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Megan Walton is CEO of a large nonprofit serving older adults. Courtesy of Southern Maine Agency on Aging. Megan Walton became the CEO of the nonprofit, Southern Maine Agency on Aging, at 33. She advocates for older adults and coordinates services, including day programs and Meals on Wheels. Walton said the job changed her outlook toward aging and made her excited for her future years. This story is based on an interview with Megan Walton, 40, CEO of Southern Maine Agency on Aging. It has been edited for length and clarity. Growing up, I was very, very close to all four of my grandparents. I have many wonderful memories of weekly visits with them. I recognized what incredible value they added to our lives, such as imparting their knowledge and wisdom, or relieving my parents of caring duties so they could go on a date night together. My three young children feel the same way about the older adults in their lives. They love spending time with my dad, a lifelong learner who is taking three courses and is active in an exercise group. And they adore my dynamic mom. Despite having a lot of health issues through the years, she has found so much purpose and connection within the community. I initially worked in child foster care She has a different social engagement every other night. We'll call her, and she'll say, "I'll have to get back to you later because I'm having dinner with my friends," or "I'm playing Mahjong." We're witnessing her openness and expansiveness right before our eyes. She's a shining example of someone who is fully embracing her season of life. Getting to know people like my mom is one of the main reasons I love my job. I'm the CEO of a nonprofit that empowers older adults, adults with disabilities, and their caregivers to live to their fullest potential. We deliver programs, resources, and information so they can age in their own homes and communities, and we help coordinate adult day programs and Meals on Wheels. I entered the field of health and human services by working for an organization that served kids and families in foster care in Seattle. Walton's father takes an active part in his grandkids' lives. Courtesy of Megan Walton It grew significantly while I was there, which gave me the opportunity to grow myself. Then, in 2019, my husband and I decided to move to Portland, Maine, where I was hired by the Southern Maine Agency on Aging. I was intrigued because, like foster care, there are so many misconceptions about the population we serve. It's not a them-versus-us situation because we're all aging and, at some point, everyone will need more support. Our communities were not built for us to live well into our 70s, 80s, and 90s. People are in tremendous need of services such as adequate housing and proper nutrition. My job is rewarding Thankfully, we are beginning to realize that aging is about everything from housing, transportation, and healthcare to workforce and community design. Older adults are a huge asset to society and active contributors. We need to instill in the next generation that growing old is great and demonstrate what will open up as we evolve. It's incredibly rewarding to work with our clients, 70 staff, and our 500 volunteers, 80% of whom are over 60 themselves. Many of our Meals on Wheels volunteers are retired and look forward to the days when they're doing their route. It helps them form relationships and stay socially connected. I'm looking forward to aging myself They also acquire new skills. One man was married for a long time before entering another relationship. He never cooked, but now he is cooking all the time. He has a newfound love of recipes. He'd been fed the belief that he hadn't been a cook all his life, but he proved it wrong. Stories like this helped change my attitude toward life and aging. I'm really looking forward to growing older now. I want to still be working in my 80s, maybe not full-time, but staying engaged and giving back. Thanks to my job, I really do feel like I'm at the beginning of my life right now at 40. Read the original article on Business Insider

Residents of Archbald, Penn., are experiencing a contentious boom in proposed AI data center projects. Heather Ainsworth for The Washington Post via Getty Images Pennsylvania has become a hot spot for data center proposals and public backlash about where to build them. I’m a law professor and executive director of Penn State’s Center for Energy Law and Policy. I’m also a native of Archbald, a borough of 7,500 residents in the Lackawanna Valley in northeastern Pennsylvania. My hometown has drawn national attention because of proposals for multiple data centers that would cover 14% of its area. Because of my professional and personal interest in data centers, I have been researching local responses to data center proposals across Pennsylvania. I’ve learned there are a host of considerations that local officials and citizens are taking into account when they evaluate data center proposals. Pros and cons of big data centers At its most basic, a data center is a building that houses and runs large computer systems. Because data centers tend to be large developments, hosting one can provide a community more tax revenue. This revenue comes from increased property tax assessments as well as newly created jobs. However, these job are mostly limited to the construction phase. One estimate suggests a moderately large data center would create about 15-30 long-term jobs. On the other hand, data centers raise concerns about environmental and social impacts. They consume large amounts of energy and water, leading to fears of higher water and electric utility bills for