- The AI Daily
- Posts
- Microsoft just unlocked DeepSeek R1
Presented by
Hey there, AI enthusiasts! Microsoft just launched MAI-DS-R1, a post-trained version of DeepSeek's R1. It can now answer 99.3% of previously blocked topics and cuts harmful content by 50%.
With this big step forward in both power and safety, could this be the start of a new era — where AI becomes smarter and safer at the same time?
In Today’s AI Daily:
Microsoft enhances DeepSeek R1 with safer responses
Google unveils adjustable AI thinking capabilities
Meta releases open-source perception tools
New trending AI tools & prompts
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
MICROSOFT
Image source: Microsoft
The AI Daily: Microsoft just released MAI-DS-R1, a safer and stronger version of the popular R1 model from DeepSeek. This new version can now answer more questions that the original R1 avoided—while cutting down on harmful content.
Key notes:
MAI-DS-R1 responds to 99.3% of previously blocked topics—2.2x more than the original R1.
It reduces harmful answers by over 50% compared to other R1 versions, including Perplexity’s R1-1776.
It still keeps the strong reasoning skills from the original model
You can get the model’s open weights on Azure AI Foundry and Hugging Face.
Microsoft trained the model using 350,000 carefully chosen examples, focused on tough or blocked topics.
Why it matters: Microsoft found a way to make powerful AI safer without going too far in blocking content. As more companies start building on top of DeepSeek’s R1, this version could be a top pick—especially for businesses that care about both performance and safety.
PRESENTED BY ACCIO AI
One Million Suppliers, One AI Engine
Accio is the world's first AI-powered sourcing engine, aiming to redefine the sourcing experience for business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs to achieve greater success easier.
With Accio's newly launched Business Research function, future business leaders can
Transforms blurry ideas into actionable and data-backed analysis within 2 minutes.
Turn weeks of inspiration researches into seconds, saving 99% of time
Launch business with confidence, knowing market trends and optimized sourcing recommendation with suppliers thoroughly assessed and recommended.
Gain business success faster!
What else makes Accio truly unique?
A B2B sourcing Engine leveraging AI and industry expertise to lower the barrier to source in 7,600+ product categories
Accurately interpret user's business needs and match it with trusted suppliers selected from over 1.5 million range
Integrate over 400 million products from the world's leading marketplaces
Trusted by 600K business owners worldwide
Image source: Google
The AI Daily: Google has launched an early version of Gemini 2.5 Flash, a new AI model that lets developers control how much "thinking" it does before answering questions. This hybrid reasoning model balances speed, cost, and quality with a unique feature that makes AI more flexible than ever.
Key notes:
Developers can turn thinking mode on or off completely.
Users can set "thinking budgets" to control how deeply the model reasons.
Even with thinking off, it still performs better than the previous 2.0 Flash.
The model ranks second only to Gemini 2.5 Pro on complex reasoning tasks.
Available now through Google AI Studio and Vertex AI.
Why it matters: This model gives developers more flexibility than ever. You don’t have to pick between fast and cheap or slow and smart—you can adjust the AI depending on the task. For quick jobs, use less thinking. For big problems like math or research, turn it up. This makes AI more useful and affordable for all types of businesses.
AI BREAKTHROUGHS
META
Image source: Meta
The AI Daily: Meta’s AI research team (FAIR) just released five new tools to help AI systems see, understand, and reason more like humans. These tools mark significant progress toward Meta's goal of achieving advanced machine intelligence (AMI).
Key notes:
Meta Perception Encoder beats other models at recognizing images and videos.
Meta Perception Language Model helps AI recognize visuals using a fully open setup anyone can test and build on.
Meta Locate 3D finds objects in 3D spaces by using simple voice or text commands.
Dynamic Byte Latent Transformer improves how AI reads and processes info, without using traditional tokens.
Collaborative Reasoner lets AI and humans work together to solve problems and learn better.
Why it matters: By sharing these tools openly, Meta is helping speed up the progress of AI that can see, think, and interact with the real world. These upgrades could lead to smarter robots and better language models that are more helpful in everyday situations.
TOGETHER WITH SUPERHUMAN AI
Start learning AI in 2025
Keeping up with AI is hard – we get it!
That’s why over 1M professionals read Superhuman AI to stay ahead.
Get daily AI news, tools, and tutorials
Learn new AI skills you can use at work in 3 mins a day
Become 10X more productive
FAST TRACKS
🗞️ What matters in AI right now?
Google is giving U.S. college students free access to its One AI Premium plan (usually $20/month) until June 2026. It includes 2TB of cloud storage and advanced AI tools like Gemini Advanced and Veo 2 for anyone with a .edu email (Link)
OpenAI published a 32-page guide on how to build AI agents. It covers how to pick the right use case, design smart workflows, and launch tools for industries like healthcare, SEO, and customer service (Link)
Grok added a new memory feature that helps it give better, personalized answers. Users can see and delete their saved chats. It’s now live on grok.com and its mobile apps (not yet in the EU/UK) (Link)
Replit launched a new app idea generator on its updated homepage to help users come up with coding projects that match their interests (Link)
Airtable introduced Airtable Assistant (in beta), an AI that lets users build and update apps using natural language, analyze data, search the web, and process documents. Full launch begins April 16 (Link)
🔥 Trending AI tools
⚡ Gemini 2.5 Flash: First unified reasoning model with thinking budgets
🎬 Arcads AI: Transform text into video ads using AI-generated actors
📝 SEOWriting: Create SEO-optimized articles with AI in 48 languages
🖼️ Pikzels: Generate YouTube thumbnails with AI and personalized face swaps
AI PROMPTS
📍Optimize Local SEO Citations
#CONTEXT:
Adopt the role of a local SEO expert specializing in optimizing local business citations for improved online visibility and search rankings. Your task is to help the user provide a comprehensive, step-by-step process for claiming and optimizing local business listings across key online directories and platforms, focusing on actionable tactics to ensure consistent, accurate information and maximum local SEO benefit.What kind of prompts would you like to see more of? |
Source: The AI Daily
YESTERDAY’S POOL
"What prompts do you want more of?"
SEO: 50% ✅
Productivity: 25%
Marketing: 25%
Submit your opinions in our polls to be featured!
🤝 SHARE THE AI DAILY
Share The AI Daily with your friends, get exclusive AI resources, and make new connections through your shared interests.
The more friends who join through your referral, the better the rewards:
Your referral count: 0
Or copy & paste your referral link to others:
Thanks for reading!
👉 We need your feedback to make our newsletter better.
What did you think of today’s content?Your opinion matters—help us tailor the newsletter to your needs! |
See you soon!
Jason - The AI Daily