The Irish priest behind the scenes of the Vatican’s work on artificial intelligence
Bishop Paul Tighe became a link between Silicon Valley and the Vatican dialogue going back a decade
AI: Artificial intelligence
Pope Leo’s encyclical on AI is a striking manifesto of Christian humanism
Rite and Reason: Magnifica Humanitas considers what it might mean to safeguard the best parts of being human in the time of artificial intelligence
AI is moving fast. Official Ireland is not
Looking at the AI boom now recalls the chaotic dot-com bubble of the late 1990s, though there is little doubt that jobs are on the line
More than 550,000 students reached through Microsoft Stem and artificial intelligence programme
Communication tool for non-verbal students and road-safety system for country roads among projects presented at national showcase
Astera Labs co-founders take home big prize at World EOY Awards
2025 Irish EOY winner Edward McCloskey represented Ireland at the global stage
Ireland’s great AI job displacement: ‘Every employer, every worker should be talking about this’
Employers and unions think the Government needs to do more to mitigate what many believe will be a big upheaval in the jobs market
Simon Harris hints at changes to R&D tax credit rules for subcontractors
Minister for Finance spoke at US-Ireland Business Awards, where Workday and Aerogen picked up honours
If you haven’t heard of Claude Mythos Preview and Project Glasswing you soon will
AI-powered hacking is fast becoming a significant cyber threat for businesses, consumers and the State
Dating apps struggle with the AI revolution as users lose faith
Hard-to-spot scams and fake profiles have swamped dating apps. Can the industry recover?
What are the jobs AI won’t be coming for?
The technology promises benefits but, as Goldman Sachs boss notes, those may come only after the pain of job losses
Why F5 acquired a Dublin tech security firm: ‘AI at the moment is quite a vulnerable technology’
Dublin-based Calypso AI was acquired with the ambition of securing a chunk of a market estimated at $10bn in next few years
Nature restoration will plant the seed for exciting new careers
Students, parents and educators need to prepare for opportunities ahead in healing the environment
The AI answer looked right – but would have wrecked a €30,000 machine part
A near miss inspired an Athlone engineer’s new start-up
Man (48) convicted and fined for possession of child pornographic material using AI
App had been used to digitally undress image of teenage girl, court hears
Ghost of Tony Blair continues to haunt Labour
Intervention by former prime minister almost feels designed to inflict maximum annoyance on his party
Daniela Klette: Germany’s former most-wanted woman jailed for 13 years for armed robberies
Former Red Army Faction militant had been hiding in plain view of German police before arrest in 2024
Up to 150 additional jobs expected at HR firm Rippling’s headquarters
New office will serve as operational backbone for the company’s European business
Iran war shock will ‘test resilience’ of Irish borrowers, says Central Bank
Authority also highlights risk of ‘disorderly correction’ of global stock prices amid AI-driven surge in valuations
AI is coming for tech jobs, but what will it mean for the Irish economy?
In the News podcast: Meta staff in Ireland face cull of 350 jobs and more firms may follow suit
We need to find a balance that values workers over AI
Troubling ethical dilemmas also remain unanswered around climate and intellectual property
When God and Mammon agree on AI’s dangers then it’s time to pay attention
If predictions on job losses come true, the State’s accommodation of corporate America will be tested
Young people chasing jobs in tech and professional services hit hardest by AI – conference hears
Department of Finance economists tells Neri conference that impact of AI on labour markets remains uncertain
Spotify chief defends AI-generated music
Streaming app strikes deal with Universal allowing subscribers to create ‘controlled’ covers and remixes
How one Irish school is teaching children about AI
In the News podcast: US company Merlyn is trialling its AI tool in 48 Irish schools
Pope Leo’s encyclical turns spotlight firmly on AI dangers
First encyclical from Pope Leo XIV comes as fears of AI’s power grow
The Irish Times view on the pope and AI: an important plea for proper regulation
The wide-ranging encyclical represents Pope Leo’s determination to protect human dignity and agency
AI guardrails stripped from Meta and Google models in minutes
Software designed to remove safety protections creates systems that provide responses on biological weapons and malware
ECB summons banks to urge them to fix flaws exposed by latest AI models
Supervisor to stress seriousness of risks to financial system at hastily arranged meeting
Pope Leo urges new rules to ‘disarm’ artificial intelligence
In landmark encyclical, pontiff compares AI to nuclear power and urges global rules grounded in conscience and responsibility
AI could impact more than 40% of all jobs in Ireland, IMF warns
Coalition will need to look at temporary targeted budget measures to support households in the aftermath of Gulf war inflation shock
Inside the Shelbourne Hotel: If this hotel is a barometer, the Irish economy ‘is good’
As the Shelbourne Hotel begins a €50m renovation, general manager JP Kavanagh explains why AI won’t replace the human touch to how it delivers its customer service
‘Lower-value human capital’: banking boss too honest about AI job losses
Insensitive wording cannot divert from the reality that investment in AI only makes sense if work requires fewer employees
Sam Altman under scrutiny as OpenAI heads for IPO
ChatGPT group founder’s reputation has taken a battering in a courtroom battle that was ultimately decided on a technicality
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