Anthropic Lobbies Govt, ChatGPT rolls out Images 2.0 & Robots surpass Humans in Ping Pong 🏓

Week 85 of Data Happier, from Dappier

Data Happier - an AI Newsletter from Dappier🗞️

Welcome to Week 85 of Data Happier, the AI + LLM newsletter from Dappier team. Building with Dappier? Submit your AI Tool or project to get showcased!

🚨Want to make money from AI? Dappier is the easiest way to launch a branded AI for your site and unlock new revenue from in-AI advertising. Get started today with Dappier. 🚨 

AI News đź“°

  • OpenAI turned on cost-per-click ads inside ChatGPT, giving advertisers a performance-style option (paying for clicks rather than impressions) as the ads product matures beyond early CPM-only tests. – source

    • Ready to advertise in AI conversations and better connect with your core customers? Visit dappier.com/agentic-ads to learn more.

  • Google updated Workspace with “Workspace Intelligence” and new Gemini features aimed at automating routine office work—building and filling Sheets, drafting in Docs, and pulling context across Drive, Gmail, Calendar, and Chat (with admin controls over what the AI can access). – source

  • OpenAI has reportedly begun briefing U.S. and other govt. agencies on GPT-5.4-Cyber, a new cybersecurity-focused model being demoed to government cyber defenders as part of a tiered rollout. – source

  • Anthropic outspent OpenAI in U.S lobbying for the first quarter of 2026, reflecting how quickly frontier AI labs are scaling policy and lobbying operations as regulation accelerates. – source

Dappier Updates 🛠️

Looking for the latest Dappier updates or support for building with Dappier? Join our Discord

Want to understand how Dappier can help your brand monetize and prepare for an AI-search driven Internet? Get in touch today.

Robots in the Wild 🤖

  • Sony AI’s table-tennis robot “Ace” became the first robot to reach expert-level performance in a competitive physical sport, competing under official rules and defeating elite human players in Tokyo. – source

News That Even AI Couldn’t Hallucinate 🌎

Not everything in the news can be about AI. Here’s some stuff you should know about:

  • Prego - the sauce company - launched a dinner-table recording device called Capiche, pitching it as a way to capture and replay family moments. – source

Advancing AI Awards 🏆

This is where we’ll highlight AI in the real world today!

Last week we highlighted the launch of nano-banana. This week we’re highlighting some potential game-changing rumors around Apple’s AI efforts:

  • OpenAI unveiled “ChatGPT Images 2,” an upgraded image-generation model positioned around stronger text rendering, higher-resolution outputs, and end-to-end design workflows (including magazine-style layouts). – source

Community Comments 🌎

Join the Dappier community! Follow us on X, Medium and join our discord.

This is where we’ll spotlight comments & questions from the Dappier community. Respond to this email with your thoughts or questions about AI & Dappier - we’d love to hear from you.

Last week we showed off one of our latest Ask AI implementations, for local news site KYMA. This week we’re showing off another Ask AI embed, this time in parenting magazine Mamás Latinas - showcasing how a multilingual AI agent can extend your brand’s reach.

Ask AI in-action for parenting site Mamás Latinas

Dappier - Data. Happier.

Connect with Dappier:

[Webinar] Stop babysitting your coding agents

MCPs give your agents access to information, not understanding. The teams pulling ahead are using a context engine to give agents the right context for every task, so they stay on track without the set up tax or the correction loops. Join live on May 6 (FREE) to see how.