Chris Horn: AI is 90% marketing, 10% reality, and its true business impact has yet to be proven
AI large language models can give an illusion of intelligence but in fact it is inherently limited in high-level reasoning
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We have entered a no man’s land, an age of dizzying transitions
The far right has been much better than the left at giving voters the illusion that it has an accurate map across these liminal spaces
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A neuropsychologist on how to cope when the world is in turmoil
Google Ireland head Vanessa Hartley: ‘Number one priority is making sure that we bring AI to Ireland’
Waterford native is taking the helm of the search engine giant’s Irish arm at what is likely to be a pivotal moment for the company
Will Wall Street allow Big Tech to make AI work?
Investors are notoriously fickle – will they give big firms the space to utilise artificial intelligence?
Clocking out: Why Gen Z are saying no to management roles
‘Conscious unbossing’ is the new buzz phrase in Gen Z-based employment, but is it just individualism repackaged?
Amazon revenues jump on back of AI-fuelled cloud demand
Market capitalisation more than doubled over past five years from growing cloud and advertising businesses as well as expanding margins in retail
Microsoft to add 550 jobs in Ireland covering AI and cybersecurity roles
Tech giant to recruit for 120 jobs immediately, with other roles to follow over next three to four years
ID Pal to provide real-time verification for immigration renewals
Company says its AI-driven system will modernise process and help ‘create a more efficient, accessible, and secure immigration system for Ireland’
Samsung Electronics’ failure to fully embrace AI reflected in results
Shares at the world’s biggest memory-chip maker have fallen more than 30% July peak but there is hope of regaining lost ground
How Russia, China and Iran are interfering with the US presidential election
Foreign influence from malign actors spreading disinformation has become increasingly sophisticated and difficult to track
Irish executives eager to adopt AI despite trust and scalability anxieties
KPMG survey points to ‘top-down push’ to implement fast-moving technologies
A super-charged technology threatens to destroy the integrity of the Leaving Cert
Additional assessment components worth 40% are being introduced at a time when AI tools are developing rapidly and relentlessly
Big tech has been stealthily training its AI models. Creatives are finally waking up to the dangers. Are they too late?
More than 20,000 artists, writers, composers and other cultural creatives are objecting to unlicensed scraping of their work in the AI space race
Mark O’Connell: Had this technology existed when I was a student, I might not have been above using it
Generative AI: If I hadn’t created this ‘podcast’, it would have taken me a few minutes before I realised something was amiss
A robust science vision must ensure climate and biodiversity research tops national agenda
Thinking in a Climate Emergency: Artificial Intelligence provides immense opportunity for Ireland, if we can address its voracious requirement for power
Is the Republic’s online safety code up to the task?
Reconciling the GDPR with the AI Act poses issues, but I think they are minor compared to the hard problem of making the new safety code work in any realistic way
Most businesses have no board-approved policy for using AI in the workplace, survey finds
New regulations shifts cybersecurity accountability to senior managers and boards of directors
Dell reinvents itself as AI moves to the core
Former Irish chief returns in new EMEA role, welcoming regulation on new tech but warning of need for data centres
Will nuclear really power the AI boom?
Microsoft, Google and Amazon are all eyeing nuclear power to supply their data centres with low-carbon energy
Investors should be wary of Tesla’s robotaxi hype
The pay-off from fully self-driving cars is likely to take much longer than expected
Tender process starts for Irish AI tool
Tool will be capable of responses in different Irish dialects to queries made in any language
AI expected to be positive influence on business, survey finds
Using AI as a personal assistant seen as top benefit
AI may be better than humans at reading cancer scans. Could bots have better bedside manner too?
A growing body of research shows that generative AI has considerable potential in gathering patient information and helping doctors with diagnostics
Google establishes AI education programmes for Irish students
Artificial intelligence initiatives will be delivered through Kinia and Adapt
My procrastination became like a part-time job itself. Then I turned to ChatGPT
Procrastination and rumination are a curse of office life – don’t be afraid to ask for help
Consequences of making AI central to legal decision-making ‘terrifying’, says human rights commissioner
Public acceptance of court outcomes depends on humans deciding them, Attorney General says
Instead of curbing data centres, we should build more to spark greater demand for renewable energy
Data centres will be a cornerstone of advanced economies, but they can also be a catalyst for reducing carbon emissions
Why the Nvidia effect is bad news for active fund managers
Active managers have underperformed in 2024 as large-cap US equity funds lag the S&P 500
As Google faces possible break-up, investors bet on business as usual
The last big tech antitrust case, against Microsoft in 2001, did not result in a break-up of the company
Budget was a missed opportunity to simplify Irish corporate tax code and ease burden on business
Ireland needs a business environment that is attractive and competitive, and having a simpler tax system that is easy to navigate is a critical component
Can AI ever replicate human art? Maybe that’s the wrong question
There’s an important difference between art made by AI, and art made using AI
Budget 2025 had more to say about AIB than AI
Chambers or Donohoe can’t be accused of perpetuating the hype swirling around generative AI
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