In the age of conversational AI, ‘scholarly bullsh*t’ floats to the surface
ChatGPT may be a real ol’ charmer but one that can produce ‘pointless and unnecessary’ works
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Nvidia to invest up to $100bn in OpenAI
Partnership will support huge build-out of data centres for artificial intelligence
AI medical tools downplay symptoms in women and ethnic minorities
Large language models reflect biases that can lead to inferior healthcare advice to female, Black and Asian patients
AI the catalyst in online agents mending fences with Ryanair, says O’Leary
Airline’s deal with Skyscanner is latest in series of agreements with ‘screenscrapers’ that Ryanair used to vilify and pursue in court
A teenage suicide in the US might prove a tipping point for AI regulation
No robot should be talking to a teenager about suicidal ideation
We made a big mistake allowing our children to use social media. Now we’re doing it again with AI
Family of US teen is suing Open AI, alleging its ChatGPT played a role in encouraging him to take his life
The lure of AI companionship poses a real danger to vulnerable people
The same online forces that nudged Gen Z into a pit of loneliness using algorithms are selling AI companionship to them
ChatGPT-5: Maybe Sam Altman should cool the jets on new AI iterations
OpenAI’s latest upgrade of its AI tool is effectively being tested by 700m users while having potential for adverse real-world impact
Ireland could be ‘AI Island’ but must act promptly to set up artificial intelligence office and observatory
‘What will happen is workers who use AI will replace those who don’t,’ says Fianna Fáil TD
Thousands of ChatGPT conversations accessible online despite efforts to erase them
Report highlights difficulty with erasing online posts once they have been made public
What is OpenAI’s GPT-5, and should I worry about my job?
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claims AI model boasts PhD-level intelligence, but remains a technology in progress
Zuckerberg’s ‘mercenary’ AI binge is paying off on Wall Street
Investors are showing a more forgiving streak after the damp squib that was the metaverse
I have had more wives than Henry VIII. It’s news to me too
Artificial intelligence has trouble distinguishing fact from fiction, so it has to spew out absurd ‘factoids’ instead
AI still key for Apple, but Siri updates take a back seat
Company is expanding its partnership with OpenAI
Challenge of AI is to bridge the culture gap between its creators and custodians
Where AI’s creators such as Sam Altman and Jony Ive focus on what’s possible, policymakers tilt towards the permissible
Apple’s fall from top of tree reflects cooling growth outlook
Nvidia’s revenue has more than quadrupled in three years, Microsoft’s is up over a third, but Apple’s has barely budged
PwC Ireland boss focused on getting tech to do some heavy lifting
Managing partner seeks to leverage AI as firm and clients grapple with uncertainty caused by Donald Trump’s tariffs
OpenAI’s Sarah Friar: ‘Am I worried about deep fakes? Yes’
Down-born tech executive Sarah Friar was looking forward to early retirement from the business world; then Open AI called
Can Jony Ive replicate the Apple magic at OpenAI?
Renowned smartphone designer plans device to bring AI firmly into centre of our lives
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
First AI committee to examine ‘urgent’ concern for democracy
Oireachtas committee to hold opening meeting on Tuesday as Government prepares report on 'disruptive impacts’ to workforce
OpenAI negotiates with Microsoft to unlock new funding and future IPO
High-stakes talks to revise terms of multibillion-dollar partnership are key to plans to adopt for-profit model
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’
Stripe’s Patrick Collison praises AI and stable coins
`When new technologies collide with a turbulent economy, the technology tends to win’ - Stripe Sessions event hears
‘The threat of the US kneecapping itself is real’: tech insiders voice fears over global AI race
Tariffs and threat of new duties on chips and computing infrastructure could frustrate American ambitions
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
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
AI is already a focus of endless delusion, magical thinking and plain old foolishness
Tech bros' hype is blinding us to the reality that artificial intelligence might not be so smart after all
How ‘non-player character’ became a potent insult for the digital age
Desire to see oneself as authentic, self-guided free-thinker, hemmed in on all sides by herds of conformist sheep is fundamentally adolescent
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
Eli Lilly unveils $27bn US investment as corporate America seeks to woo Trump
CEO Dave Ricks credits Donald Trump with inspiring its push for US-based manufacturing
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
Elon Musk-led consortium offers $100bn to take control of OpenAI
Offer comes months after billionaire sued AI start-up to block it from transitioning to a for-profit firm
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
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
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
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
Billions wiped off tech stocks amid DeepSeek stunning AI advancements
Big Tech shares slump after AI start-up’s model raises questions about need for huge western hardware investment
More corporate chiefs fall in line behind Napoleonic Trump
Former Trump critic Sam Altman of OpenAI suddenly reckons the US president ‘will be incredible for the country in many ways’
OpenAI struggles to price Microsoft stake in deal to become for-profit company
ChatGPT-maker in complex talks over splitting from its non-profit arm in move opposed by Elon Musk
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
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
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
Will Wall Street allow Big Tech to make AI work?
Investors are notoriously fickle – will they give big firms the space to utilise artificial intelligence?
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
California governor vetoes bill to regulate artificial intelligence
Gavin Newsom agreed with leading AI companies that the legislation would have stifled innovation
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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