Show Notes
Episode 1109 A heavy hitter this week focusing on a landmark legal ruling that could fundamentally change how apps in your pocket are designed. It’s the Google/Meta "Addictive by Design" verdict. We look at why the jury targeted features like infinite scroll and autoplay and what this means for the future of notifications. We’re also diving into a massive security breakthrough involving the Criminal Assets Bureau and a lost fortune in Bitcoin, before chatting with Sean McCarthy about an AI phone assistant that sounds so naturally Irish, it’s almost uncanny. From the 20th anniversary of Twitter to Alexa’s new "sassy" personality (yes, she can swear now), there’s plenty to share with you! Demo AI Answering Bot: Call 01 233 9888 or set a test one up of your own at botbureau.ie —----- Listen to Tech Radio now on Apple, Spotify and YouTube https://www.podfollow.com/tech
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This week’s International AI Summit held in Dublin will be remembered for one thing: the Dublin Declaration on how Europe will ‘do’ artificial intelligence. We review the six points declared in the Summit’s Dublin Declaration. Plus, Nvidia becomes a fan of sovereign AI and Sony gets a bloody nose after users jailbreak their PS5 consoles in response to plans for dropping physical disks. Finally, our guest Ronan Kelly of Digital Infrastructure Ireland talks about how data centres need not be a wedge issue. —----- Listen to Tech Radio now on Apple, Spotify and YouTube https://www.podfollow.com/tech
Mike Berners-Lee is our guest this week chatting about how misinformation has become such a difficult obstacle to tackling climate change and what technology companies can do about it. Plus, in this weeks news, your online shopping history could be worth more to a scammer than you think. The Asos hack reveals just how much personal information can be exposed in a data breach. We also look at an AI developer who has recreated Adobe’s major creative tools as free, open-source software and why Jeff Bezos is predicting AI could give people a three-day working week. —----- Listen to Tech Radio now on Apple, Spotify and YouTube https://www.podfollow.com/tech
Trump has renamed “AI” to "SI - Super Intelligence". We note the irony of a glaring typo in the official document and wonder if the industry will adopt the new name. Also on AI, solicitor Donna O'Leary from Newcode AI joins us to explain how agentic AI is being safely integrated into the heavily regulated legal sector without risking embarrassing hallucinations. Plus, we cover the potential end of Chrome OS as Google launches "GoogleBooks" on Monday, OpenAI stalling the release of GPT-6 Astra in favour of "Dots," and why McDonald's is turning to AI-driven dynamic pricing. —----- Listen to Tech Radio now on Apple, Spotify and YouTube https://www.podfollow.com/tech
Episode 1134 This week there is an official move to rename AI to 'Super Intelligence'. Meanwhile, AI giants and sworn enemies, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and OpenAI’s Sam Altman, have both been to the UN to ask governments the same thing. Also, Google's Gemini has hacked real-world firms, we take a look at Meta's new screen-in-lens smartglasses and and discover why Ireland is ranks third globally for AI adoption. Plus, we compare consumer and educational tech with our guest, Chief Learning Officer with Irish ‘EdTech’ specialist Wriggle, Sean Glynn. —----- Listen to Tech Radio now on Apple, Spotify and YouTube https://www.podfollow.com/tech
Episode 1133 Why are the very people building AI fearing it and why is Meta taking a very different view? Big developments this week. Plus we look at the latest crypto setback with the CLARITY Act, and how a kid ran up a $118,000 bill with Roblox. With our special guest, we find out how our relationship with data is changing at a time when machines (and not humans) are being considered its primary users. A fascinating insight with Shane Evans from ZYTE.com Listen to Tech Radio now on Apple, Spotify and YouTube https://www.podfollow.com/tech