Forget the futuristic dystopias: AI is changing the world right now
The backlash against changes to ChatGPT reveals how it is being used by users in their daily lives
The backlash against changes to ChatGPT reveals how it is being used by users in their daily lives
The same online forces that nudged Gen Z into a pit of loneliness using algorithms are selling AI companionship to them
OpenAI’s latest upgrade of its AI tool is effectively being tested by 700m users while having potential for adverse real-world impact
Report highlights difficulty with erasing online posts once they have been made public
The gap between hype and reality is frustratingly wide and growing
The author of Empire of AI: Inside the Reckless Race for Total Domination discusses the cost of Big Tech’s huge investment in technologies that may do more harm than good
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claims AI model boasts PhD-level intelligence, but remains a technology in progress
For many companies, the short-term promise of productivity seems to be overcoming the hard reality of long-term bias and exclusion
As technology improves, the temptation to use it to game the system grows
Private and commercially sensitive material made accessible on the internet as users fail to understand impact of chatbot feature
Meta is trying to work out how it can use the billions, if not trillions, of photos and posts people have uploaded to Facebook and Instagram going back decades to train its AI
A ChatGPT query is estimated to consume about five times more electricity than a simple web search
Meticulously detailed profile of OpenAI and its controversial leader Sam Altman may help you pick a side in the debate between ‘doomers’ and ‘boomers’
Another Wimbledon, another complete absence of Irish tennis players in the draw. But other small countries have contenders
Just as you can’t get someone, or something, to work out for you, there is nobody and nothing that can think on your behalf
Artificial intelligence has trouble distinguishing fact from fiction, so it has to spew out absurd ‘factoids’ instead
ChatGPT is so unreliable as to be effectively worse than useless. No-one would say that about Wikipedia
As technology becomes better, a return to face-to-face encounters looks more likely
AI threatens the ability of news publishers to generate revenue from their content and, by extension, undermines the media pluralism essential to democracy
Curiosity, experimentation and learning are crucial if women are to shape the future of work
Large language models are still far from multilayered thinking
A little tech can go a long way when you travel
Overheard: Dubliner Paul Mangan’s collection of bizarre items grew so much his friends joked he should open a museum - so he did
Artificial intelligence is starting to have a profound effect on work and employment, though some believe much human labour will be disrupted rather than displaced
Officials from Research Ireland appeared before newly formed Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence
Company is expanding its partnership with OpenAI
Down-born tech executive Sarah Friar was looking forward to early retirement from the business world; then Open AI called
There are ways to ensure your data is not used by social media and search platforms to train their artificial intelligence models
That’s why companies need to think of ways to encourage open adoption
Apps from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and more were asked to write emails, book travel and summarise the news. Here’s how they fared
The tech entrepreneur on the risks and opportunities of AI, his dispute with Elon Musk and why he has the ‘most important job maybe in history’
Minister Jack Chambers told launch event how AI can ‘radically improve’ efficiency and effectiveness
America's desire to put man on the moon brought about huge cultural change
Artificial intelligence isn’t going to take over our lives just yet, but it can make certain jobs quick and easy
Artificial intelligence has a role to play in class, but educators are wary of scope for misuse by students
US justice department looking to force Google to sell Chrome to stop Google operating search market monopoly
‘Proposed reforms to the Leaving Certificate exam format have been overtaken by technological events’
Whether you find it fascinating or horrifying, the latest advance in generative AI means we need to learn to read images in a new way
The launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 was perhaps the first sign of trouble for Chegg. Its lawsuit against Google is a sign of the turmoil to come in education
Generative AI is a tempting short-cut that can prevent those at university from gaining foundational skills
The presence of Alibaba founder Jack Ma at a meeting of entrepreneurs with Xi Jinping is seen as a sign that the Chinese leader means business
Eoin Hinchy and Thomas Kinsella’s Tines has just raised $125m after being approached by Goldman Sachs
Dáil told 50% of energy produced in Dublin and Meath goes to data centres
‘Smartest AI on Earth’ available to X’s Premium+ subscribers immediately
Crazy market behaviour cannot persist indefinitely
The world’s richest man now holds huge sway over its most powerful leader — and the US government
Lawyers, bankers and many other professionals are now using chatbots to communicate, some without company oversight
At a summit in Paris, the EU pledges to start putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to artificial intelligence
The hardest part of investing isn’t picking winners; it’s having the stomach to hold them
Most of the Irish debate concerns potential for cheating in the assessment components of new senior cycle. Why are widespread calls for a delay being ignored?
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
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