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From Pilot to Production: Why Most AI Stalls and What CEOs Must Do About It
Most companies now have AI pilots, but very few have AI in production. That gap is where advantage is won or lost. If your AI never leaves the lab, it never…
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5 Lessons From Building AI Agents: A Mid-2026 Board Briefing
Most boards are still asking when AI agents will complement headcount. After six months of building with leaders across financial services, hardware and…
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Meta Layoffs in Ireland Spark AI Job Shift Debate | Mark Kelly on RTÉ News
In a significant move that has sent ripples throughout the tech industry, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, has announced plans to…
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Google I/O 2026: The Dawn of Agentic AI and What It Means for Ireland’s Tech Ecosystem
The chatbots are officially retiring. If there was one definitive takeaway from Google I/O 2026, it is that the tech industry has breached a new frontier. We…
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Claude for Small Business in Ireland: What SME Leaders Need to Know
Last week, Anthropic launched Claude for Small Business. It is a single toggle that puts Claude directly inside the everyday tools that small businesses…
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AI Literacy Is the New Financial Literacy for Irish Boards
AI literacy now sits beside financial literacy as a core director competency. Three forces in 2026 – budget exposure, EU regulation and a widening talent…
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EU AI Act Update: What Businesses Need to Know in 2026
The European Union AI Act is no longer something organisations can treat as a future compliance problem. In 2026, the regulation is actively reshaping how…
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E235 ‘AI in Irish Business: Insights from Trinity College & Microsoft Report’ with TCD’s Ashish Kumar Jha
Welcome to episode 235 of the AI Ireland podcast, the show that explores the applications and research of Data Science, Machine Learning and Artificial…
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Harness Engineering: The Discipline That Turns AI Agents Into Reliable Business Assets
Boards are now signing off on AI agents that touch customers, code, contracts and cash, but few of those agents have a proper harness around them. Harness…
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AI Can Now Fake You. Taylor Swift Is Fighting Back
Taylor Swift is using trademark law to protect her voice and image from AI cloning. This is not a celebrity story. It is a warning for every leader, every…
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The AI Context Blueprint: How Leaders Stop Paying the Repetition Tax
Every time a leader opens a new AI tool, they re-explain who they are, what they do and how they like to work. This hidden cost is the Context Repetition Tax…
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AI Agents for Business Leaders: What the OpenAI, Microsoft and Salesforce Updates Mean for Your Boardroom
AI agents for business leaders are no longer a future conversation. Last week, OpenAI, Microsoft and Salesforce all released updates that push AI agents deeper…
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E234 ‘Generative AI, AI Strategy and Work-Life Balance’ with Darren Redmond
Welcome to episode 234 of the AI Ireland podcast, the show that explores the applications and research of Data Science, Machine Learning and Artificial…
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What Is Claude Design? The 2026 Guide to AI-Powered UI, Prototyping & Creative Workflows
Claude Design represents Anthropic’s boldest move yet, by shifting Claude from a conversation partner to a creative workspace. By leveraging the Claude 4.7…
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Cybersecurity 2.0: The AI-Driven Threat Landscape Every Board Must Understand in 2026
Cybersecurity is no longer a technical problem you can delegate to IT. AI has fundamentally changed the threat landscape, accelerating attacks in speed, scale…
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AI Vendor Lock-In: Why Boards Must Build Platform Agility Into Every AI Investment
The biggest risk in your AI investment is not picking the wrong tool, it is losing the ability to change tools when the market moves. Boards that fail to build…
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AI, Jobs and Ireland’s Next Move: How Boards Protect Work While Preparing for What Comes Next
The ESRI report is a warning shot, not a verdict. Around 7% of current Irish jobs could be displaced in the short to medium term and this wave reaches into…
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10 Questions Every Board Should Ask the CEO About AI: A Meeting Guide for 2026
AI is no longer an IT project; it is a board-level strategic priority. However, in many organisations, the boardroom AI conversation remains shallow, reactive…
