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
No place for scepticism in IDA Ireland’s labour market report as it hails potential of artificial intelligence
Suit alleges the start-up’s original mission to build AI systems for the benefit of humanity has been compromised
‘Smart tourism’ initiative aims to demonstrate how AI can help with more personalised travel recommendations
Technology could be used to create bespoke travel plans
The Achilles heel of generative AI is its pervasive tendency to spoof. This is giving rise to mind-bending legal issues - along with complaints from authors and artists
AI-powered assistants are becoming a core part of the Windows system
The New York Times’s lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft shows the stakes raised by artificial intelligence
Interest in virtual reality remains tepid — but his AI experiment proved more successful
Planet Business: Kyle and Jackie O, departing top executives, and boardroom shenanigans at OpenAI
OpenAI in ‘intense discussions’ to unify company, memo says
AI is destined to become our ‘co-pilot’ at work – whether we want one or not
Google, OpenAI and Anthropic want technology such as chatbots to learn from a ‘constitution’ to keep them from generating toxic content
World’s biggest booster schemes for business start-ups are increasingly focusing on climate ventures
Warning of ‘vague existential risks’ of emerging tech serves to pass the buck to politicians
The idea that the outcome of technological change is inevitable is both dangerous and untrue
Large language model, dubbed Tongyi Qianwen, will be incorporated across all of Alibaba’s products and services in the ‘near future’
Critics claim the technology carries alarming risks and needs better governance
Tech tools can be used to ingest the creativity of artists, learn from it, then spew out music and lyrics at scale. That’s not ideal
Media, Internet and Data Protection Bar Association launches as AI and online safety regulation evolve
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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