other consumers. Emissions from diesel generators can contribute to local air pollution and worsen asthma and other health conditions. Data centers have also been shown to create heat island effects, raising the local air temperature by an average of 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius). They can also be loud due to the noise from cooling systems and diesel generators. And some residents object to what they consider eyesores in rural or suburban communities. Residents of East Vincent Township in Pennsylvania listen during a supervisors meeting in December 2025 where an agenda item involved a data center proposal for the former Pennhurst state hospital grounds. AP Photo/Marc Levy Communities can plan ahead Because of the significant impact that a data center can have on its surroundings, communities benefit from planning ahead before any proposal has even been made in their area. One of the most powerful tools a Pennsylvania municipality has is its authority over zoning under Pennsylvania’s Municipalities Planning Code. Under this law, a municipality generally cannot completely exclude from its zoning ordinance a legal use of a property unless it is inherently objectionable. An example of an inherently objectionable use might be a heliport in a heavily residential municipality. But it can regulate where within the municipality buildings or other structures can be constructed and how they can operate. Many Pennsylvania municipalities, including East Vincent Township and Jessup Borough, have amended their zoning ordinances to account for data centers. Zoning ordinances are a powerful tool The Pennsylvania municipalities of Fairview Township and Butler Township/Arendtsville Borough have restricted data centers to industrial zones. Mayfield Borough has restricted them to commercial zones. Municipalities can also determine what level of municipal approval is required for a data center development. In Pennsylvania, uses can be allowed “by right,” “special exception” or “conditional use.” “By right” means that no approval is required as long as ordinance provisions are followed. By “special exception” requires approval from a municipal zoning hearing board. By “conditional use” requires approval from the municipality’s governing body. This might be a board of supervisors or borough council. Most Pennsylvania municipalities that have addressed this issue have designated data centers as a conditional use. Some, such as Butler Township/Arendtsville Borough, have allowed them as a special exception. When a municipal body evaluates an application for a conditional use or special exception, it must determine whether the proposed data center complies with the zoning ordinance and that it would not otherwise injure the public interest. A stretch of land between the Conodoguinet Creek and Country Club Road near Carlisle, Pa., is set to become the site of a hyperscale data center. AP Photo/Marc Levy Setback distances and impact studies Another significant tool that municipalities have used is setback distances. A setback distance defines how far a data center structure must be from an adjacent property. In Pennsylvania, ordinances have established setbacks for data centers from 50 feet (15 meters) to 400 feet (122 meters). Many ordinances establish longer setbacks from residential properties, hospitals or schools than from industrial sites. Many ordinances also require plans or studies to be submitted as part of a zoning application. Noise or sound studies are common ones. These studies are intended to establish background noise levels for the area of the proposed data center and to identify ways to mitigate noise impacts. Municipalities may also require developers to submit an environmental impact assessment, transportation impact study or emergency response plan, such as for a fire on-site. How to protect your community Learning about the specifics of a particular data center proposal can help a community to understand the potential impacts – both positive and negative – and prepare a response. Local residents and officials should be poised to ask probing questions about: power and water demand, and the source of those resources infrastructure needs utility rate impacts cooling system design and noise and resource consumption impacts site design and landscape impact job creation and tax revenue projections noise mitigation strategies traffic effects air and water pollution emissions Penn State Extension published a guide to common questions about data centers that may facilitate discussions with community officials and data center developers. It may be possible in some circumstances for municipalities to negotiate community benefits agreements with data center developers. These agreements can ensure that the host community obtains certain specified benefits, such as local workforce guarantees or infrastructure development, as a result of the data center project. The drive to build data centers and related infrastructure is moving quickly. By updating ordinances in advance, and diligently collecting information about any data center proposals that are made, local officials and citizens can protect the best interests of their communities. Read more of our stories about Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, or sign up for our Philadelphia newsletter on Substack. Michael Helbing's work for the Penn State Center for Energy Law and Policy has received funding from the Sloan Foundation, Arnold Ventures, the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the National Science Foundation. He is a member of Citizens for a Healthy Jessup and has volunteered for the Democratic Party. He owns shares in PPL Corporation.

