AI Daily — October 11, 2026

Models & Research

Microsoft introduces Decision-1, a model built for rapid structured decisions — Microsoft is positioning decision models as a new AI category distinct from LLMs, designed to return structured outputs that software can act on right away. Microsoft-Decision-1 is its entry in that space, available through Foundry. Microsoft ↗

My takeaway: Microsoft Decision-1, built on Qwen3.5-9B, costs the same as Jev (US $0.042 per million input tokens and free output tokens). According to Microsoft's own benchmarks, it has lower latency and slightly higher accuracy than Jev. Unlike OpenAI's Decision API, which I introduced yesterday, it doesn't support image inputs. It could be a good alternative to Jev if your inputs are text only.

Tools & Open Source

Claude Motion beta turns content into short animations — Anthropic's Claude Motion, now in beta, generates brief animations from existing material, such as explainers, animated charts for board decks, or onboarding walkthroughs. The help guide covers creating, editing, exporting, and sharing the results. Claude ↗

My takeaway: Because Motion builds animations with code, individual details can be edited without changing the rest. I think this can provide a practical advantage for board decks and onboarding.

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