"The Minister states that “the chatbot was tested extensively...checking responses to “55 questions out of which 53 were deemed successful" Wendy Lyon, an immigration & human rights solicitor at Abbey law, found that many of these 53 “successful” responses were wrong, unhelpful & misleading."

Our investigation into Irish Department of Justice use of chatbots. The department hides behind disclaimers while deploying misleading chatbots. @iccl.bsky.social @abeba.bsky.social @johnnyryan.bsky.social www.iccl.ie/news/irish-d...

what a great honour to receive the 25th Irish Tatler Women of the Year Award in the category of Innovation. the optimist in me thinks this marks a turn for recognition of the importance of critical work and accountability in AI www.businesspost.ie/life-luxury/...

I fully endorse this. Political leaders are falling prey to AI hype, and seem to lack any kind of help from reputable sources who could counter the false claims of tech CEOs. Where are their science advisers???

We need our policymakers everywhere to be attuned to the needs of the people, not the whims of CEOs -- and especially not CEOs in the grip of TESCREAList fantasies. Thank you @abeba.bsky.social and @krisshrishak.bsky.social for speaking up www.techpolicy.press/ai-hype-is-s...

Although focused on the EU, the warnings offered here are no less true for AI policy in the US, or anywhere else for that matter. In my lifetime I've never seen grandiose hype of what *might* happen with a technology drive what we are doing in the here and now. Not good!

"data centers already accounted for 22% of Ireland's total electricity consumption in 2024. In the Dublin/Meath area, where a third of Ireland's population lives, 48% of the electricity was used by data centers in 2023." @abeba.bsky.social & @krisshrishak.bsky.social ✍🏼 www.iccl.ie/press-releas...

Kris Shrishak and Abeba Birhane say policymakers should stop peddling in unscientific discourse about “AGI” and “superintelligence,” and instead uphold their duty to serve citizens rather than cater to the whims of tech CEOs.

In a short piece for @techpolicypress.bsky.social, @abeba.bsky.social and I write #AIHype Is Steering EU Policy Off Course. Stop peddling in unscientific discourse about “AGI” and “superintelligence.” Serve citizens. Don't cater to the whims of tech CEOs. www.techpolicy.press/ai-hype-is-s...

¿Burbuja en la IA? El clan tecnológico invierte en sí mismo de forma circular y abre la espita de los despidos masivos elpais.com/tecnologia/2...

Just in time for the meeting my school is having I’ve just learned is definitely about us incorporating AI into our workflow somehow

This is one of the main reasons we live in times of tyranny and a misinterpreted social anarchy, with those in power behaving above the law. Society has driven to consider the avoidance of social norms as ultimate freedom, abandoning all sense of duty, 1/2

"These generative AI systems give sometimes correct and sometimes wrong information. The errors are not bugs, but by design. They "predict" next words based on probabilities. Facts are not their forte." (Sigh)

Hey!! Here's my new piece for The New Republic!! It's about how Meta is cramming generative video slop (the most energy-intensive of the gen systems) into its massive global advertising engine: a recipe for an order magnitude worsening of its already-huge harms 😱 newrepublic.com/article/2028...

“A recent response from the European Commission to our access to documents request not only revealed that the President of the Commission was repeating the words of tech CEOs, but it also accidentally divulged the Commission’s use of generative AI in public documents.” 🤦‍♂️

The European Commission uses ChatGPT outputs in public documents. @iccl.bsky.social has filed a complaint to the European Ombudsman as this use likely violates Commission's own guidelines and its obligation under EU treaties www.iccl.ie/news/europea...

I will be at #GIJC25 next week. Looking forward to meeting investigative journalists and others working on important issues. Suggestions on people I could meet? @andre.netzpolitik.org @balkanizator.bsky.social @giacomoza.bsky.social

My lecture today was about the AI act in which I also discussed the recent attempt by EC of weakening GDPR and AI act in the form of the digital omnibus package stimulated by the #AI Hype (see also open letter @krisshrishak.bsky.social) These are undemocratic developments that should worry everyone.

Btw 2020 and 2021 Europol landed enormous volumes of data as a part of three mega-hack operations that dismantled encrypted communication systems. This would become the starting point of the agency's AI ambitions. New investigation out with @giacomoza.bsky.social and @stavinoha.bsky.social

Europol's AI programme wearesolomon.com/mag/format/i...

Papagei der Tech-Bosse: Wissenschaftler, die zu Künstlicher Intelligenz forschen, widersprechen Ursula von der Leyen. Sie wiederhole nur „unwissenschaftliche Marketingaussagen“ von US-Konzernen netzpolitik.org/2025/kuenstl...