Companies large and small are gearing up to deliver packages to you via drone. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel Today, almost anyone who flies a drone must maintain visual contact with it at all times, a practice known as visual line of sight. This requirement severely restricts how far craft can fly. When the Federal Aviation Administration rule changes allowing people to fly their drones beyond visual line of sight are finalized, commercial use is likely to soar. Flight beyond visual line of sight will fundamentally change drone operations, allowing for a wide range of applications. Imagine a drone flying well ahead of a train to ensure the tracks are safe, or large drones monitoring and spraying vast farm fields, improving farm efficiency and reducing labor costs. Drones, formally called unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS, are being used or developed for a wide variety of applications, such as inspecting pipelines, assessing forests for potential wildfire, finding people needing rescue, assessing disaster damage, monitoring borders and ports, and surveying wildlife and the environment. There is also an emerging industry for using drones to deliver packages – everything from transplant organs to fast food meals. A drone company worker loads a package for delivery into a drone’s cargo bay. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel Companies have been working on these kinds of applications for drones for years, but as a mechanical engineer who studies drones, I see that a combination of technological and regulatory developments are bringing them close to fruition. People could be allowed to fly drones beyond visual line of sight, beyond the few exemptions to current rules, within a year. But a key step is integrating drones into the National Airspace System. Keeping control in uncontrolled airspace The National Airspace System comprises controlled and uncontrolled airspace. Air traffic controllers guide planes through controlled airspace, which includes areas around airports, above urban regions and along air routes. Rules cover basic flight aspects of all craft, such as altitude and aircraft separation, and flight paths near or over airports. Drone operators who want to fly in these regions must receive formal FAA authorization for any flight, which also dictates flight paths. In uncontrolled airspace, air traffic control does not provide services; pilots are responsible for their own navigation and collision avoidance. In these typically rural regions, recreational operators must keep drones below 400 feet and in their line of sight. Other restrictions apply as well: Drones cannot weigh more than 55 pounds, including any payload such as packages, and they must operate only during daylight and with minimum visibility of 3 miles due to weather. Maximum speed relative to the ground is 100 mph, and drones cannot operate within 5 miles of an airport. In all circumstances, crewed aircraft have absolute right of way. Commercial drone operators must hold an FAA Remote Pilot Certificate. Operators violating any of these rules may be subject to license revocation, significant fines or time in prison. As of early 2026 there were over 800,000 registered drones operating mostly in uncontrolled airspace. Flying beyond line of sight Drone operators bear a lot of responsibility, but being allowed to operate beyond visual line of sight would raise the stakes. It could also open tremendous economic opportunities, such as widespread package delivery, inspecting power lines and railroad tracks over long distances, surveying and mapping, extensive search and rescue operations, precision agriculture and crop dusting across large farms, and extended border patrol and environmental monitoring. For many of these applications to succeed, drones would need to operate in a fully autonomous mode. Full integration of drones into the National Airspace System would require a number of steps. The current FAA Part 107 rule covers operation of drones under 55 pounds. Under the rule, regulators have sometimes issued waivers, exemptions and other authorizations to allow flight operations beyond visual line of sight, but the regulatory process has lagged behind current drone technology. The FAA is finalizing a new framework called Part 108 to specifically cover flight beyond visual line of sight, including under fully autonomous control and for larger and heavier drones. A delivery drone unloads its cargo. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel Giving drones autonomy AI could lead to “smart” drones that can fly autonomously and navigate at the same level of safety as crewed aircraft. My work on flight navigation, control and orientation systems indicates that smart drones could see and avoid objects in the air and could execute commands from air traffic control centers accurately and efficiently, including fully autonomous takeoffs and landings. The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance, AURA Network Systems and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems are all working in parallel with the FAA to develop these kinds of advanced capabilities. Technology alone would not be enough, however. Smart drones would still have to be integrated into the National Airspace System. Several initiatives are underway. The NASA-UAS-NAS project is investigating how drones could use command-and-control technologies