Blue-sky thinking: Áine Ryan on the joys of an Indian summer
This sunshine is like a breath of fresh air challenging the usual seasonal changes
AI: Artificial intelligence
German and Dutch strategic innovation agencies to collaborate on AI chip design
Europe is seeking to reduce US-China tech dependence
Shafts of Light: Frank McNally on accidentally joining the golf correspondents’ club
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Trump’s red carpet welcome for Xi shows how much the world has changed
As the Chinese president arrives in Washington for a state visit full of pomp, top of the agenda will be an uneasy trade truce due to expire within weeks
‘The future isn’t AI or people. It’s AI helping people do their jobs better’
Irish business leaders are investing in AI to streamline operations and free up time for building relationships
Data centre expansion ‘a runaway train taking Ireland away from climate targets’
Friends of the Earth calls for freeze on data centres being built and regulation ‘for the public good’
Tech rally boosts Asian stocks, dollar firms on rate-hike wagers
Investors pin hopes on US-Iran talks
No inflation hit from minimum wage rises, and a look at property prices
The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Who should we believe on the AI apocalypse?
Media coverage of the AI debate leaves us uncomfortably short on answers
End Times Fascism: How the ultra-rich not only benefit from crises but endeavour to trigger them
Practised detachment allows privilege to maintain itself, unchecked, write Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
Rally in bank and tech stocks lifts European shares
Iseq starts week in positive territory, lifted by gains in construction, food and banking
Letters to the Editor, September 21st: On tax revenue sharing, defence spending cuts and Ed Sheeran
‘One wonders why the cake suddenly becomes European when the icing happens to be on Ireland’s plate?’
Artificial intelligence data ‘land grab’ looms amid proposed digital changes, privacy activist Max Schrems warns
Campaigners warn new EU proposals put interests of private AI firms above citizens’ rights
If AI has a ‘10% chance’ of killing us all by 2030, should I invest in a pension?
The odds on humans still existing by 2030 are almost 90 per cent. Make the most of it
‘I told you so’ will be too late when it comes to AI
Reducing the speed of innovation is going to be hard, both practically and politically, but it is the right decision
Fake news: why investors keep believing stories they know are false
Markets are awash with stories, and AI-generated deepfakes intensify the problem
Message from the Editor: prophets of AI catastrophe
Fears about the dangers posed by the rapid development of artificial intelligence have moved from the margins to centre stage
EU cannot fall behind US again in latest tech revolution, commissioner warns
Finance Minister Simon Harris talked up possibility of increased educational link-ups between Ireland and Canada
Google says its Gemini AI model hacked three other companies
Google felt the hacks that occurred in May during a cybersecurity evaluation by an AI-security firm did not require public disclosure
For 10 years, I’ve listened to people say AI will kill us all. Here’s what I think
These apocalyptic ideas feed into a viciously recursive AI hype cycle, and serve the sector’s abysmal hunger for investment capital
AI acceleration
Large language models are machines, not some sort of disobedient animal that might go rogue
The gig economy faces its AI apocalypse
A safety net for people who have fallen out of the formal labour market is being dismantled
Mark Little: ‘Protests against data centres is the biggest wave of civic activism since the 1960s’
The broadcaster turned entrepreneur on messianic tech billionaires, and his new book tracking his journey from tech-optimism to disillusionment to a new cautious hope
California governor Gavin Newsom wants AI ‘kill switch’ to rein in tech industry
Executive order calls for stronger oversight of frontier AI models and independent auditing
French minister wants Ireland to share its technology tax billions
French finance minister calls for large tax revenues from tech multinationals to be more fairly distributed across EU
Russians go to polls against backdrop of Ukraine war and Vladimir Putin’s tightening grip
United Russia party facing little by way of meaningful competition and set to extend hold it has had on parliament for 23 years
‘A lot of ’em can’t even spell AI’: The technology-extinction debate convulses America
An insider’s warning about the power of AI has triggered a spectacular debate in the US
‘You do not answer to corporations or governments’: OpenAI reveals AI systems hid errors
Company discloses six new behaviour incidents of its AI models as part of a new framework for reporting ‘misalignment’
Revised EU directive could protect against some AI risks
We cannot guarantee correctness of artificial intelligence systems or fully test them beforehand
Most firms set to expand or maintain staff numbers, says Ibec
Among minority believing jobs will be cut, more than half cite AI as factor
Will AI kill us all?
Developments in artificial intelligence can sound quite terrifying, but the real dangers are not yet clear
AI could kill us all, say whistleblowers. Here’s why
In the News podcast: Speed of AI development prompts dire warnings
AI tools make it ‘quicker and easier’ to submit worker grievance claims under WRC process
Work Q&A: Employment law expert says AI tools such as ChatGPT make the process ‘more accessible’ and could be contributing to rise in complaints
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