Hairston talks with Michael Brookshire and Satty Chandrashekhar, both partners at Bain & Company, who explain how the AI transformation in the healthcare provider sector is progressing. Michael and Satty provide good advice for healthcare executives to consider as they look to utilize AI to positively impact patient outcomes.

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What we discussed with Michael and Satty:

* Insights from Bain’s Healthcare AI Adoption Index

* Examples of how AI is transforming healthcare

* Where health systems are most focused with their AI efforts

* How the “active patient” approach is impacting healthcare providers

* How providers and payers differ in their AI efforts

* Governance structures in healthcare to mitigate ethical and regulatory concerns

* New business models in healthcare driven by AI

* How to measure the value of AI initiatives

* The strategic questions every healthcare executive should ask before launching an AI initiative

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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.

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News stories covered in this episode:

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From experiment to impact: why AI agents need governance from day one

https://www.techradar.com/pro/from-experiment-to-impact-why-ai-agents-need-governance-from-day-one

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Amazon taps agentic AI to help sellers manage inventory, shipments

https://www.retaildive.com/news/amazon-agentic-ai-seller-assistant-inventory-management-shipments/760501/

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Why AI could make people more likely to lie

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ai-artificial-intelligence-lying-research-b2829104.html

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Anthropic cofounders say the likelihood of AI replacing human jobs is so high that they needed to warn the world about it

https://www.businessinsider.com/anthropic-ceo-warning-world-ai-replacing-jobs-necessary-2025-9

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Elon Musk says the next version of Grok will be AGI

https://www.the-independent.com/tech/ai-grok-agi-elon-musk-xai-b2828203.html

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In this episode, host Michael Marchuk interviews Lari Hämäläinen, a senior partner at McKinsey and leader of their Quantum Black GenAI and agentic service group globally. Larry discusses key points from his article 'Seizing the AI Advantage' and the role of agents in digital transformation. He provides insights into the challenges and opportunities of generative AI, the persistence of the gen AI paradox, and the nuances of horizontal and vertical AI use cases. Lari also explores the importance of CEO leadership in driving AI transformations, the need for organizational change management, agentic mesh concepts, and the future skill requirements for managing AI-driven systems.

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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.

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News stories covered in this episode:

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xAI reportedly lays off 500 workers from data annotation team

https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/13/xai-reportedly-lays-off-500-workers-from-data-annotation-team/

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Meta’s Elite AI Unit Sparks Tension With Old Guard

https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta-ai-superintelligence-hiring-tension-96c9e993st=x4k7mV&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink&utm_source=tldrai

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To Help Workers Losing Their Jobs to AI, OpenAI Is Launching a Jobs Platform Run By AI https://futurism.com/openai-launching-ai-jobs-platform

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AI Self-preferencing in Algorithmic Hiring: Empirical Evidence and Insights - https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.00462

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Scientists Created an Entire Social Network Where Every User Is a Bot, and Something Wild Happened –

https://futurism.com/social-network-ai-intervention-echo-chamber

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In this episode, Brad Hairston talks with Tony Clark, the founder and CEO of NextWave Consulting and the host of the London Fintech Podcast. Tony gives his observations on how fintechs and other financial services companies in the UK and Europe are embracing AI to gain a competitive edge.

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What we discussed with Tony:

*Current transformation priorities for financial services companies in the UK/Europe

*Where AI and automation are building the most traction across financial services

*Establishing the appropriate governance around AI

*Learnings and observations from hosting the London Fintech Podcast

*Niche areas of focus for fintechs

*The momentum around blockchain and crypto adoption in Europe

*How the relationship between traditional financial institutions and fintechs is evolving

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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 could make the org chart obsolete. Microsoft's AI product lead explains what might replace it. - https://www.businessinsider.com/agents-kill-org-chart-microsoft-ai-product-lead-hierarchy-structure-2025-8

