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Australian AI – Crisis What Crisis?
Public perception re AI is being badly distorted by the reported Australian government hack by an AI agent. Continue reading
Posted in Technology and Society
Tagged ai, Artificial Intelligence, Australian AI hack, technology
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How AI Operates under the hood – Why Microsoft Copilot Outshines Open AI in Troubleshooting
Copilot acted as a true specialized systems engineer. Continue reading
Posted in Artificial Intelligence, Technology and Society
Tagged ai, Artificial Intelligence, chatgpt, copilot, technology
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Just How Dangerous is AI?
We have all seen the scare stories about AI potentially causing the extinction of humanity in the next decade. So last week I chatted to CHATGPT in some depth on the topic. (DS is myself, CH is ChatGPT) DS: I … Continue reading
Posted in Technology and Society
Tagged ai, AI Risk, Artificial Intelligence, chatgpt, Humanity Extinction, philosophy, technology
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France shows how to maintain quality of life amidst huge change society.
Returning home from 2 weeks in France I am reminded that France and the French are very different. What do I mean? The French have, unlike many western societies, managed to retain key elements of their way of life, … Continue reading
A Change of Nationality!
Back in 2016 I and many others were shocked when the UK voted to leave the European Union. It was so obvious that the UK greatly benefitted from the EU membership in so many ways, not just economic. And similarly … Continue reading
Posted in Brexit, Brexit Britain, Technology and Society
Tagged history, ireland, news, Politics, Travel
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Example of AI in Action on Transport Planning
All our cities in Ireland, Dublin, Cork, Galway etc are a traffic nightmare in the rush hours. I have for some time thought that making buses free in the rush hours would solve a lot of problems. I corresponded with … Continue reading
Hello Brave New World!
It’s been a while since I posted. And I have long since dropped ALL social media platforms. I find I don’t need them. Heading into 2026 I am resolved to blog more. But to start with I will simply post … Continue reading
Posted in Survival of the Human Race
Tagged Climate Change, energy, environment, renewable-energy, Sustainability
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It’s Way Past Time to Regulate Social Media.
Twenty five years ago the IT industry was a different place. IT companies large and small collaborated on developing and introducing standards that enabled interoperability, communications, security protocols and more to become standards that all players in the market could … Continue reading
ESB / eCARS demonstrate complete lack of understanding of their customers’ needs
We are all aware that EVs are sadly coming under some negative press. Interestingly this is mostly about the sustainability of the technology. Imagine if enterprising journalists were to focus on the typical experience of drivers using the public charging network? I believe if stories like my own this last weekend were widely circulated, public opinion would turn and sales of EVs would drop dramatically. Continue reading
Posted in Electric Vehicles, EV, Renault Zoe, Technology and Society, Technology Platforms
Tagged ESB Network Failure
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Cold Weather and the EV – A Trip to Wales in Winter
A trip report describing how EVs are impacted by cold weather. Continue reading
Posted in Electric Vehicles, EV, Renault Zoe, Technology and Society, Travel
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