Open AI

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

OpenAI shifts to for-profit model, may give CEO Altman 7% stake

Move is latest shakeup at artificial intelligence firm

Is all the investment pumped into AI really worth it?

With humans outperforming the technology in a recent exploratory trial, equipping such systems with the autonomy to carry out their own actions raises questions of practicality, ethics and philosophy

OpenAI pitched US on unprecedented data centre buildout

Sam Altman’s firm wants centres that could use same amount of energy as entire cities

Will California pass an AI law that is dividing Silicon Valley?

California’s Gavin Newsom has until September 30th to decide whether to sign legislation that will reach far beyond the state

The best AI tools for future-focused companies: chatbots, writing assistants, productivity boosters and more

As artificial intelligence becomes more widespread in the workplace, here’s how the technology can give businesses an edge

Apple: just another overheated AI stock?

Tech group has gained some $600bn in market capitalisation over past month

Apple’s plan to focus on the personal side of AI takes centre stage after years of development

Tech giant struggles to marry user privacy and data control with access to a locked-down cloud environment when required

Irish composer Jennifer Walshe on AI music: ‘If you came up with the idea for I Glued My Balls to My Butthole Again, is that art?’

The Oxford professor of composition’s long use of artificial intelligence in her work makes her a good judge of its merits and its dangers

What is Apple Intelligence, and how do I get it on my smartphone?

Q&A: Apple unveiled its new AI this week. But what does it mean for end users?

Nvidia probably won’t be thrilled that it drew the US justice department card

Apple shares hit record high on back of new AI tools

Price gained 7.3 per cent, a first record high for the year and after an initial lukewarm reaction from investors

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