Welcome to Week 27 of the Data Happier newsletter, from Dappier team! 🥳

AI News 📰

Robots in the Wild 🤖

• Last week we reported on Project Stargate, a new initiative from the Trump administration intending to secure US supremacy in the AI sector. This week news of a new open-source model from Chinese startup Deepseek spurred on those concerns like never before.

  • Much of the commotion has been due to the low cost Deepseek has reported for operating the model. While Deepseek claims that the low costs are made through innovations in efficiency, researchers from OpenAI & Microsoft have begun to openly doubt the veracity of the Chinese startup’s claims. - source

  • Meanwhile, Google today released a blog post seemingly in reference to Deepseek’s growth, emphasizing the need for the US to ensure its “narrow lead in AI” - source
    

• The US Copyright Office has released ‘Part 2’ of its Artificial Intelligence Report, indicating that AI-assisted works can get copyright so long as enough human creativity drives the project. - source

  • Read more about the announcement and potential implications in our latest Dappier blog.
    

• A new document from the Vatican laid out warnings about the risks presented by AI. The “Note on the relationship between artificial intelligence and human intelligence” highlights both challenges and opportunities enabled by the rapid advancement of AI tech. - sources

  • I’d like to see one of those cardinals make a rapid advancement that isn’t towards the nearest restroom.

News That Even AI Couldn’t Hallucinate 🌎

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

• The EU is reportedly planning to ban video game console sales in Russia, with the EU foreign policy chief claiming that the Russian military can rework the machines to operate drones. - source

  • Meanwhile, Putin has yet to respond to my 1v1 requests. Not even in Roblox.

• Google is open-sourcing PebbleOS, the once-popular brand of eInk wearables that broke records on Kickstarter. Pebble co-founder Eric Migicovsky has likewise stated his intent to bring back his own brand of Pebble devices, now in development. - source

• A crowd crush at one of the world’s largest religious festivals has resulted in at least 30 deaths in India. - source

Dappier Updates 🛠️

• Last week we rolled out Real-Time Streaming Text, a major update to AskAI

  •  Your branded AI now shows end users exactly what it’s “thinking” as it generates a response.

    • Also new to AskAI: more visual customization options and improved agent analytics.

• We also rolled out some new blogs, capturing the latest news in AI

  • How about an explainer on Project Stargate?

  • Or an overview of the potential behind OpenAI’s new “Tasks” feature in beta.

• Thanks to those who’ve scheduled to meet with Dappier at IAB ALM 2025! Didn’t make it to IAB this year? Schedule a virtual demo. 

  

  Meet with Dappier team at iab.alm ‘25

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