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Today’s AI Menu

▪️ Indigo snaps, Claude fails, Google nudges & AI gets weird & more

▪️ Tutorial: How to use Scispace to simplify and understand research papers?

▪️ 5 new AI tools to boost your productivity

▪️ AI Special Edition: The true cost of AI might surprise you

▪️ AI Daily Prompt

TODAY IN WORLD OF AI

🔐The identity theft spiral - Why authentication fatigue needs a re-think?

If you think endless logins, 2FA prompts, and security alerts are exhausting you, you’re not alone. According to VentureBeat, identity theft reports in the U.S. just topped 1.1 million. Yet paradoxically, the tools designed to keep us safe, repeated passwords, constant verification loops, and one-time codes are driving authentication fatigue.

When users get fed up, they cut corners: reusing old passwords, skipping updates, or ignoring alerts altogether. And that’s where cybercriminals thrive capitalizing on human burnout as much as tech gaps.

The deeper problem? We’re patching 21st-century security threats with 20th-century UX. Password managers help but aren’t universal. Biometric checks still have adoption gaps. And AI-powered behavioral authentication, while promising, raises its own privacy questions.

The opportunity here isn’t just for cybersecurity giants but for startups and UX designers too. How do we balance airtight security with frictionless trust? How do we design invisible protection that secures our identity without wearing us out?

In a world where our digital lives expand daily, authentication can’t feel like a burden. It has to feel like freedom.

THE AI INSTITUTE

How to use Scispace to simplify and understand research papers?

▪️ Visit scispace.com and upload any PDF paper.

▪️ Highlight confusing sections or ask questions in chat.

▪️ The AI explains complex terms in simple language.

▪️ Use the summaries or citations in your own research.

FOOD FOR PRODUCTIVITY

5 tools for your productivity

🔧FixMyCode: Paste code and get instant AI-based bug fixes and suggestions.

📊PromptLoop: Add GPT-powered functions to Google Sheets and Excel for text analysis, summaries, and more.

🧍‍♀️Rosebud AI: Create photorealistic AI-generated models and characters for ads, apps, and more.

🧑‍🏫ClassPoint AI: Instantly turn your PowerPoint slides into interactive quizzes and questions.

📖Upheal: AI tool for therapists to transcribe, analyze, and organize therapy session notes.

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EVERYTHING ELSE YOU NEED TO KNOW

📸Snap: Adobe just unveiled Project Indigo, a state-of-the-art camera app that promises pro-level HDR shots with a single tap. Think of it as giving your phone a pocket-sized Hollywood colorist. Will this be the tool that finally replaces your trusty DSLR? The future of mobile photography might fit right in your palm.

🤯Weird: Anthropic’s Claude AI recently ran a wild experiment: it acted as a virtual business owner and promptly fell apart. Turns out, being an entrepreneur is tougher than just spitting out answers. This uncanny simulation shows how far we are from trusting AI to run the show for now.

🎬Haunt: Asteria, a new AI studio from Bryn Mooser, is diving headfirst into the eerie world of generative storytelling. Their mission? Blur the line between human and machine-made narratives until the uncanny valley feels like home. Could your next favorite film be written by a silicon ghost?

📱Pulse: Google is quietly testing Doppl, an experimental app that uses AI to fine-tune your daily routine. Need a workout tweak, mood boost, or just a gentle push to unplug? Doppl wants to be your all-knowing sidekick. But do we really want an algorithm whispering in our ear 24/7?

AI SPECIAL EDITION

🤖The real cost of AI and it’s not just dollars

Everyone’s excited about AI’s limitless potential but at what hidden cost? VentureBeat’s latest deep dive into AI’s real price tag goes beyond the billions in R&D and GPUs. It explores the invisible burdens that businesses, communities, and even our ethics carry as AI mainstreams.

Energy consumption is soaring training a single large model can emit as much CO₂ as five cars over their lifetime. Then there’s the social cost: low-paid human labelers, often working in difficult conditions, quietly feeding the algorithms that power our chatbots and copilots.

The ethical tightrope is even trickier. Bias, explainability, hallucinations, all push us to ask: Are we scaling intelligence or amplifying flaws?

Yet for all these costs, the adoption arms race is only accelerating. Boards are mandating “AI-first” strategies. Startups are promising “autonomous everything.” And consumers expect magic in every app.

Founders, investors, and policymakers must grapple with this trade-off: rapid progress vs. responsible design. Because the next frontier isn’t just faster AI, it’s fairer, greener, and human-centered AI that doesn’t offload hidden costs onto society.

AI PROMPT OF THE DAY

Prompt for listing creative ways to use games for math revision

Prompt: List creative and engaging ways to use games for math revision with students. Include both digital and classroom-friendly options such as quiz games, board-style challenges, scavenger hunts, escape rooms, and interactive puzzles. Ensure each game helps reinforce key math concepts while making learning fun, collaborative, and memorable.

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Thanks for reading.

Until tomorrow!

Shinky & the Hanoomaan AI team