Thinking About AI and Society
Short articles by Gerard McNamara exploring how artificial intelligence is reshaping work, power, healthcare, education, and everyday life.
Almost half of Irish organisations aren't tackling their skills gaps, even as AI use grows
A new survey from the Learnovate Centre finds more Irish organisations putting AI to work, while learning for their people slips down the list.
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Is Using AI in a Job Interview Cheating? Employers Say Misuse Is Rising
Britain's graduate employers report more misconduct by applicants than ever, with AI misuse in interviews the most common problem. Yet most of them now accept some AI use. The line between help and cheating is the real story.
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Can an AI Tutor Help Students Learn? A University Trial Suggests It Isn't That Simple
The University of Maryland switched its own AI study assistant on in some classes and off in others. Grades did not go up. In closely matched classes they went down. But most students never used it, and the researchers say the reasons are not yet clear.
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Why AI Is Becoming Infrastructure
AI is following the same pattern as railways, electricity, and telecommunications. Once society depends on it, the question of who owns it becomes the question that matters most.
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The Question Is Not What AI Can Do — It Is Who Controls It
Most public conversation about AI focuses on capability. But the more important conversation is about control.
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How AI Will Change Work Before People Realise It
The impact of AI on work will not arrive as a single dramatic event. It will arrive gradually, then suddenly.
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Why Regulation Usually Arrives Late
Technology moves faster than governance. By the time regulators understand a system well enough to regulate it, the system has often already become entrenched.
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