to allow them to operate autonomously in the same airspace as crewed aircraft. The FAA Beyond program is developing new flight rules that drones would need. Regulators and companies would also have to work out complications that drones could pose to the National Airspace System. Many drones are small, so they are harder for crewed aircraft to detect and avoid. Terrorists could exploit drones, raising the need for ways to capture or shoot down rogue drones or overpower their control signals. Special arrangements might be required to counter these kinds of threats at high-risk targets, such as sporting events and large public gatherings, and to protect critical infrastructure, such as the power grid and nuclear facilities. As Part 108 and other advances allow autonomous drones to surge, regulators will also have to consider public concerns about privacy, malicious actions and nuisance. Increased education and awareness can ease these concerns. A customer carries a package that a drone has just delivered. AP Photo/Julio Cortez Global shift China, the European Union and Japan have set expanded rules for autonomous drones. The U.S. government, too, recognizes the vast economic and societal potential. The goal for the FAA’s Part 108 is to accommodate a new approval process for piloting drones beyond visual line of sight as well as a new airworthiness framework for ensuring public safety. A final rule is likely to be implemented within a year or so. Agamemnon Crassidis receives funding from the Air Force, NASA, and the Navy for Unmanned Aircraft System research

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The experts said blouses and three-piece suits will be popular in offices this summer. Raimonda Kulikauskiene/Getty Images; Kirstin Sinclair/Getty Images Business Insider spoke with stylists about which workwear trends are in and out this summer. Natural fabrics, wide-leg trousers, and elevated accessories will be popular. However, ill-fitting suits, piqué polos, and statement necklaces are no longer in style. Office fashion often requires balancing professionalism, comfort, and practicality, especially during the warmer months. To help make getting dressed for work a little easier, Business Insider asked professional stylists to share which office staples are trending this season and which are on their way out. Here's what they said. Natural fabrics are having a moment. Edward Berthelot/Getty Images Personal stylist Emily Burnette said natural fibers like linen, cotton, and silk are on the rise this season. These materials tend to drape well, allow for freer movement, and can help create a lighter, more breathable look for warmer weather. From tops and bottoms to blazers, jumpsuits, and jackets, this trend can work for just about all of your office staples. Blouses are back in a big way. Raimonda Kulikauskiene/Getty Images Abby Young, lead stylist and CEO of Abby Young Styling, said she's seeing a rise in blouses with romantic details like billowy sleeves, eyelet accents, and scalloped hems. "I've also seen ruffles going down the front of the shirt," Young told BI. "It almost gives it a bit of a boho vibe." Three-piece suits are making a comeback. Kirstin Sinclair/Getty Images Natalie Tincher — the principal stylist and founder of BU Style — said the classic yet versatile three-piece suit is trending again. "You can create a lot of different looks with those three pieces, so it's kind of a great way to get a lot of mileage out of one suit," the stylist told BI. Wide-leg pants continue to dominate. Edward Berthelot/Getty Images Several stylists told BI that wide-leg trousers are the dominant silhouette this season. Brenda Gonzalez, personal stylist and founder of Styled By B, said the silhouette can be both flattering and comfortable. She added that wide-leg pants with front pleats look especially polished for an office setting. Vests can be a great business-casual option. Edward Berthelot/Getty Images Young said vests have remained a popular choice over the past year, especially in more relaxed office environments. Tincher also mentioned that vests can be worn on their own or layered over a collared shirt or blouse, depending on workplace dress codes. Elevated accessories are becoming closet staples. Edward Berthelot/Getty Images For a more polished look, Burnette recommends investing in accessories like quality leather handbags, briefcases, and well-made belts. These understated pieces can elevate office outfits while remaining versatile enough for everyday wear. Meanwhile, ill-fitting suits are no longer in style. Edward Berthelot/Getty Images When it comes to styles on their way out, Burnette told BI she recommends ditching pieces "that don't necessarily fit the body." This includes both oversized blazers and stiff tailoring. Instead, Burnette said relaxed tailoring is taking its place. Rather than rigid, structured silhouettes, she's seeing softer shapes that allow for movement and feel more effortless overall. Traditional piqué polos are getting an upgrade. MixMedia/Getty Images According to Tincher, classic piqué polos, which have a waffle-like texture, are being replaced by fine-knit styles. "There's a lot of great replacements for menswear now, which would be more of a fine-gauge knit and maybe a cotton-merino or silk blend for a more updated version," Tincher told BI. Sky-high heels are being replaced by more practical options. Streetstyleshooters/Getty