Adrian Weckler

6 days ago | independent.ie | Adrian Weckler

Adrian Weckler: Loophole obscures whether gardaí can legally use AI facial scanning in publicEuropean Union’s AI Act specifically says Ireland is not bound by the act’s rulesFears about facial recognition technology are well established. Photo: GettyIreland may be sleepwalking into giving gardaí extensive surveillance powers that they would otherwise be barred from using, under the European Union’s AI Act.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Adrian Weckler

Many EU schools are introducing ChatGPT in the classroom, but is it a lazy way of fact-finding or writing essays? One student I spoke to doesn’t think soShould Ireland follow other EU countries in rolling out ChatGPT in secondary school classrooms? That may be on the cards, according to reports this week. On one level, the idea seems odd. Doesn’t generative AI fly against the principles of basic, intuitive learning? Isn’t it just a lazy, decadent way of outsourcing essays and fact-finding?

1 week ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Adrian Weckler

Tyrone-born tech boss talks about AI being used in education, but is coy on new Jony Ive gadget Sitting across from Ireland’s most senior female global tech executive, my first question is the same one that has the tech world guessing: what is the new Jony Ive gadget that OpenAI just spent $6.5bn acquiring? “I can’t tell you about the device because Jony would actually murder me,” says Tyrone-born Sarah Friar of the legendary Ive, who was Steve Jobs’s design lead on so many iconic Apple devices.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Adrian Weckler

Tyrone-born tech boss talks about AI being used in education, but is coy on new Jony Ive gadget Sitting across from Ireland’s most senior female global tech executive, my first question is the same one that has the tech world guessing: what is the new Jony Ive gadget that OpenAI just spent $6.5bn acquiring? “I can’t tell you about the device because Jony would actually murder me,” says Tyrone-born Sarah Friar of the legendary Ive, who was Steve Jobs’s design lead on so many iconic Apple devices.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Adrian Weckler

Ask Adrian: Can the vertical lines appearing on my laptop screen be fixed? Ask our technology editor your trickiest tech questionsCost calculation: Laptop repairs can start from €100Some vertical lines have started appearing on my Lenovo laptop screen. It’s about three years old. I’ve turned it off and on again but nothing seems to work. Will it be expensive to repair?