AI ASSEMBLED AIA060126

AI Assembled 060126 Season 03, Episode 25   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. What's inside: - Anthropic ships Claude Opus 4.8 — and calls it "modest" out loud. What that admission really tells you. - DeepSeek makes its 75% V4-Pro price cut permanent — and resets the floor under the whole AI market. - Microsoft 365 Business with Copilot lands July 1 — and quietly turns Office into a multi-model AI workbench. - Google kills Dynamic Search Ads — and small businesses are about to lose direct control of where their ads run. - OpenAI just removed the $50,000 ad floor on ChatGPT — and opened a brand-new acquisition channel for solo operators. - Meta's Business AI lands inside WhatsApp — and one gifting brand is closing 6–7 orders a day from it. - QuickBooks says 77% of small businesses use AI. The fine print says most of them can't prove it works. - Meta launches paid subscriptions on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp — and signals AI-tier audiences are coming next. - A 5-step, 30-day SMB action plan to actually capitalize on this week. Key source links: Anthropic – Claude Opus 4.8 Vellum – Claude Opus 4.8 Benchmarks Explained Simon Willison – Claude Opus 4.8 Reuters – DeepSeek Price Cut InfoWorld – DeepSeek Pricing War Microsoft – Microsoft 365 Business with Copilot eMarketed – Google AI Max Sarah Stemen – Google Marketing Live 2026 AI Base – News Article eMarketer – OpenAI Targets Small Businesses Meta – Business AI on WhatsApp QuickBooks – AI Impact Report Forbes – AI Adoption Survey TechCrunch – Meta Subscriptions and AI Plans Contact & Subscribe Spotify, iTunes Chris Doelle - X:@chrisdoelle, Facebook (Chris Doelle), LinkedIn (Chris Doelle) AI Consultant • Podcaster • Author • Speaker