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Today’s AI Menu

▪️ Google's AI lead, Alibaba’s open-source rise, Le chat upgrade, Trump Deepfake & more

▪️ Tutorial: How to use ContentIn to automate LinkedIn post creation with AI?

▪️ 5 new AI tools to boost your productivity

▪️ AI Special Edition: Before you adopt an MCP, ask these 5 questions

▪️ AI Daily Prompt

TODAY IN WORLD OF AI

🔢Google reclaims #1 on the embedding leaderboard but Alibaba’s open-source model isn’t far behind

The race in AI embeddings just got tighter.

VentureBeat reports that Google's latest model has taken the #1 spot on the Massive Text Embedding Benchmark (MTEB) leaderboard. But what’s more interesting? Alibaba’s open-source embedding model is now closing in, challenging Big Tech’s dominance.

Why does this matter?

Embeddings are the heart of modern AI systems powering search, recommendation engines, RAG pipelines, and semantic understanding across apps. The better the embeddings, the more relevant, intuitive, and human-like the AI.

Key takeaways:

▪️ Google’s model is unmatched in accuracy but closed-source.

▪️ Alibaba’s model is open-source and gaining traction especially valuable for startups and enterprises who can’t (or won’t) depend on proprietary APIs.

▪️ The open-source community is now innovating faster than ever before.

This isn’t just a leaderboard update, it’s a signal:
The open-source AI movement is not only alive, it’s competitive.

As the cost of building LLMs falls, expect more “David vs Goliath” moments in AI.

THE AI INSTITUTE

How to use ContentIn to automate LinkedIn post creation with AI?

▪️ Visit contentin.io

▪️ Connect your LinkedIn profile.

▪️ Choose a post type (personal story, tip, promo).

▪️ AI drafts the post,tweak tone or schedule it.

▪️ Post regularly without creative blocks.

FOOD FOR PRODUCTIVITY

5 tools for your productivity

🧍‍♂️Wonder Studio: Automatically animate, light, and composite 3D characters into live scenes.

🧠Neuroflash: AI writer for marketing content with tone control and SEO optimization.

🧘InnerWorld: AI-powered emotional health platform with group therapy-style rooms.

🎧 Castmagic: Turn audio files (podcasts, meetings) into summaries, show notes, and content.

📅Reclaim.ai: Automate your calendar to block focus time, habits, meetings, and tasks.

Tool Video of the Day!

EVERYTHING ELSE YOU NEED TO KNOW

🎙️Resonance: Mistral’s Le Chat just took a quantum leap now featuring voice interaction via Voxtral and a Deep Research mode that crafts structured, citation-backed reports, complete with advanced image editing and project organization tools. Think of it like having a research assistant and creative collaborator in one, could this reshape how professionals and students tackle complex tasks?

🏆Triumph: In a dramatic twist in Tokyo, Polish coder Przemysław “Psyho” Dębiak bested a custom OpenAI model in the AtCoder coding marathon running on adrenaline for 10 intense hours. His burn‑the‑midnight‑oil creativity overtook the AI’s raw optimization, an electrifying reminder that human ingenuity still packs a punch.

🚨Alarm: Former President Trump shared a deepfake video on Truth Social showing Barack Obama arrested by the FBI in the Oval Office, complete with jail‑cell scenes and no disclaimer that it's AI‑generated. The clip, set to “YMCA” and peppered with Pepe the Frog, is fueling ethical firestorms around misinformation and the weaponization of AI media.

⚙️Empower: OpenAI launched a new ChatGPT agent that autonomously browses the web, pulls data, and even builds PowerPoint decks and spreadsheets, now out for Pro, Plus, and Team users. This is like having a junior analyst on standby, automating the grunt work and freeing your brainpower for higher‑level strategy.

AI SPECIAL EDITION

🧠Before you embrace MCP: 5 questions your Dev team should be asking

As AI rapidly evolves, companies are being pitched Multi-Component Platforms (MCPs) that promise plug-and-play intelligence across workflows.

But VentureBeat’s deep dive reminds us: not all MCPs are built equal.

Before you adopt one, your devs need to ask:

1️⃣ Is the model right for the task?
Generic LLMs aren’t always the best solution. Sometimes, a smaller task-specific model works better.

2️⃣ Is it composable?
The future is modular. Can your components talk to each other without vendor lock-in?

3️⃣ What’s the cost-performance tradeoff?
Does your use case need a Ferrari when a scooter works fine?

4️⃣ How well does it integrate with your current stack?
MCPs should be glue, not friction.

5️⃣ How secure and private is the architecture?
Critical for industries like finance, healthcare, and defense.

✅ The real lesson? Don’t get caught in the hype.
Ask the right technical questions, and you’ll avoid bloated costs, unnecessary complexity, and vendor dependency.

In AI, what you say “no” to is as important as what you adopt.

AI PROMPT OF THE DAY

Prompt for suggesting 10 content ideas for an author’s Instagram

Prompt: Suggest 10 creative Instagram content ideas for an author to grow their audience and promote their work. Include a mix of behind-the-scenes writing moments, quotes from your book, reader testimonials, writing tips, author Q&As, day-in-the-life reels, book launch countdowns, character spotlights, fan art shares, and interactive polls or quizzes. Keep each idea engaging and tailored to readers and fellow writers alike.

Helpful? Check out our best AI prompts!

Thanks for reading.

Until tomorrow!

Shinky & the Hanoomaan AI team