In a Word ... Doom
To date, we’ve survived radio, the car, the gramophone, and TV – I have every confidence we will survive AI
AI: Artificial intelligence
The Irish Times view on artificial intelligence: self-regulation is a dangerous myth
Many believe the risks associated with AI far outweigh those of an unregulated financial sector
Band-Aid solutions won’t cut it in a world of tariffs, reckless wars and Chinese dominance
We are frittering away the substantial tax resources that have come to us as a side effect of financial engineering of American companies
Patrick Freyne: Here’s why AI is making us dumber and more lonely
Writing forces people to resolve internal contradictions and confront their own bullshit. It’s why it’s hard. It’s why it’s beautiful
Latest AI models could threaten world banking system, financial officials warn
Anthropic’s new Claude Mythos Preview model could exposé vulnerabilities in lenders’ cyber defences
The mix of chaotic politics and a resilient economy cannot last
World’s economy has withstood much chaos, but IMF forecasts make for sober reading
David McCullagh is a drawler whose sensitivity training needs a tweak, but it works
Radio: Oliver Callan indicates listeners are not the only ones discombobulated by the sonic makeover at RTÉ Radio 1
AI start-up Audrey raises $1.8m to grow audit platform
Pre-seed round backed by Sure Valley Ventures and Delta Partners
Now you can see Edvard Munch’s The Scream in ‘film form’, but why would you want to?
Talk about a solution to a non-existent problem. Or an answer to a question no one asked
Misinformation becomes a tool of protest and an erosion of trust in our society
Artificial intelligence stokes rumour mill and fuels the spread of false information
HCS shareholders to invest more than €13m in firm to spur growth and open new Dublin office
Managed IT services company to create 125 jobs in next two years
Flexible work could help parents balance jobs and childcare
AI may transform work, but employers can already retain talent through genuine flexible roles
After the Shy Girl controversy, where does publishing’s AI problem leave authors and readers?
Publishers risk unwittingly putting out books generated with artificial-intelligence tools. Authors and readers are frustrated, nervous and grasping for solutions
Job losses and AI: Could technology bring Ireland back to the dark days of 2008?
Study shows up to 200,000 Irish jobs could go due to the rapid growth of the technology
Gardaí cracking down on fuel protests; risk to National Museum collection; job losses and AI
Our top stories on Tuesday
Trump deletes post with AI image depicting him as Jesus: ‘I thought it was me as a doctor’
The US president’s conservative, Christian supporters decried the Truth Social post, calling it ‘disgusting’
Meta builds AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to interact with staff
Mark Zuckerberg is training and testing his own character as part of wider push to develop ‘personal superintelligence’
We need clear thinkers to find a way out of the ‘soul rot’ of our modern world
A friend reminded me of a four-word letter to The Irish Times Gabriel Rosenstock wrote in 2007, when US troops were pouring into Iraq: ‘Cúrsaí ola, cúrsaí fola’
Irish and global firms struggling to profit from artificial intelligence, says PwC
Businesses are introducing AI pilot schemes, but few are converting the tech into financial returns
Microsoft’s Irish accounts underline the importance of FDI to our economy
On average, Microsoft’s employees in Ireland receive healthy six-figure salaries
Children blackmailed online into carrying out random crimes, conference hears
Head of Irish Internet Hotline says minors now ‘radicalised’ by AI chatbots in bedrooms
Why staff performance reviews need a makeover
Ritual of awkward once-a-year conversations often fails to provide constructive feedback
BDO axes 31 partner roles as AI pressure grows and profits fall
Move comes amid downturn for professional services after hiring spree during pandemic
AI is coming to take your well-paid job and Aimee Connolly’s growth plans
Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Artificial intelligence report should be wake-up call for Coalition
AI is coming for Ireland’s workforce and that will have huge implications for the country’s future
Third day of fuel protests; Gambling tipster; and AI coming for Irish white collar jobs
Early Edition podcast: Today’s top stories from The Irish Times
‘Build your network’: A HR expert and a serial entrepreneur on career success in the AI era
In a world that is increasingly online and automated, the most valuable skills are becoming very human ones