Old excuse: there is too much training data so they cannot know what is in there New excuse: training data does not tell them about the model behaviour so they don't care Real excuse: It takes care and effort to curate and understand the data; Doing so will expose the snake oil salesmen of GenAI

As we write in The Guardian this morning, the Commission’s plan to gut EU digital rules will hurt Europe’s startups and give U.S. tech an unassailable advantage, confirming Europe as a digital vassal. Piece by George Riekeles and I. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Cientistas europeus, preocupados com as consequências políticos endossarem o hype dos geradores de lero-lero, imploram a Ursula Vanderléa: "por favor, PARE agora!"

The reason we have no competitive AI labs in Europe is the lack of funding. Not our privacy laws. Not the lack of talent (we have plenty, they just move, because Europe is a baren wasteland when it comes to IT/CS). Fucking morons.

If we designed roads for cars in the same way we design bike paths, we'd never have to worry about speeding again. Problem solved.

"Who believes in superintelligence? Generally not the experts."

Finally!! The voices of reason! It's about time to deflate this AI nonsense.

Les scientifiques demandent aux politiques de prendre ce problème au sérieux plutôt que promouvoir les intérêts spéculatifs des entreprises de l' #IA Les impacts sont déjà là !

Des universitaires expert-es en IA écrivent une lettre ouverte à von der Leyen dénonçant son soutien total à la promotion irrationnelle de ces technologies - et des industriels qui les portent

> "We are saying that progress is moving faster than older forecasts suggested," the Commission said. We're building a tower to the moon and they added loads of floors recently. We'll reach the moon faster than older forecasts. 🤡 Great work @krisshrishak.bsky.social www.rte.ie/news/busines...

It's really frustrating to see so many world leaders abandon principles and common sense to get on board with the AI hype train. If the technology is really as critical as they say then why aren't they employing critical thinking in their approaches?

Proud to be a signatory on this. Please read and sign if you agree. ✍🏽

the @ec.europa.eu's President von der Leyen is uncritically echoing AI hype & corporate PR, particularly that “AI would approach human reasoning in 2026”. we find this unacceptable & ask the Commission President to retract it. please sign this open letter if you agree

Please sign this excellent letter to Ursula vdL, so she can see that nonsense AI hype is neither true nor appropriate for anybody to believe or spread.

My piece on @euobserver.com following up on the letter from scientists to the President of the European Commission euobserver.com/digital/ar68...

You can read the letter in an image h/t @lorak.bsky.social for the idea

Read the letter:

I've signed this too. AI reaching parity with humans next year!? Maybe Altman et al aren't impartial predictors ...

Scientists and scholars in AI and its social impacts call on von der Leyen to retract #AIHype statement. @olivia.science @abeba.bsky.social @irisvanrooij.bsky.social @alexhanna.bsky.social @rocher.lc @danmcquillan.bsky.social @robin.berjon.com & many others have signed www.iccl.ie/press-releas...

Australia's consumer protection agency sues Microsoft for dumping GenAI on people, deliberately hiding subscription options & raising costs. In an attempt to avoid penalties, Microsoft offers customers refund...by sending people the "wrong" refund link with no choice www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

🚨 Please help boost this in the German bluesky-sphere 🚨

this! the AI industry and CS at large literally treats the human condition as a problem to be solved

This talk from @monteiro.bsky.social is fantastic. "We are born with hearts that want to make a mark on the world. This ability is not lost, it is taken from us." A few more quotes in the thread ⬇️. There is much more in the full talk. h/t @tante.cc www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH2d...

If your organisation still feels the need to start any questioning of AI with "We recognise that AI has huge potential to help with XYZ, but.." then they're still not free of the hype. It's past the time for fake even-handedness, and the AI emperor has no clothes.

Is there a scientific crisis in AI evaluations‽ We did the hard work of reviewing all recent AI benchmarks in top AI conferences. Amongst the 445 reviewed benchmarks, few offer rigorous evaluations of AI capabilities, making it difficult to actually track advances in the field and compare models.

⚠️ In a new document, part of the so-called discharge process, the European Commission admits EU funds flowed to #spyware firms after our @ftm.eu probe, and a letter by 39 MEPs. 🚫 However it fails to list all 🇪🇺 programmes from which surveillance companies have benefited. www.ftm.eu/newsletters/...

The AIAL is looking for a highly driven Post-Doctoral Researcher who can design and implement research that improves transparency and accountability regarding the use of generative AI in public services Application closes on Dec 02, 2025 More information: aial.ie/hiring/postd...

We need a critique of AI in academic publishing. Following my decision not to sign an AI addendum to my contract with Cambridge University Press, I wrote this short essay which is now out in the Dublin Review of Books. 👇 drb.ie/move-over-fo...