We need to talk about AI’s staggering ecological impact
A ChatGPT query is estimated to consume about five times more electricity than a simple web search
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Empire of AI: Inside the Reckless Race for Total Domination by Karen Hao - Precise, insightful, troubling
Meticulously detailed profile of OpenAI and its controversial leader Sam Altman may help you pick a side in the debate between ‘doomers’ and ‘boomers’
Where are the Irish international tennis stars? Not even ChatGPT can fully answer that one
Another Wimbledon, another complete absence of Irish tennis players in the draw. But other small countries have contenders
Using ChatGPT to write an essay is a bit like using a forklift to lift weights
Just as you can’t get someone, or something, to work out for you, there is nobody and nothing that can think on your behalf
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
I love Wikipedia so much, I hardly even minded when it killed me off
ChatGPT is so unreliable as to be effectively worse than useless. No-one would say that about Wikipedia
Are we human or are we spammer?
As technology becomes better, a return to face-to-face encounters looks more likely
US pressure has complicated efforts to regulate AI, but Europe must act now
AI threatens the ability of news publishers to generate revenue from their content and, by extension, undermines the media pluralism essential to democracy
Women are lagging behind on AI but they can catch up
Curiosity, experimentation and learning are crucial if women are to shape the future of work
Don’t be fooled: AI is a long way from being able to think for itself
Large language models are still far from multilayered thinking
Planning a trip abroad? The tech essentials that could help it go more smoothly
A little tech can go a long way when you travel
Dublin’s strangest museum opens its doors and TDs express fears at Oireachtas AI committee
Overheard: Dubliner Paul Mangan’s collection of bizarre items grew so much his friends joked he should open a museum - so he did
Are fears of an AI slash and burn of white-collar roles well founded?
Artificial intelligence is starting to have a profound effect on work and employment, though some believe much human labour will be disrupted rather than displaced
Impact of AI on Ireland’s energy demands ‘not going to be as steep’ as feared
Officials from Research Ireland appeared before newly formed Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence
AI still key for Apple, but Siri updates take a back seat
Company is expanding its partnership with OpenAI
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
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
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