I bought a few copies of the Irish Independent in late April 2025 because there were several items pertaining to the way society is using AI. I heard about some of these items because they became talking points on prominent Irish radio stations.
- The Irish online safety commission is very concerned about AI being used to generate illegal child sexual abuse imagery.
- Algorithms, some augmented by AI, are being used to convert social media into community black holes, according to Catherine Prasifka.
- Adrian Weckler offers 10 ways that AI can help small Irish firms right now.
- And Edain O’Connell asked ChatGPT nine deep questions on everything from love to friendship. It turns out most of ChatGPT’s friends are also buying houses and pregnant.
I chatted about these things on Vimeo: