Impact of AI on productivity is apparent but is still relatively small compared to the considerable investments in the technology to date
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’
Oracle’s disappointing quarterly forecasts led to declines in some of the world’s biggest tech names
People thought Furbys were spying on them, but today’s AI-powered toys may not be all that innocent
OpenAI broke copyright law by using hit song lyrics to train its ChatGPT software without first buying a licence
Academic studies found that people who rely heavily on AI for tasks like writing generally perform worse than those who don’t
The author of The Hour of the Predator, which is about the symbiotic relationships of political strongmen and tech titans, says this moment ‘feels a bit scary’
Other vulnerable young people like Adam Raine are growing dependent on machines they believe understand them
The plan would involve Google providing cloud computing services to Anthropic
While weekly user numbers continue to climb, the number willing to pay for the technology is levelling off
The crime novelist on the LA fires, his lack of interest in tracing his Irish roots, and why he has turned the Lincoln lawyer into ‘the Chevy Bolt barrister’
Obvious risk is if ChatGPT growth falters, mutual benefit could flip into mutual impairment
Serious questions remain about what will happen if we do — and don’t — replicate human intelligence
As platforms degrade into outrage and slop, users are turning away
US shares surge, propelled by AMD’s mega deal with OpenAI
At 81, Oracle’s co-founder has reinvented himself as a power in AI to become (briefly) the richest person in the world
Oracle market value jumps more than $290bn on AI surge after ‘astonishing quarter’
Heads of Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Apple back AI initiative spearheaded by first lady Melania Trump
OpenAI, Perplexity and Google create AI-powered features, leading brands to rethink how they sell products online
In the News podcast: Engineer, journalist and AI expert Karen Hao on the true human and environmental cost of generative AI
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
Amazon Web Services uses Formula One as a ‘powerful storytelling vehicle’ while Wimbledon helps IBM ‘drive meaningful conversation and pipeline with clients’
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
Over the past couple of years, tech investors have pivoted toward a collective embrace of the military-industrial complex
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’
Artificial intelligence was used in 80% of elections globally last year, scientists say; more than two-thirds of those uses were characterised as harmful
AI threatens the ability of news publishers to generate revenue from their content and, by extension, undermines the media pluralism essential to democracy
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
Tech companies have previously expressed reservations about European Union regulation of the emerging AI sector
OpenAI’s models also sabotaged shutdown commands, Palisade Research study finds
Apps from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and more were asked to write emails, book travel and summarise the news. Here’s how they fared
Man who led Stripe’s European rollout comes on board start-up led by disaffected OpenAI employees which has backing from Google and Amazon
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
Microsoft president Brad Smith says the company, which is celebrating 50 years since it was founded, and 40 years in Ireland, is as committed to the country as it was in the 1980s
Judging this story as I’d judge a short story published in The Stinging Fly or the Winter Papers is the wrong approach to take. Reading AI-generated stories demands a new type of literacy
Planet Business: Taylor Swift’s IFPI triumph, Mira Murati’s new AI venture and tourism slogans gone awry
At a summit in Paris, the EU pledges to start putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to artificial intelligence
Chinese start-up upends global AI race
Cloud providers are interested in the potential of miniature nuclear reactors but they come with risks as well as potential
Palantir and Anduril, two of the world’s largest defence firms, creating consortium that includes Elon Musk’s SpaceX and ChatGPT maker OpenAI
Unthinkable: Regulating generative AI is important in its own right, but it’s also a dummy run for the existential threat of artificial general intelligence. This will go beyond mimicking human intelligence to conquering it
It can be hard to rein in one dominant individual unless boundaries are set
Company behind ChatGPT could now be valued at $157bn
Constant warnings about the technology’s power prime early users for disappointment
Llama 3.1 is ‘state of the art’ Mark Zuckerberg says
Allegations that software giant gained ‘undue advantage’ by bundling video conferencing app with Office are first such charges against it in over a decade
Sarah Friar to lead financial function after spell as NextDoor chief executive
Move comes as Sam Altman’s firm begins work on its latest large language model
Trying to restrict AI usage was never realistic, so let’s use it right
Update will bring a number of features to free users that previously had been limited to those with a paid subscription to ChatGPT
Soap operas are well-oiled machines even without the presence of machine learning, but now fears abound that generative AI tools could replace human screenwriters
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
