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In this episode, Brad Hairston talks with Vishal Sodha, Senior Risk Solutions Advisor at SS&C Algorithmics, who explains how the risk management discipline in the financial services industry is being transformed in the age of automation and AI.

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*SS&C Algorithmics overview

*Top trends in financial risk management

*The value of a high-performance risk simulation engine in today’s business environment

*How SS&C Algorithmics is extending the value of their product offering with the help of digital workers

*How AI is enhancing traditional risk management approaches

*Risk management in the cloud

*The changing role of risk professionals in the age of AI

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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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Perplexity Says It Wantsto Buy TikTok

https://autogpt.net/perplexity-says-it-wants-to-buy-tiktok/.

Hollywood unites againstAI: 400 celebs demand Trump take action on OpenAI, Google https://interestingengineering.com/culture/hollywood-stars-trump-protect-copyright-from-ai.

I'm actually glad thenew Siri with Apple Intelligence is delayed, and here's why we've got Apple'sAI problem backwards

https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/im-actually-glad-the-new-siri-with-apple-intelligence-is-delayed-and-heres-why-weve-got-apples-ai-problem-backwards.

People are usingGoogle’s new AI model to remove watermarks from images https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/17/people-are-using-googles-new-ai-model-to-remove-watermarks-from-images/?  

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In this episode, Brad Hairston talks with Xavier Hanson and Nick White of Ashling Partners, an SS&C Blue Prism delivery partner. Xavier and Nick explain how the combination of Reveal Group and Ashling partners has positioned them well to address process reinvention, especially in the financial services, manufacturing and healthcare industries. They also weigh in on the various hot topics in Enterprise AI, such as gen AI, agentic AI, orchestration, data quality, analytics and many others.

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*Reveal Group’s integration with Ashling Partners

*How Ashling differentiates

*Top trends/opportunities in the financial services, manufacturing and healthcare industries

*How Ashling’s work with Gen AI has evolved over the past couple of years

*Data, Analytics & AI – Where Ashling is finding the biggest opportunity to help companies across these areas 

*Agentic AI – Is the hype real?

*The expansion into process orchestration

*Bringing it all together – a compelling customer story

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On 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:

Mark Cuban says AI is ‘never the answer,’ it’s a ‘tool’ https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/11/mark-cuban-says-ai-is-never-the-answer-its-a-tool/?guccounter=1

AI firms follow DeepSeek’s lead, create cheaper models with “distillation” https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/ai-firms-follow-deepseeks-lead-create-cheaper-models-with-distillation/

OpenAI calls DeepSeek ‘state-controlled,’ calls for bans on ‘PRC-produced’ models https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/13/openai-calls-deepseek-state-controlled-calls-for-bans-on-prc-produced-models/

23andMe has filed for bankruptcy. Here is how to delete your data - https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-delete-your-23andme-data

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In this episode, hose Michael Marchuk interviews Tonille Miller, an organizational psychologist, about her insights on thriving in the age of AI. They discuss the evolving relationship between AI and human skills, the importance of leadership in integrating AI, and the need for organizations to foster a culture of collaboration. Tonille emphasizes the significance of emotional intelligence and data literacy, and shares real-world examples of successful AI-human collaboration. The conversation also touches on the role of HR in navigating these changes and how organizations can get started with AI integration.

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In this episode, Brad Hairston talks with Brian Halpin, Head of Automation at SS&C, who explains how a large-scale internal automation program he has led for the past two years has achieved significant tangible benefits as well as changed the mindset of the organization in areas like upskilling, product innovation, and the ways in which SS&C solves customer problems.

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Here’s what we talked with Brian about: 

*The origins of the internal automation effort at SS&C Technologies

*Why this program was a strategic move versus strictly a cost-cutting measure

*The benefits achieved to date

*Critical success factors

*How this initiative has affected the mindset of SS&C in terms of product innovation, product extensions, and bringing a new approach to solving customer problems

*Lessons learned from the internal automation program that are applicable even to small to midsized financial services companies

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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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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI will write 90% of code in 6 months, automating software development within a year — Is this the final nail in handwritten coding's coffin?

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/work-productivity/anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-says-ai-will-write-90-percent-of-code-in-6-months

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OpenAI declares AI race “over” if training on copyrighted works isn’t fair use

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/openai-urges-trump-either-settle-ai-copyright-debate-or-lose-ai-race-to-china/ 

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The Future Of Self-Checkout: Harnessing AI And Automation For Smarter Security https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2025/03/18/the-future-of-self-checkout-harnessing-ai-and-automation-for-smarter-security/ 

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Placebo AI: Are Too Many of Us Using Automation as a Fast Fix? https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/harnessing-hybrid-intelligence/202503/placebo-ai-are-too-many-of-us-using-automation-as-a-fast 

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On 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:

• China's newest AI model Manus is dividing opinion over DeepSeek comparisons. Here's what to know - https://www.businessinsider.com/manus-ai-china-agent-hype-deepseek-2025-3  
• Elon Musk’s DOGE is reportedly automating government tasks with an AI chatbot as it continues to slash the federal workforce - https://fortune.com/2025/03/10/elon-musk-doge-automating-government-tasks-ai-chatbot-slash-federal-workforce/  
• 5 things the C-suite keeps getting wrong about AI - https://www.fastcompany.com/91291309/5-things-the-c-suite-keeps-getting-wrong-about-ai  
• Scientists took years to solve a problem that AI cracked in two days https://macaonews.org/news/around-the-world/ai-superbugs-research-gemini-google-imperial-college/  
• When AI Thinks It Will Lose, It Sometimes Cheats, Study Finds https://time.com/7259395/ai-chess-cheating-palisade-research/  
• It's time to admit the 'AI gadget' era was a flop https://www.creativebloq.com/design/product-design/its-time-to-admit-the-ai-gadget-era-was-a-flop  

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In this episode, host Michael Marchuk speaks with Danya Dhiraj, a director at Citisoft, about the implementation of AI in post-trade operations. They discuss the current state of post-trade operations, the challenges of adopting AI, and the potential benefits it can bring to operational efficiency. Danya emphasizes the importance of trust in AI, the risks of not embracing technology, and the need for a hybrid model where AI and human intelligence coexist. The conversation also touches on regulatory changes and the impact of legacy systems on the adoption of new technologies.

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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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AI startup CoreWeave files for 2025’s first big tech IPO—and reveals it gets more than half its $1.9 billion in revenue from a single customer

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-startup-coreweave-files-2025-030641690.html

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OpenAI Admits That Its New Model Still Hallucinates More Than a Third of the Time

https://futurism.com/openai-admits-gpt45-hallucinates

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Judges Are Fed up With Lawyers Using AI That Hallucinate Court Cases

https://www.404media.co/ai-lawyer-hallucination-sanctions/

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The Job Market Is Frozen

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/jobs-unemployment-big-freeze/681831/

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What Students Are Saying About A.I. and the Future of Work

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/learning/what-students-are-saying-about-ai-and-the-future-of-work.html

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