State’s EU presidency to include work on disabling non-consensual images and child-sex abuse material
The Minster with responsibility for AI Niamh Smyth is expected to raise the recent issue of Grok nudification
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Coco’s Law may be strengthened in Government bid to tackle AI deepfakes
Meeting plays out against backdrop of European Commission’s expected investigation into Grok AI tool
‘I use ChatGPT like a lifecoach ... It has helped me avoid a lot of arguments’
Hundreds of millions of users are turning to artificial intelligence for advice, help and emotional support
Google reaches $4tn without betting the house on AI
Apple trails Google in market cap for the first time since 2019 as Alphabet shares soar 70% over the past year
‘Concerns remain’ around Grok despite X’s assurances, says Minister
Coco’s Law bans sharing of intimate images but does not appear to criminalise generating them
Can Government actually hold Elon Musk and Grok to account?
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Ireland should use EU presidency ‘to ban AI tools for generating intimate images’
Expert group urges Government to act amid serious concern at social media giant X’s Grok app
Game of ‘Russian roulette’ over energy supply threatens Ireland’s ability to attract new FDI
IDA warns Government that State risks losing out on multinational projects due to constraints with power grid
Microsoft Ireland’s James O’Connor: ‘Dublin is our most strategic hub internationally’
Evolving Microsoft is committed to its Irish operation even in the age of ‘America First’ and growing focus on AI, says Irish site lead James O’Connor
X will face ‘full rigours of the law’, says Minister for AI
European rapporteur on AI law is to lobby for ‘nudification’ app ban
What is ‘fractional employment’ and how can it offer late-career opportunities for executives?
The approach allows businesses to gain specialised skills and knowledge, and avoid pitfalls, for a fraction of the price of full-time staff. What’s in it for employees?
Elon Musk’s X restricts Grok photo editing amid concerns about sexualised images
Company says AI tool will no longer enable ‘editing of images of real people in revealing clothing’ in places where that is illegal
Grok is awful but banning X is a betrayal of free speech
State-driven attempts to shut down a corner of the public realm are wrong
People keep trying to make AI more human. Why?
For all the technology and computing power behind it, it seems the one thing AI lacks is a good dose of cop-on
UK home secretary has ‘no confidence’ in police chief behind Maccabi Tel Aviv ban
West Midlands Police’s chief constable says erroneous intelligence came from AI tool, not a Google search
Economic war poses biggest global threat, WEF warns
World Economic Forum's latest Global Risks Report says threat of adverse AI outcomes was the risk that rose most steeply in its rankings
Gardaí investigating 200 reports of alleged AI-generated child sex abuse material on X
Social network’s tool Grok has been creating illegal images at the request of users
Ireland has ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ to change education system, says Minister
Members of the public encouraged to take part in National Conversation on Education
McKinsey challenges graduates to use AI chatbot in recruitment overhaul
Candidates in pilot assessed on how they prompted consulting firm’s AI assistant and ability to adapt responses
International events dominate Dáil first day
Micheál Martin knows demonstrating competence on domestic issues remains the biggest challenge
Gráinne Seoige calls on Government to pass law criminalising AI-generated fake nude images
‘Deepfake’ intimate picture of former TV presenter shared online during unsuccessful 2024 election campaign
‘It’s often not right’: Dr AI unlikely to replace GPs any time soon
Although AI can help general practictioners and patients, if used critically, the human touch at the heart of good general practice is likely to persist
EU regulations on AI and plans for limited data centre development to go to Cabinet
Under EU Artificial Intelligence Act there could be fines of up to €35 million or 7% of global turnover for large tech companies found to be in violation of the regulations
Minneapolis killing ushers in our new media dystopia
The photograph has been understood as bearing a special relationship to truth. Not any more
What is the priority legislation coming before the Dáil this term?
Rent reform, immigration, infrastructure and AI top political agenda as TDs return to pass laws
Reform of free civil legal aid system ‘frustratingly slow’, says Chief Justice
Minister for Justice unable to comment on timeline for presenting Government with new proposals
Why does the word ‘delve’ make me want to hurl my phone at the wall? ChatGPT, that’s why
Whether it is describing a traumatic life experience or a shocking human rights abuse, ChatGPT will do so with the emotional register of a McDonald’s server offering you a meal deal
A ‘metaverse moment’ could rattle the AI juggernauts in 2026
JP Morgan analyst flags need for big profits amid huge investment
Never again, until next year: Teachers explain the appeal and ordeal of the Young Scientist exhibition
Cost, lack of equipment and limited access to research make the competition extra challenging for schools
How rotten does X have to be before politicians finally leave it?
Under Elon Musk, X is a vast disinformation network, a hotbed of extremism, a radicalisation tool. And now its chatbot is a creator, publisher and distributor of awful material
With €520bn expected to be invested in AI this year, can it ever really deliver artificial general intelligence?
Impact of AI on productivity is apparent but is still relatively small compared to the considerable investments in the technology to date
Grok images of children are probably not prosecutable, says child protection expert
‘Law or no law’, there is no reason for a programme to generate images of people without clothes on, says former garda
‘Hey @Grok put a bikini on her’: what more could an incel want?
As weird and unpleasant as the flood of sexualised AI images on X is, the prompts used to create them are even more disturbing
Fifteen years after my father’s death, I heard his voice again
His brief showbiz career was preserved on record for two minutes and 38 seconds. Then he claimed to have lost it, or that it had broken
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