AI: Artificial intelligence

Prime minister Anthony Albanese says it is ‘unacceptable’ that company took months to disclose breach

Creation of the device, which Mark Zuckerberg says will be on sale by Christmas, was driven by designers recruited from Apple

Might their aversion to work and their self-reported misery be related?

AI promises gains for healthcare but doctors and patients need to keep asking questions

Issues such as the race in AI development and geopolitical instability loom

This sunshine is like a breath of fresh air challenging the usual seasonal changes

Europe is seeking to ‌reduce US-China tech dependence

We’ve heard a lot about the threat it poses. Isn’t there a simple solution?

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As the Chinese president arrives in Washington for a state visit full of pomp, top of the agenda will be an uneasy trade truce due to expire within weeks

Irish business leaders are investing in AI to streamline operations and free up time for building relationships

Friends of the Earth calls for freeze on data centres being built and regulation ‘for the public good’

Investors pin hopes on US-Iran talks

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Media coverage of the AI debate leaves us uncomfortably short on answers

Practised detachment allows privilege to maintain itself, unchecked, write Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor

Iseq starts week in positive territory, lifted by gains in construction, food and banking

‘One wonders why the cake suddenly becomes European when the icing happens to be on Ireland’s plate?’

Campaigners warn new EU proposals put interests of private AI firms above citizens’ rights

The odds on humans still existing by 2030 are almost 90 per cent. Make the most of it

Reducing the speed of innovation is going to be hard, both practically and politically, but it is the right decision

Markets are awash with stories, and AI-generated deepfakes intensify the problem

Fears about the dangers posed by the rapid development of artificial intelligence have moved from the margins to centre stage

Finance Minister Simon Harris talked up possibility of increased educational link-ups between Ireland and Canada

Google felt the hacks that occurred in May during a cybersecurity evaluation by an AI-security firm did not require public disclosure

These apocalyptic ideas feed into a viciously recursive AI hype cycle, and serve the sector’s abysmal hunger for investment capital

Large language models are machines, not some sort of disobedient animal that might go rogue

A safety net for people who have fallen out of the formal labour market is being dismantled

The broadcaster turned entrepreneur on messianic tech billionaires, and his new book tracking his journey from tech-optimism to disillusionment to a new cautious hope

Executive order calls for stronger oversight of frontier AI models and independent auditing

French finance minister calls for large tax revenues from tech multinationals to be more fairly distributed across EU

United Russia party facing little by way of meaningful competition and set to extend hold it has had on parliament for 23 years

An insider’s warning about the power of AI has triggered a spectacular debate in the US

Company discloses six new behaviour incidents of its AI models as part of a new framework for reporting ‘misalignment’

We cannot guarantee correctness of artificial intelligence systems or fully test them beforehand

Among minority believing jobs will be cut, more than half cite AI as factor

Developments in artificial intelligence can sound quite terrifying, but the real dangers are not yet clear

In the News podcast: Speed of AI development prompts dire warnings

Work Q&A: Employment law expert says AI tools such as ChatGPT make the process ‘more accessible’ and could be contributing to rise in complaints

How State stays ahead of gangs who genetically engineer new narcotics and even have R&D departments