Happy to Have Full-on Meta AI Working Again

I’ve owned two sets of Ray-Ban Meta Glasses since November 2023 and for the past nine months the “look and tell me” feature was deactivated. Then in late April 2025, version 216.0.0.51.168 landed on my Wayfarers and I regained the full AI service with the glasses.The 9th of May …

Protcols Emerging for Smooth AI Connection

From Statfusional: “In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, a quiet revolution is taking place behind the scenes. While much attention focuses on the capabilities of individual AI models, the real breakthrough may lie in how these systems communicate with each other. AI …

Now Deep into AI Agents

During the past 12 months, have taught several hundred people how to use AI to enhance productivity. As I start another 12 block of training with 38 people, most who are new to AI, it’s apparent that there is a clear expectation. Many of the current trainees want to move from monolithic to …

Respect for Microcredentials

Looking at ways to link HCI funding to agentic AI training.

More Ezcellent Fish & Chips in Ireland

In the Business Post, Marie-Claire Digby shares her joy of discovering another reason to enjoy fish and chips in Cork. She met Kate Lawlor-Lyne, head chef at K O’Connell Fishmonfers in Dunnes Stores on St Patrick’s Street. “Two generous fillets of hake sit astride a mount of …

It might be time for American resesrchers to look seriously into other places to apply their skills. Under Trump’s budget proposal, the 2026 budget of the National Science Foundation (NSF), one of the world’s leading funders of basic research, would drop roughly US$ 5 billion, a cut of …

The Gangsta United States

From Jamie Raskin I hear, “He is constructing a gangster state, steeped in political and financial corruption and spectacularly disrespectful of the rule of law. He punishes dissent while rewarding blind loyalty, and wants to give his politically packed and stacked federal workers the …

Leveraging Google Gemini to Create University Syllabi

While listening to Patrick Browne and Padraig Ó Catháin explain how they’ve leveraged AI to enhance their teaching, I learned a few things about prompting Google Gemini to generate a syllabus, to export the by-product as an Excel file and then to create a mail shot from part of the result. The …

AI Isn't Just for Business Things You Know

I bought a few copies of the Irish Independent in late April 2025 because there were several items pertaining to the way society is using AI. I heard about some of these items because they became talking points on prominent Irish radio stations.The Irish online safety commission is very concerned …

Russia Facing Guns vs Butter

The WSJ carries analysts from J.P. Morgan “that despite Moscow becoming more insulated from global trends because of sanctions and severed international ties, the tsunami generated by U.S. trade policy is unlikely to leave Russia unscathed.” Putin’s national-security state is in …

When NSA is accused of cyber attack

Chinese officials analysed the code used in a recent attack and they believe the NSA used AI to plan tool solutions, to explore vulnerabilities, and monitor traffic in the attacks. The AI could automatically and rapidly create dynamic code during the attack process. Chinese cyber protection staff …

Looking at Workflow. But without AI.

I have more than 10 years of content saved inside my Instapaper account. I’ve a Vimeo looking at the term “workflow” as I prepare a lecture for digital transformation students.

Trump Powerless When He Wants to Be

As NPR’s Steven Inskeep put it: “If I understand this correctly, the US president has launched a trade war against the world, believes he can force the EU and China to meet his terms, is determined to annex Canada and Greenland, but is powerless before the sovereign might of El Salvador. Is that …

Need Longer AI Testing Time

There are good reasons to go slow with new versions of AI as Cristina Criddle explains in the Financial Times, April 12. 2025. OpenAI has slashed the time and resources it spends on testing the safety of its powerful artificial intelligence models, raising concerns that its technology is being …

Tariffs Explained with Pizza

From Shel Holtz and Scott Monty comes an explanation about tariffs. It involves a car dealer and a shocked pizza delivery boy. A wealthy Cadillac dealer orders a pizza for his family every Friday night. His family loves pizza from a particular restaurant because it’s the best tasting pizza and …

Chainsaw Musk

From the New York Times Editorial Board, “DOGE is not building a better government. Instead, its haphazard demolition campaign is undermining the basic work of government and the safety and welfare of the American people. Mr. Musk directed the firing of nuclear safety workers, necessitating a …

I know the image attached to this post obviously came from an AI but I enjoy participating in workshops with students and co-creating playful content. So 10 years ago, this little post might emerge a reminder of the fun we had with prompts to DALL-E. #TUSdx

Sharing How to Produce a Talking Encyclopedia

I have a gigantic (encyclopedic) collection inside Readwise that I can use with NotebookLM. During INTED2025 I shared how I use NotebookLM to remember everything I have read. During one of my Prsctical AI Workshops I showed my collection of 9,271 quotes that I keep in a single notebook that Google …

From Obsidian to Public Working Notes

I have a system that starts at Markdown, moves to public view, and then gets micropublished with [content from Bernie’s topgold blog](Quick Notes after AI Workshop). I’m sharing the process with people learning [TUSdx])tus.ie/courses/c…) and they’re reciprocating with …

News Clips from an American In Ireland

A wonderful thing happened this week in the world of podcasting. Joe Rogan left the top spot on Spotify Podcasts, unseated by voices coming from the Meidastouch Network. And I’ve started introducing my 13yo son to the cacophony of American political discourse.Dylan holds both an Irish and an …

Thumbs Up to the Editor's Note by Charlie Taylor

Charlie Taylor, editor of Connected Magazine in Ireland, uses his editorial column to show "while Europe has been something of a laggard in terms of tech spending in recent years, the latest forecast shows it is all-change in 2025. “Tech spend on the continent is set to grow by 5 per cent, …

America the Pariah

Elizabeth Lopatto is a reporter who writes about tech, money, and human behavior. She joined The Verge in 2014 as science editor. Previously, she was a reporter at Bloomberg. Let’s pause and look at what the Elon Musk administration has done so far. There’s been a lot of panic about the immediate …

You know it is Spring in Ireland when you see frogs crossing the roads and when you hear frogs croaking to attract attention. We go walking in a local forest to observe these rituals. The cacophony is seasonal and so welcome.

560 billion for AI

I am working with dozens of people every week who are trying to get their heads around the financial and geopolitical forces surrounding AI. OpenAI is used by more than 300 million people every week and is raising a fresh round of financing, led by SoftBank, that would value it at $300 billion (€285 …

Inspired by my Inshored Kettle

If you’re tuned to the noise of Fox Business, you have heard all about reshoring and insourcing. The conversation is also happening in the Brexited UK and Tim Minshall, professor of innovation at Cambridge’s Institute of Manufacturing, is writing about it. Minshall’s book dwells …