Images Good news for sore feet: Burnette said extremely high heels that are neither practical nor comfortable are a fading trend. In place of these, the stylist recommends investing in a quality pair of loafers with elevated details like suede, leather, or metallic accents. For those who still prefer heels, Tincher suggested more wearable styles such as kitten heels, slingbacks, or lower, pointed-toe pumps. Consider swapping neutrals for pastels this season. Moritz Scholz/Getty Images After several years of monochromatic browns, creams, and other neutral tones dominating office wear, Young said lighter colors are becoming more popular. Right now, she's seeing more pastels, including shades like butter yellow, mellow rose, and cornflower blue. Gonzalez also mentioned that pastel blazers can be a good way to add some color to outfits. It's time to put away your chunky statement necklaces. Edward Berthelot/Getty Images Gonzalez and Burnette both said that oversized statement necklaces are falling out of favor. Burnette said large statement necklaces feel more reminiscent of the late 2010s than of current office fashion. In their place, Gonzalez is seeing daintier necklaces worn either alone or layered. Read the original article on Business Insider

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A new Glean report found that workers spend almost a full working day over the course of a week supervising AI. Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images Workers are spending 6.4 hours a week "botsitting" AI, a Glean report found. Botsitting involves feeding AI context, debugging mistakes, and cleaning up errors. It's encouraging more workers to look for other roles, researchers said. AI is supposed to save workers time. Instead, some employees report spending hours every week cleaning up after it. A new report from Glean's Work AI Institute, produced with researchers from universities including Notre Dame, Stanford, and UC Berkeley, found that white-collar workers spend an average of 6.4 hours a week "botsitting" AI — feeding it context, checking outputs, debugging mistakes, and cleaning up errors. The researchers surveyed 6,000 full-time workers in the US, UK, and Australia who primarily work on computers or digital tools between December 2025 and January 2026. The term "botsitting" was coined by the report's authors to describe the often-overlooked work required to make AI useful. "Workers now burn an average of 6.4 hours a week botsitting — most of a full working day, every week," the report said. 'Often tedious' and 'exhausting' work The findings highlight a growing disconnect between individual productivity gains and companywide performance — a productivity paradox many companies are facing, Business Insider's Juliana Kaplan and Jacob Zinkula reported this week in a multi-part series, "The Great Coding Reset." While 87% of workers surveyed in Glean's report said they use AI at work and 75% said it makes them more productive, only 13% said their organization was performing significantly better because of it. According to Rebecca Hinds, head of the Work AI Institute at Glean and one of the report's authors, much of the missing productivity is being consumed by work employees never expected to do. On the "Cognitive Revolution" podcast on Wednesday, Hinds described botsitting as "often tedious," and "exhausting" work that is "not rewarded and it's not appreciated or tracked or measured and certainly not incentivized within the organization." The exit risk The burden appears to be taking a toll on employee morale. The report found that workers who spend an unusually large share of their AI time botsitting are 73% more likely to be actively looking for another job. "Workers who absorb it without recognition or reward grow exhausted. Then they grow resentful. Then they start polishing their résumés," the report said. According to the report, the frustration goes beyond the extra work. Many employees now spend their time moving information between disconnected AI systems, fixing mistakes, and providing context that the tools should already have — effectively becoming the go-between for technologies that don't work well together. In some cases, workers are also being asked to automate the parts of their jobs they enjoy most, Hinds said on the podcast, pointing to customer-service employees who enjoy building relationships but are increasingly expected to supervise AI agents instead. "That's what gives you joy and meaning at work," she said. "That is very dangerous." Breaking the botsitting cycle The solution isn't simply to deploy more AI, according to researchers. The organizations seeing the biggest gains are often the ones doing more work around AI — helping employees access the right context, teaching them how to use the technology effectively, and establishing clearer standards for what good AI-assisted work looks like. "The companies pulling ahead are doing something different," the report said. "They aren't spending a greater share of their AI time using AI. They're spending a greater share on the work around it: setting context, defining what 'good' looks like, building judgment, and deciding what should never have been handed to a model in the first place." The alternative, the authors warned, is continuing to pay the price in botsitting, and "in the steady departure of the people who got tired of cleaning up after the bots." Has your company's AI adoption left you "botsitting" or reconsidering your job? Contact this reporter via email at tspirlet@businessinsider.com or Signal at thibaultspirlet.40. Use a personal email address, a nonwork WiFi network, and a nonwork device; here's our guide to sharing information securely. Read the original article on Business Insider