• The U.S. economy actually grew by nearly a million fewer jobs than previously thought, and ‘AI is automating away tech jobs,’ economist says - https://fortune.com/2025/09/09/bls-revisions-nearly-a-million-fewer-jobs-ai-automating-tech/

• AI expert says it’s ‘not a question’ that AI will take over all jobs—but people will have 80 hours a week of free time - https://fortune.com/2025/09/09/ai-expert-tech-take-over-jobs-careers-record-unemployment-80-hours-free-time/

• OpenAI Executives Rattled by Campaigns to Derail For-Profit Restructuring https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-for-profit-conversion-opposition-07ea7e25

• The Internet Will Be More Dead Than Alive Within 3 Years, Trend Shows - https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a65997294/dead-internet-explained/

• Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5 billion to settle author class action https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/anthropic-agrees-pay-15-billion-settle-author-class-action-2025-09-05/

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In this episode, host Michael Marchuk talks with Sam Bhagwat, founder and CEO of Mastra, and co-founder of Gatsby.js. Sam is also the author of 'Principles of Building AI Agents.' The discussion covers his extensive background in open-source JavaScript tooling, his current take on building AI agents, and the insights from his book. Find out more about seeing AI agents as employees, the importance of context engineering, the evolution of AI engineering tools, and key challenges in AI agent development. Sam also provides valuable advice for developers and executives navigating the rapidly changing landscape of AI.

-The Evolution of AI Agents and Agent Design

-The role of open source frameworks

-Building and scaling AI Agents

-Challenges and best practices in AI Engineering

-Psychological and cultural barriers for developers

-Agent observability, evaluation, and governance

-Staying grounded amid rapid AI change

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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.

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News stories covered in this episode:

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Meta's AI leaders discuss using Google, OpenAI models in apps, The Information says

https://www.reuters.com/business/metas-ai-leaders-discuss-using-google-openai-models-apps-information-says-2025-08-30/

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First-of-its-kind Stanford study says AI is starting to have a ‘significant and disproportionate impact’ on entry-level workers in the U.S.

https://fortune.com/2025/08/26/stanford-ai-entry-level-jobs-gen-z-erik-brynjolfsson/

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AI Agents Make Up a Third of All Search Traffic Toward Brands, Report Says https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/ai-agents-are-using-a-third-of-all-search-traffic-meant-towards-brands-report-says/ 

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OpenAI Makes a Play for Healthcare    

https://gizmodo.com/openai-makes-a-play-for-healthcare-2000648210

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How sheer luck made this tiny Caribbean island millions from its web address https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn5xdp427veo.amp

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In this episode, host Michael Marchuk sits down with Sean Hehir, CEO of BrainChip, to explore the latest innovations in AI at the silicon layer and the transformative impact of edge computing.

Here's what we talked with Sean about:

-The evolution of AI from centralized data centers to edge computing

-How BrainChip’s architecture enables AI directly on devices, reducing latency, power consumption, and privacy risks

-Industry applications: automotive, healthcare, aerospace, defense, IoT

-Neuromorphic AI explained: what it is, why it matters

-The future of edge AI: large language models and custom silicon

-Power efficiency breakthroughs: AI chips running on milliwatts vs. traditional GPUs

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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:

1. MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing - https://fortune.com/2025/08/18/mit-report-95-percent-generative-ai-pilots-at-companies-failing-cfo/ 

2. Meta Signs $10 Billion Cloud Deal With Google to Expand AI Capacity https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/articles/meta-signs-10-billion-cloud-211146093.html 

3. Your doctor is probably using AI and you might not even know it https://www.aol.com/doctor-probably-using-ai-might-160006196.html 

4. A hacker used AI to automate an 'unprecedented' cybercrime spree, Anthropic says - https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/hacker-used-ai-automate-unprecedented-cybercrime-spree-anthropic-says-rcna227309 

5. Book authors settle copyright lawsuit with AI company Anthropic https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/book-authors-settle-copyright-lawsuit-with-ai-company-anthropic/amp-11756244615553.html   

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