Where is AI going and who is at the helm? What jobs might be in trouble and should Europe back down on its regulations? On The Big Tech Show this week, Adrian is joined by one of Ireland's most famous tech entrepreneurs Sean Blanchfield to hear about Jentic - his latest venture - and to hear how the age of AI is already up and running.

<p>Where is AI going and who is at the helm? What jobs might be in trouble and should Europe back down on its regulations? On The Big Tech Show this week, Adrian is joined by one of Ireland's most famous tech entrepreneurs Sean Blanchfield to hear about Jentic - his latest venture - and to hear how the age of AI is already up and running.</p>

Irish Independent Tech Editor Adrian Weckler hosts this award-winning business podcast which dives deep into the biggest industry advances and tracks the key movers and shakers behind the innovation. From interviewing Big Tech CEOs to investigations into how tech affects our working lives, the show has become Ireland’s most listened-to technology podcast.

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How I Made It: Sean Blanchfield’s journey to the top of tech and his new AI startup, Jentic

What is a recommender algorithm? Should they be switched off? And how do they create toxic narrative bubbles? 
Johnny Ryan, digital rights campaigner and director of Enforce at the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, joins Adrian on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show. 

Inside the system designed to keep you hooked 

Is the world of espionage now online? Are the Irish the cyber weak link in Europe? And how is digital sabotage being used today? 
Richard Aldrich, professor of International Security at the University of Warwick and leading expert on intelligence, espionage and cybersecurity. 
The security expert explained how bad-acters can hack into the back of the internet connected fridges and get them to overheat on a windy day. Getting fridges to catch fire simultaneously is a contingency that the UK government is just starting to consider as a threat. 
You can listen to the full episode here, on the Irish Independent website or wherever you get your podcasts. 

Spies, lies and Irish cybersecurity with Professor Richard Aldrich

Online polarisation, Trump, Elon Musk, AI, media, Ireland and startups — Mark Little is thinking about a lot of things right now.
In this extended episode, he lays out some bare truths about the state of the world and what his own plans are at present.

How I Made It: Sean Blanchfield’s journey to the top of tech and his new AI startup, Jentic

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