Following claims last week by Web Summit founder Paddy Cosgrave that Israel was engaging in “war crimes” in the Gaza Strip, a number of big-name guests have withdrawn from the tech conference in Lisbon next month. On the Big Tech Show today Adrian speaks to Irish Independent reporter, Tabitha Monahan, about the impact that this will have on the organisation. 

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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What now for Web Summit? The continued fallout from Paddy Cosgrave’s comments 

What is AI’s current capabilities? Does it live up to the hype? And how can it be used in everyday scenarios? 
Alan Smeaton, professor Emeritus at DCU and founding director of the Insight Centre for Data Analytics attached to DCU, joins Adrian Weckler on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show. 
The conversation began by Adrian asking the question, “what does agentic AI do?” Professor Smeaton responded by saying, what happens is that you ask it a question and then the agentic AI goes off and then searches the information, aggregates it and then synthesizes it into a cogent answer. 
You can listen to the full episode here, on the Irish Independent website or wherever you get your podcasts. 

How to use AI properly 

Why has Elon Musk threatened Apple with legal action? Is it safe to let Judges use AI? And how did the Intel CEO convince Trump to do a U-turn?

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Katie Byrne, Money editor with the Irish Independent joins JJ Clarke on this episode of The Big Tech Show.

Why has Elon Musk threatened Apple with legal action? Is it safe to let Judges use AI? And how did the Intel CEO convince Trump to do a U-turn?
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Katie Byrne, Money editor with the Irish Independent joins JJ Clarke on this episode of The Big Tech Show.

Judges using AI, Trump's Intel U-turn and Musk takes aim at Apple

How are computer games created? Where do developers get funding? And is Ireland a good place for game development? 
Ronan Price, games critic and assistant publishing editor at the Irish Independent presented this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show. The games reviewer is joined by Colm Larkin, founder of Dublin-based indie game studio, Gambrinous.  

What now for Web Summit? The continued fallout from Paddy Cosgrave’s comments

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