AI: Artificial intelligence

Under Elon Musk, X is a vast disinformation network, a hotbed of extremism, a radicalisation tool. And now its chatbot is a creator, publisher and distributor of awful material

Impact of AI on productivity is apparent but is still relatively small compared to the considerable investments in the technology to date

‘Law or no law’, there is no reason for a programme to generate images of people without clothes on, says former garda

As weird and unpleasant as the flood of sexualised AI images on X is, the prompts used to create them are even more disturbing

His brief showbiz career was preserved on record for two minutes and 38 seconds. Then he claimed to have lost it, or that it had broken

For all the talk of an AI bubble, it’s not clear that it’s about to burst

The authors’ excitement for artificial intelligence is infectious and their understanding affords a glimpse beyond the hazards

Backlash after AI tool used to create flood of suggestive images on X

Elon Musk’s AI firm spending billions to build out AI infrastructure

AIB's chief executive on what's ahead for the lender in 2026, from AI's impact on banking to the future of hybrid working

Radio: On RTÉ, the Liveline host hears callers’ fears of sexually explicit AI, while Oliver Callan is discombobulated by an errant guest

Claimant’s legal submissions may contain AI ‘hallucinations’, Workplace Relations Commission told

The annual Consumer Electronics Show is a smorgasbord of futuristic technology products

Decision also influenced by increased levels of unchecked hate, misogyny, racism and anti-LGBTI+ content on the platform

‘As educators, our job is not to shield students from AI, but to prepare them for the reality of the working world’

Digital twins in healthcare: Ireland’s path to predictive medicine

Elon Musk-owned Grok app has been widely downloaded following news it could create illegal sexual images and videos

Funding and securing top talent will remain key challenges for start-ups and international expansion needs to be a focus from the off

EU executive tried to keep correspondence between union’s tech enforcer and US multinationals under wraps

Looking too far into the future can make fools of us, but data-centre power shortfall and social media regulatory wrangles lie ahead

Annora is tackling legacy software by rethinking how factories quote, price and sell

Exhibition features 550 projects that have reached the finals of the competition

Damage caused by US tariffs has so far been muted but that won’t last

The Protection of Voice and Image Bill would target AI deepfakes and identity ‘hijacking’

Cavan-based group will retain 100% ownership of Advnsys despite strong ‘investor appetite’

For an industry which seems to have taken so much of its business plan from science fiction fantasy novels and films, it seems to have forgotten the bit where humans turn-off the machines

Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan

Meta contractor announced 420 job losses last year but subsequently reduced that number

Technology’s implications for everything from education to dark matter feature in student studies

Regulator, Rape Crisis Ireland and civil liberties campaigners criticise generated images using Grok

Company also shows off new Rubin chip designed to fulfil AI requests more quickly and cheaply

New AI chip for laptops, Panther Lake, uses 18A next-gen manufacturing process

Greece Letter: As physical books give way to ‘multipurpose spaces,’ students and academics fear the loss of the university’s intellectual heart

Irish MEP calls on EU to investigate 'deeply disturbing' trend

Challenges to Google, Meta, Apple and X will test Brussels’ willingness to stick with digital rule book

How sounds, not signals, governs the world’s most chaotic traffic

Think of the movies Atlas or the deafeningly forgettable Red Notice

‘After a year of cautious pilots, 2026 will see the Irish public sector accelerate AI adoption, with healthcare at the forefront’

Manufacturers and analysts warn AI data centre build-out is crowding out market for semiconductors

Wind, solar, green hydrogen - every scalable option shown to work at reasonable cost is required