Tech problems? Even astronauts can’t outrun them
Artemis II’s commander couldn’t get Outlook to work on his personal device, proof that astronauts are just like the rest of us
AI revolution to have severe effect on Irish economy with top-end job losses, report warns
AI set to hit up to 7% of jobs in short to medium term
AI technology could render education a ‘wild, wild west’, says union official
New schools taskforce designed to examine evolving implications for teaching, learning and policy
New master plan keeps animal welfare culture central at Dublin Zoo
Building upon its 2020 policy, zoo aims to implement strategy by its 2031 bicentennial
The internet is deciding what to forget
Despite relying heavily on digital data, we have left its preservation to a mishmash of individual efforts
Government departments are using AI, but one clear red line has been laid down
Ministers maintain human oversight remains a non-negotiable component in carrying out certain tasks
Palestinian student tops Dublin college class after creating AI-driven sustainability app
Elias Amro’s final project was the Student Outlet, a web platform which lets students buy and sell second-hand goods more easily
Sheer prevalence of AI prose is giving rise to a new and extreme kind of suspicion
We exist, increasingly, in a cultural environment where we can never be quite sure whether what we are reading was written by a human or LLM
Be more Ryan Gosling: Why AI and the media need us to be curious
News outlets are built on curiosity. Now they’re having to defend the kind the powerful don’t like
Irish public ‘emotionally checking out’ after succession of crises
Instead of panicking in the face of global turmoil, people are emotionally checking out, survey suggests
A solution for dodgy boxes and Apple at 50
Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Data centre expansion policy prolongs reliance on fossil fuels
Current State policy embeds fossil gas at the heart of the data centre sector’s growth
‘There will be lay-offs’: the students studying AI in Dublin
Concern for employment prospects as AI makes jobs obsolete, but hope remains for those who adapt
Chatbots can now pass the Turing test. Lots of humans can’t
Netflix’s new show Inside forces influencers to do challenging tasks, such as not acting like techie toddlers
Why do politicians want AI to go faster?
Bullish rhetoric about ‘unleashing’ the technology is badly out of touch with the sensibilities of many voters
When AI works out how to write badly to convince us it’s human, the jig is up
It’s enough to make you want to lie down in a darkened room
Teachers to consider escalating industrial action over lack of pay rises
Union survey finds high level of concern that AI has changed practical meaning of what constitutes ‘student work’ in Leaving Cert
Teacher shortages: High cost of living creates Dublin ‘brain drain’
Urban allowance similar to London weighting could help alleviate difficulties in recruiting staff, figures in profession say
What to do when the ‘public good’ of information goes bad
The creation and dissemination of reliable news is at an economic disadvantage
TV guide: The best new shows to watch, starting tonight
March 28th-April 3rd highlights, including Grace, Race Across the World, and Your Friends & Neighbors
Labour Court issues AI guidance for preparing cases amid rise in inaccurate evidence
Use of AI ‘not wholesale but is definitely creeping in’, Labour Court sources say
Court dismisses Gemma O’Doherty’s bid for strikeout of defamation case
Judge says journalist and activist used AI, which cited ‘fake’ legal authorities
A robot to wash your windows? Spring cleaning with a tech twist
From apps to keep you on track to robots to pick up some of the slack, there is something for everyone – and all budgets
Inflation could climb above 4% if Iran conflict is prolonged, Central Bank warns
Regulator says spike in oil and gas prices will lead to lower growth and higher inflation
Policy action required to mitigate AI disruption in labour market, says Central Bank
Some 31% of the workforce could be highly exposed to ‘substitution risk’
More than a third of Irish office workers feel they cannot do their jobs without AI
Some 18% of employees completed a work task using an AI tool without checking it for accuracy, new research finds
Once one of the most influential people in Irish media, he ignored his own golden rule
A journalist using AI-generated quotes in articles about AI is like a doctor injecting one virus in the hope of curing another
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