Coram AI cofounders Ashesh Jain and Peter Ondruska Coram AI Coram AI raised $35 million, bringing its total funding to $66 million. More than 1,500 sites use Coram, including Hershey's Ice Cream and school districts. CEO Ashesh Jain said Coram could eventually work with robot dogs and humanoids. Most security cameras are useful only after something has gone wrong. Coram AI wants to change that. The Bay Area startup has raised $35 million in Series B funding to expand its AI-powered physical security platform, bringing its total capital raised to $66 million. The round was co-led by Ansa Capital and Battery Ventures, with participation from UP.Partners, 8VC, and Mosaic Ventures. The company declined to share its valuation. Founded in 2022, Coram helps organizations use the security equipment they already have. It connects cameras, badge readers, visitor logs, and emergency systems, and uses AI to help security teams find incidents and respond faster. Coram is one example of a startup riding the boom in physical AI, a category built around bringing AI into systems that act in the real world. Venture capital investment in global robotics and physical AI has grown from around $4 billion in 2019 to $26 billion in 2025, according to PitchBook data. So far this year, companies in the space have raised more than $23 billion. Coram was cofounded by Ashesh Jain, who previously led autonomy at Lyft's self-driving division and worked as an engineering leader at Zoox, and Peter Ondruska, who led AI research at Lyft and Toyota's Woven division after Toyota acquired Lyft's self-driving technology in 2021. After spending years building AI systems for autonomous vehicles, Jain and Ondruska figured they could apply their expertise to an even bigger market: physical security. "Our earlier mission was to protect every public road, and now it is to protect every physical space," Jain, Coram's CEO, told Business Insider. Coram is competing in a crowded security market that has also drawn scrutiny. Verkada, valued at $5.8 billion, suffered a major breach in 2021 when hackers accessed more than 150,000 live customer cameras, including inside hospitals and schools. Other competitors include Motorola Solutions' Avigilon and Eagle Eye Networks. Jain said Coram is racing to meet customer demand. Since raising its $13.8 million Series A last year, Jain said the company's revenue has grown fourfold, and its customer base has tripled. The startup will use the new funds to expand its sales team and invest in product development. More than 1,500 sites across the US and Canada use Coram, Jain said, including Hershey's Ice Cream, Lakepointe Church, which has eight campuses in Dallas, and the junk removal company 1-800-GOT-JUNK?. The startup has found particular traction with school districts. Jain said Coram can detect a firearm, automatically alert 911, and help trigger a campus lockdown. The company is also rolling out a new product called Deep Investigation. The tool lets customers ask questions of the security platform and can be accessed through tools like ChatGPT or Claude For example, Jain said a school could ask Coram to find every fight on campus over the past month, identify patterns, pull clips with student faces blurred, and generate a report. A warehouse customer could ask how long trucks are parked at loading docks or when a facility is busiest. Jain said the goal is to give customers the equivalent of a sophisticated data science team, answering in minutes questions that would otherwise require more staff and hours of manual review. Coram impressed some investors by showing off its technology during the fundraising process. When UP.Partners' Ally Warson, an investor in the latest round, visited Coram's Sunnyvale office, the startup had its software running on the security cameras as her team walked in. Jain then invited Warson to ask the software questions in any language. "I told the product in French to pull up all the people who had entered the office that morning wearing white shoes with a blue stripe," Warson said. "And we watched it translate the French into English, and pull up photos of us entering the office." Coram's ambition is to become one of the largest security providers in the world. Jain envisions a future in which Coram's software works with robot dogs and potentially humanoids to help protect properties. "Every building will have robotic security," Jain said. "That is a part of our mission." Read the original article on Business Insider

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Visa has linked its payment infrastructure to ChatGPT, enabling AI agents to recommend retail products and execute financial transactions. The deployment removes human intervention from the final stages of the retail funnel. Autonomous agents will now process user prompts, evaluate merchant catalogues, and complete the checkout process using Visa’s payment rails at any supporting merchant. […] The post Visa ChatGPT integration enables AI agent retail purchasing appeared first on AI News.

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