ChatGPT
How to stop your posts, photographs and other data from being sucked into AI machines
There are ways to ensure your data is not used by social media and search platforms to train their artificial intelligence models
It pays to use AI on the sly at work
That’s why companies need to think of ways to encourage open adoption
Can AI agents replace office workers? We put them to the test with some routine tasks
Apps from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and more were asked to write emails, book travel and summarise the news. Here’s how they fared
OpenAI chief Sam Altman: ‘This is genius-level intelligence’
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’
Artificial intelligence already in use in many parts of public service as guidelines are announced
Minister Jack Chambers told launch event how AI can ‘radically improve’ efficiency and effectiveness
Will the US respond to AI rivals in the same way it took on Soviet Union in the space race?
America's desire to put man on the moon brought about huge cultural change
Can AI make my life easier? I spent a week living and working with chatbots to find out
Artificial intelligence isn’t going to take over our lives just yet, but it can make certain jobs quick and easy
What Irish teachers think of AI: ‘It has great benefits’
Artificial intelligence has a role to play in class, but educators are wary of scope for misuse by students
OpenAI would buy Google’s Chrome browser, ChatGPT chief says
US justice department looking to force Google to sell Chrome to stop Google operating search market monopoly
Policing the use of AI in the classroom
‘Proposed reforms to the Leaving Certificate exam format have been overtaken by technological events’
When AI images become ‘an insult to life itself’
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
Teachers disliked the ‘homework helper’ app. But AI-powered cheating makes it look quaint
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
Students must learn to be more than mindless ‘machine-minders’
Generative AI is a tempting short-cut that can prevent those at university from gaining foundational skills
China’s economic reboot: Xi wants advanced technology to drive growth and lead West on AI and premium EVs
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
Automating workflow pays rich dividends for Ireland’s latest unicorn
Eoin Hinchy and Thomas Kinsella’s Tines has just raised $125m after being approached by Goldman Sachs
ChatGPT search uses 10 times as much electricity as Google search - Dáil hears
Dáil told 50% of energy produced in Dublin and Meath goes to data centres
Musk debuts Grok-3 AI chatbot to rival OpenAI, DeepSeek
‘Smartest AI on Earth’ available to X’s Premium+ subscribers immediately
Elon Musk’s distractions imperil Tesla as rollercoaster ride continues
Crazy market behaviour cannot persist indefinitely
How will Elon Musk’s business empire benefit from his relationship with Trump?
The world’s richest man now holds huge sway over its most powerful leader — and the US government
At work, a quiet AI revolution is under way
Lawyers, bankers and many other professionals are now using chatbots to communicate, some without company oversight
As the global AI race intensifies, Europe tries to close the large gap
At a summit in Paris, the EU pledges to start putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to artificial intelligence
Facebook at 21: a lesson in patience and profits
The hardest part of investing isn’t picking winners; it’s having the stomach to hold them
Big tech is bullying teachers into premature adoption of AI. We need to slow down
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?
Seán Moncrieff’s on-air persona cracks, and a dishwasher meltdown follows
Radio: Newstalk host Seán Moncrieff is at his best when discussing niche subjects that allow stimulating digressions
The global AI race: Is China catching up to the US?
The release of DeepSeek’s new model has shaken assumptions about who has the upper hand in developing the technology
How AI will really impact your job
AI is unlikely to directly replace you, but someone who can use the technology might
Irish schools struggling without guidance on safe AI use in the classroom
Mandatory training for teachers under EU law may be a challenge due to limited budgets and time constraints
The giant machine for plagiarism is now complaining that it has been plagiarised. Oh, the irony
DeepSeek may have been trained on OpenAI’s own software, it is claimed, but it sounds like fair use to me
What is DeepSeek and why did it send global markets into meltdown?
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Trump’s tech bros face comeuppance amid DeepSeek panic
There is poetic justice in a small Chinese AI start-up challenging US giants. Washington is shooting itself in the foot with chip export restrictions and clampdown on tech talent visas
Is DeepSeek any good? We road test the new Chinese AI technology
Ciara O’Brien road tests the new Chinese AI technology that wiped billions off the value of Big Tech companies on Monday
Why is Deepseek, a little-known Chinese AI start-up, causing waves in the tech world?
Chinese start-up upends global AI race
OpenAI’s Sam Altman vows ‘better models’ as China’s DeepSeek disrupts global AI race
Executives and investors question valuations and whether vast capital outlays are needed after all
DeepSeek: US firms praise disruptive AI chatbot, try to poke holes in it
Chinese startup sparks a stock selloff and its free AI assistant overtakes OpenAI’s ChatGPT in Apple’s App Store
Digital garden planners are like spades — powerless unless masterfully steered by a human
AI garden-planning programs can be useful tools, but they can’t replace human imagination, experience — and the instinct to go rogue
Rich bosses’ isolation from poorer colleagues could come back to bite them
Wealthy managers are increasingly isolated from the less well-off at work and that’s not good news
Amazon races to transplant Alexa’s ‘brain’ with generative AI
Rollout of upgraded voice assistant hit by delays as Big Tech group struggles to overcome technical hurdles
OpenAI boss Sam Altman denies sister’s allegations of sexual abuse
Artificial intelligence chief says allegations are ‘utterly untrue’ in joint statement with mother and two brothers
Are we becoming a post-literate society?
Technology has changed the way many of us consume information, from complex pieces of writing to short video clips
Palantir partners with leading defence and tech companies to win US government contracts
Palantir and Anduril, two of the world’s largest defence firms, creating consortium that includes Elon Musk’s SpaceX and ChatGPT maker OpenAI
Bosses struggle to police workers’ use of AI
Staff are adopting large language models faster than companies can issue guidelines on how to do so
Leaving Cert students cleared to use AI in research projects
Leaving Cert candidates must reference any use of AI tools or risk forfeiting their marks
‘It’s cool’ isn’t a good reason for scientists to develop harmful technologies
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
We are up to our necks in a rising tide of AI-generated slop
A person who thinks a book can be ‘edited’ by a piece of software is a person who simply doesn’t know what editing is
Ireland can cope with data centres and should build more, Greencoat says
International Energy Agency expects data centres to consume 32% of total electricity in Ireland by 2026
Chris Horn: AI is 90% marketing, 10% reality, and its true business impact has yet to be proven
AI large language models can give an illusion of intelligence but in fact it is inherently limited in high-level reasoning
Irish executives eager to adopt AI despite trust and scalability anxieties
KPMG survey points to ‘top-down push’ to implement fast-moving technologies
A super-charged technology threatens to destroy the integrity of the Leaving Cert
Additional assessment components worth 40% are being introduced at a time when AI tools are developing rapidly and relentlessly
Big tech has been stealthily training its AI models. Creatives are finally waking up to the dangers. Are they too late?
More than 20,000 artists, writers, composers and other cultural creatives are objecting to unlicensed scraping of their work in the AI space race
Mark O’Connell: Had this technology existed when I was a student, I might not have been above using it
Generative AI: If I hadn’t created this ‘podcast’, it would have taken me a few minutes before I realised something was amiss
AI may be better than humans at reading cancer scans. Could bots have better bedside manner too?
A growing body of research shows that generative AI has considerable potential in gathering patient information and helping doctors with diagnostics
My procrastination became like a part-time job itself. Then I turned to ChatGPT
Procrastination and rumination are a curse of office life – don’t be afraid to ask for help
How AI is generating a ‘sea of sameness’ in job applications
New technologies can help applicants stand out – or kill any sense of individuality and thwart both them and potential employers
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Family NoticesOpens in new window
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices