Whether it is describing a traumatic life experience or a shocking human rights abuse, ChatGPT will do so with the emotional register of a McDonald’s server offering you a meal deal
JP Morgan analyst flags need for big profits amid huge investment
Cost, lack of equipment and limited access to research make the competition extra challenging for schools
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
Roles in back and middle offices will bear brunt, analysts at Morgan Stanley predict
Valuations may be spectacular and a bust could come — but while there’s exuberance there is no mania or irrationality
Micheál Martin was told application had been rolled out to all secondary school students in Estonia ‘to complement the curriculum’
Global trade tensions and infrastructure issues could be inhibiting factors, KPMG says
‘Oral verification’ encouraged as way to make sure work has been done by students themselves
From the US economy to an AI-fuelled bubble, there are pressure points that could yet become global crises
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
There is a sense of being caught between outdated structures and increasingly unstable new realities
The early modern Europeans had the printed book. We have videos of guys talking on podcasts
Decisions made today will have stark consequences in 25 years. A panel of experts offer their predictions on politics, health, housing, tech and more
The weird billionaires behind artificial intelligence are desperately trying to shoehorn AI chatbots into every bit of technology you own
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