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Redesigning the Org Chart: How Autonomous AI Tasks Are Reshaping Corporate Structure in 2026
The traditional org chart was built for humans doing human work. In 2026, AI agents are now performing autonomous tasks at scale, such as processing claims…
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E233 ‘AI Tools That Boost Productivity and Creativity’ with Get Started with AI’s Jonathan McCrea
Welcome to episode 233 of the AI Ireland podcast, the show that explores the applications and research of Data Science, Machine Learning and Artificial…
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Deepfakes and Corporate Identity: The Identity Attack Every Board Must Prepare For
Deepfakes have moved from novelty to existential business threat. In 2025, AI-powered impersonation was involved in over 30% of high-impact corporate attacks…
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Does Your Organisation Need a Chief AI Officer? The Board-Level Case for AI Leadership Accountability
AI is no longer a technology project, it is a business strategy question. However, in most organisations, nobody at the leadership table owns AI. No single…
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E232 ‘AI for SMEs: How to Use AI in Your Business’ with Straitéis AI’s Stephen Redmond
Welcome to episode 232 of the AI Ireland podcast, the show that explores the applications and research of Data Science, Machine Learning and Artificial…
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Incentive Alignment and Reward Systems: Why Your AI Strategy Will Fail Without Them
Most AI strategies fail not because of bad technology, but because of bad incentives. When your teams are rewarded for doing things the old way, no amount of…
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Leading Through Uncertainty: Why Workforce Calm Is the Board’s Most Undervalued AI Asset
AI adoption does not fail because of bad technology, it fails because of anxious people. The organisations that will lead through this era of disruption are…
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The Complete Guide to Claude for Business Leaders: Claude, Claude Code, Cowork and Dispatch Explained
Claude Is No Longer Just a Chatbot. It’s a Business Operating System. If your leadership team still thinks of AI as a chatbot you ask questions to, you are…
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E231 ‘The Future of AI in Media Production’ with That’s That Productions’ Paul Harney
Welcome to episode 231 of the AI Ireland podcast, the show that explores the applications and research of Data Science, Machine Learning and Artificial…
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The New Moat: Why Proprietary Data Is Your Only Durable Competitive Advantage in AI
AI models are becoming a commodity. The technology your competitors can buy today is nearly identical to yours, but the one thing they cannot buy, borrow or…
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The Cost of Intelligence: How AI Is Shifting Your OpEx
AI has moved from experiment to operating expense. For boards and C-Suite leaders, the question is no longer whether to fund AI, it is how to classify…
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How AI is Retooling Irish Manufacturing From the Boardroom Down
AI is no longer a future consideration for manufacturing boards, it is an operational imperative. Irish manufacturers who fail to embed AI into production…
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Build vs Buy vs Partner: The AI Decision Every C-Suite Must Get Right in 2026
AI is no longer an experiment; it is a capital allocation decision and like every major capital decision, the board needs a clear framework. The question…
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From Efficiency to Transformation: Why AI Business Model Innovation Is Now a Board-Level Priority
Most organisations are using AI to do the same things faster. A small number are using it to build entirely new business models, such as new revenue streams…
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The ROI of Trust: Why Trust Is the Real AI Competitive Differentiator in 2026
Every company now has access to the same large language models, the same cloud platforms and the same AI vendor ecosystem. When the technology itself becomes a…
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Ethics in the Annual Report: What Stakeholders Really Want to See on AI
Bottom line: Your stakeholders now expect to see how you govern AI in your annual report. In 2025, 72% of S&P 500 companies disclosed at least one material…
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E230 ‘Building the Future of AI Sales Tools’ with Overpath’s Dermot O’Connor and Ross Keating
Welcome to episode 230 of the AI Ireland podcast, the show that explores the applications and research of Data Science, Machine Learning and Artificial…
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The AI Committee: Why Your Board Needs a Dedicated AI Governance Structure Now
Most boards are still treating AI as a side item on the audit committee agenda but hat approach is already out of date. Here’s how to structure AI…