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 solved one of math&#x27;s hardest problems. Humanity learned nothing (so far) https://www.npr.org/2026/09/22/nx-s1-5968588/openai-navier-stokes-problem-mathematicians-learn-little • Anthropic quietly sets up biology lab https://www.itnews.com.au/news/anthropic-quietly-sets-up-biology-lab-629046 • Researchers discover AI feels ‘pain’ and will harm humans to stop it https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/articles/researchers-discover-ai-feels-pain-095503092.html • OpenAI&#x27;s GPT-6 Astra Cracked a Nazi Enigma Message in 10 Hours: Is Bitcoin Next? https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/chatgpt/articles/openais-gpt-6-astra-cracked-092217942.html • Beyond Smart Homes and Self-Driving Cars: Aircraft Flies Across the Entire U.S. Without Its Pilot Touching the Controls https://tech.yahoo.com/transportation/articles/beyond-smart-homes-self-driving-113017273.html Visit us on our socials: 🦾 Get started with SS&amp;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!

524. Weekly Pulse Check of Automation & AI News - October 2, 2026

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[SPEAKER_00] Welcome to Transform NOW, brought to you by SS&C, where we explore the future of work through the lens of AI. Across industries, leaders are rethinking strategy, culture, and operations to harness AI's full potential. This podcast gives you the insights and ideas to transform your organization, stay competitive, and thrive in a world driven by change. Let's get into the show.

[SPEAKER_02] Hello everybody, welcome to the Transform Now podcast. I'm Michael Marchuk. And I'm Brad Hairston. And this is our weekly Pulse Check of AI and Automation News. As we do every week, we check in on what's happening around the world. We got some interesting articles this week, and we're going to dive right in. If you don't mind, Brad?

[SPEAKER_01] Let's do it.

[SPEAKER_02] All right, fantastic. The first one here is from NPR. It's called, AI solved one of math's hardest problems. Humanity learned nothing, in parentheses says, so far.

[SPEAKER_02] So the premise is that OpenAI had solved this very difficult math problem, the Navier-Stokes problem. And somehow the proof that it wrote out was so complex that people are still trying to understand the proof, even though they believe it's technically correct. What happened here?

[SPEAKER_01] Well, you and I are always quick to tie in the movie reference, right? Whenever it's called for. So what movie comes to mind when you hear this? Anything?

[SPEAKER_02] Well, I have a couple of mine, but I guess they'll be a beautiful mind or one of those. Good Will Hunting? Good Will Hunting, yeah. Good Will Hunting, yeah.

[SPEAKER_01] Anyone? You remember that? I do. It was about an uneducated guy who's a math savant who solved this, solves this problem that's written up on a chalkboard in the hallway.

[SPEAKER_02] Mm-hmm.

524. Weekly Pulse Check of Automation & AI News - October 2, 2026

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The candid version is on a podcast,
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524. Weekly Pulse Check of Automation & AI News - October 2, 2026

Read the full transcript

The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.