AI Assembled is a cutting-edge podcast where AI takes center stage. Hosted by Chris Doelle, the show features content sourced by ChatGPT, Grok, Claude, Deep Seek, Manus, and others and expertly crafted into engaging discussions through Genspark. Each episode dives into the latest developments in artificial intelligence, blending human insight with the power of machine-generated storytelling. Tune in to explore how AI is reshaping industries, all with the help of innovative AI tools working behind the scenes.

This week delivered high-impact AI stories with immediate SMB consequences.
• *A 135-page federal class-action lawsuit alleges Perplexity AI sent users’ full chat transcripts to Meta and Google without consent — even in Incognito Mode — prompting an urgent call to audit how your team uses AI chat tools.
• Apple made official its handoff of Siri to Google’s Gemini 3, concentrating AI assistant dominance on mobile devices under a single provider for the first time.
• Anthropic endured a double-whammy: a March 31 npm packaging error exposed 512,000 lines of Claude Code’s source (with a concurrent malicious npm supply chain attack requiring immediate action), followed two days later by the cutoff of OpenClaw from Claude subscriptions, raising costs for thousands of SMBs using the agent platform.
• OpenAI acquired TBPN, Silicon Valley’s most-watched daily tech talk show, raising legitimate questions about editorial independence when an AI lab controls its own media.
• Sanctuary AI demonstrated zero-shot sim-to-real robotic dexterity — a milestone signaling that physical AI for mid-market manufacturing and logistics is accelerating toward practical deployment timelines.

SMB Action Checklist from This Episode
1 Audit Perplexity usage — identify what sensitive data employees have entered; consider temporary restrictions
2 Establish an AI data policy — define which tools are approved for sensitive/confidential work
3 Check for malicious axios — if Claude Code was installed via npm on March 31 (UTC 00:21–03:29), inspect package lock files for axios 1.14.1 or 0.30.4
4 Review OpenClaw billing — costs changed April 4; now requires separate API key purchase
5 Optimize for Gemini/AI search — with Google now powering Siri + Android AI, AI search visibility is critical infrastructure
6 Diversify AI news sources — TBPN is now OpenAI-owned; factor that into how you consume its coverage
7 Begin physical automation research — if your operation involves repetitive physical tasks, the mid-market robotics timeline is moving faster than most expect
8 Get your AI Website Grade — free, 5 minutes: freshmediaworks.com/aiready

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