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Hey there — welcome to Unplugged AI, where we cut the noise, challenge the hype, and get real about what’s actually working in the age of automation. |
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LATEST NEWS
GPT-5.1: More capable, quicker, and noticeably more adaptable
OpenAI has introduced GPT-5.1 with improvements that strengthen reasoning and responsiveness. It feels like a move toward systems that don’t just provide replies but actively work through problems with you, offering a tighter balance of nuance, precision, and control for serious tasks.
Key highlights:
- Dual operation modes: Instant for quick turnarounds and Thinking for slower, more deliberate multi-step reasoning
- Smoother dialogue: More natural pacing, clearer structure, and sharper explanations
- Built-in style options: You can lock in a consistent voice such as Friendly, Professional, or Direct
- Expanded developer tuning: New API controls for verbosity and reasoning depth
- Larger context window: Better handling of long documents and multi-segment workflows without drifting
Points to keep in mind:
- Instant prioritizes speed, while Thinking trades time for deeper analysis
- The rollout is incremental across paid and enterprise users
- Earlier GPT-5 variants remain available, so outputs may not match across models
Overall, this update removes a lot of friction in research, planning, and content production by making extended, intricate tasks easier to manage. It pushes the model closer to genuinely contributing structured reasoning rather than just producing faster responses.
Other News
- Baidu introduced a new multimodal AI system capable of handling text, images, audio, and video. The company also revealed upcoming chip lines planned for 2026 and 2027, designed to lower the cost of running AI models and cut China’s dependence on overseas hardware.
- Microsoft, meanwhile, will adopt chip architectures developed by OpenAI. The two firms have renewed their collaboration, committing to continue joint work on future technologies for the long term.
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🚀 AI Funding Highlights
- Onramp brought in $15M in Series A financing to strengthen its AI features and speed up expansion of its platform.
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- AI Innovator at CEF.ai (Remote)
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PROMPT TUTORIAL
ampaign ROI Analyzer
Purpose:
Turn to this when marketing, sales, and product are moving in separate directions and you need a single, coherent storyline ahead of your next planning session or leadership review.
Prompt:
You are an enterprise alignment strategist.
I’ll provide recent updates from the marketing, sales, and product orgs.
Produce a one-page alignment summary that includes:
The shared objectives the teams are already driving toward
Points of friction or mismatched priorities that need to be resolved
Three cross-functional focus areas for the upcoming quarter
A single company-wide message for leadership to reinforce
Use clear section headers.
| Campaign | Result | Reason | Recommended Change |
Example Input:
Here’s Q3 campaign data:
LinkedIn Ads – $80K spend, 420 leads, 22 opps, $1.2M pipeline
Webinar Series – $30K spend, 260 leads, 6 opps, $300K pipeline
Industry Event – $50K spend, 40 leads, 10 opps, $800K pipeline
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