AI: Artificial intelligence

The experts’ view: What does a graduate programme offer and how is AI changing the game?

Graduate programmes provide support and certainty but they don’t represent the entire graduate jobs market

State to invest €460m to set up seven advanced tech research centres

An AI centre will get €122 million in funding and be co-ordinated by five universities

Fleet safety tech firm CameraMatics raises €49m with ISIF and AIB backing

Tech focuses on accident prevention including by providing alerts of a cyclist in a blind spot or drivers showing signs of getting tired

I’m unemployed and in my 50s. How can I upskill for a career in AI?

Work Q&A: Are there short courses that won’t break the bank?

EU orders Meta to open WhatsApp to rival AI agents

Emergency action aimed at protecting competition in rapidly expanding market for autonomous agents

What ‘soft skills’ are and why they’re more important than ever

Skills like critical thinking, creativity and problem solving allow a graduate to stand out from their peers

New AI weather model is ‘1,000 times more efficient’ at forecasts, committee hears

Separate ‘good AI’ from ‘bad AI’ in deciding data centre policy, TDs urged

More than half of Gen Zs have delayed big life decisions due to financial situation

Maintaining good work-life balance remains primary career goal despite concerns over financial independence, survey finds

EU iPhone and iPad customers to miss out on Apple’s new, smarter Siri

Tech giant’s plan to infuse its voice assistant with AI is being closely watched by analysts as group transitions to new CEO

OpenAI files confidentially for IPO as rivals race to market

Sam Altman-led firm may be valued at as much as $1tn

What sort of workforce are graduates entering, and what do they need to know?

AI means the employment environment is changing, but there are indications of resilience in the graduate jobs market

Data centre electricity demand could exceed entire power usage of Republic

Oireachtas committee on artificial intelligence to hear of challenges of data centre expansion

AI strengthens phishing fraudsters by making ‘dodgy’ invoice emails word-perfect

‘Irish businesses are bracing for a Hollywood version of cybercrime while the side door is left wide open,’ says ESET

Portaloos signposted as lavatories? Sold out lobster bisque? It can only be Borris Festival

The annual Borris Festival of Writing and Ideas brings leading writers, thinkers and entertainers together in Co Carlow

Research raises concerns about impact on justice systems of using AI

AI ‘judges’ can be ‘very persuadable’, study finds

AI spying tools unnerve Putin as surveillance risks mount

Russia shut down the system protecting Putin after the Iran war exposed how AI can be used to target enemies

What’s in store at WWDC 2026: Siri overhaul and a new AI strategy ahead

Apple will also unveil new software for iPhone, iPad, Mac, watches and TV products at the event

Markets plunge and cost of electricity interconnector with France surges

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

I’ve told AI countless times to quit that servile tone, but it just starts snivelling

Just like Botox, the AI experience is frictionless, without a single wrinkle or jagged edge

Independent Ireland TD defends high number of PQs submitted as concerns raised over use of AI

Issue of politicians allegedly using AI was raised at the Dáil business committee last month

We should be getting better at AI by now

From cancelled novels to legal fines, the scale of blunders only halfway through the year suggests the opposite

Power-hungry data centres fuel increasingly fractious debate about squeezed national grid

Row raging since 2021 when senior EirGrid executive noted voracious appetite for power, now at 20% of Republic’s electricity

I used AI to plan a holiday to Dublin. It took 45 seconds but there were some issues

AI for travel planning is evolving from regular search tools listing options to detailed itineraries and actual reservations, but it’s not problem free

Should decisions about whether AI can be used in war be left to private companies?

Rite & Reason: Anthropic recently decided to restrict the use of its own AI for military purposes. But it shouldn’t be left up to individual companies

Anthropic calls for plan to pause AI development if society struggles to manage the technology

Unilateral slowdowns could backfire if ​less cautious actors continue advancing, potentially reducing overall safety, it warns

Markets tumble as AI rally pauses and US-Iran peace talks stall

Oil prices little changed on Friday as traders await more clarity on peace talks

Let’s not make the same mistake as the UK. ‘Sensible’ degrees are overrated

Coding and accountancy were once trumpeted as secure careers, but AI is showing otherwise

Europe is finally flexing its innovation muscles

The new EU tech sovereignty package shows a welcome shift from defensive regulation

Irish teenagers as young as 13 worried about career impact of artificial intelligence

Research project finds enthusiasm tempered by concern for safety regulation

‘Entirely my decision’: Malcolm Byrne resigns as chair of AI committee in wake of arrest

Decision to step down as chair of Oireachtas committee ‘is entirely my own,’ says Fianna Fáil TD

Employment in tech sector rose at steepest rate for a year in May despite Meta cuts

Year-ahead outlook ‘improved further’, according to AIB data, despite fears of job displacement from AI

How much AI is too much?

Artificial intelligence is everywhere, but not everyone is sure that is a good thing

Yes, AI could steal your job – the real question is: should it?

It’s as if everyone is holding their breath and waiting for what they have been told is coming but, as Pope Leo says, we all have a responsibility to shape the future

Ireland’s data centre strain a ‘cautionary tale’ for rest of world, UN says

Data processing accounts for 21% of Irish electricity use – compared to just 4% in the US and 1% in China

‘I don’t think Christopher Nolan will make another $300m movie’: Is AI drama Dreams of Violets the future of film-making?

Ash Koosha made Dreams of Violets, the first fully-AI feature accepted at a major film festival, in less than six months

The US will face a reckoning one day. In the meantime, Trump just gets more volatile

Middle East chaos, looting of public purse and collapse in respect for US just 16 months into his second term

Alphabet to raise $80bn in equity for AI spending

Company is funding ambitious artificial intelligence spending

‘More harmful than helpful’: Young people sour on AI

Gen Z uses the technology more than anyone, but many fear it is weakening their job prospects and creativity

Media lost its first two battles with Big Tech. It’s unlikely to win the third one, either

Artificial intelligence is latest technology that challenges traditional news distribution and publishers’ copyright

Anthropic confidentially files for US IPO as investors bet big on AI future

Company behind Claude chatbot set for huge entry into public markets

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