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Pope Leo urges global rules to "disarm" artificial intelligence
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (826+ words) Pope Leo XIV has called for artificial intelligence to be designed to achieve the common good and welfare of mankind in his first major work as pontiff, entitled Magnificent Humanity (Magnifica Humanitas). "Artificial intelligence needs to be disarmed. The word…...
Tech workers under stress as pressure to roll out artificial intelligence projects mounts
4+ week, 9+ hour ago (489+ words) Three in five information technology (IT) workers in large enterprises in the Republic say they are suffering from work-related stress due to long hours and project-delivery pressures. The survey commissioned by Dublin-based consultancy Saros comes as companies embrace artificial intelligence…...
The Irish Times view on artificial intelligence: self-regulation is a dangerous myth
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (273+ words) The regulation of technology and, in particular, artificial intelligence has become a wedge issue between the US and the EU. How it is resolved has enormous consequences for everyone. A case in point is the release of the Claude Mythos…...
Irish and global firms struggling to profit from artificial intelligence, says Pw C
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (465+ words) Irish companies are lagging behind their global peers when it comes to adopting artificial intelligence (AI) and to generating economic returns from the technology's usage, research from Pw C has indicated. Only a small proportion of companies in Ireland and…...
Artificial intelligence report should be wake-up call for Coalition
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (234+ words) If you are Miche'l Martin or Simon Harris, you may feel like avoiding the latest bit of research conducted by the Economic and Social Research Institute and the Department of Finance. The report provides arguably the starkest warning to date…...
Artificial intelligence to be at the heart of innovation in coming year
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (1241+ words) Artificial intelligence (AI) will be at the heart of all innovation in the year to come. From recruiters to software providers through broadly focused IT multinationals, and cybersecurity professionals, this will be the common theme for 2026. That includes impacting the…...
Ireland could be "AI Island" but must act promptly to set up artificial intelligence office and observatory
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (510+ words) Ireland could position itself as "the AI island" but risks getting left behind unless decisions are taken promptly on important related infrastructure, the chairman of the Oireachtas committee examining the technology has said. Fianna F'il TD Malcolm Byrne said he…...