Founder & PI @aial.ie. Assistant Professor of AI, School of Computer Science & Statistics, @tcddublin.bsky.social
AI accountability, AI audits & evaluation, critical data studies. Cognitive scientist by training. Ethiopian in Ireland. She/her
Dr Abeba Birhane
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1/ Five cases of New World screwworm have now been confirmed in the U.S., Texas has declared an emergency, and Canada immediately restricted livestock imports. Most people had never heard of screwworm until last week (or maybe just now). That's because we eradicated it from the U.S. in 1966.🧵
this should frighten you
The Irish State Examinations Commission used an AI generated image in one of the English papers for the 2026 leaving cert (Irish college entrance exams)
www.examinations.ie/archive/exam...
It's pretty crazy how we have both the World Cup and America 250 this year and almost no one cares about them because the administration has wholly sucked the joy out of even momentous national events.
Data centre electricity demand is projected to exceed the entire power consumption of the state.
Already, data centres are adding an estimated €1.6 billion to Irish households’ electricity bills, while paying around half the rate charged to ordinary consumers.
This model is unsustainable.
tried Claude Code for a month. cancelling my subscription today
I’m not convinced I actually saved that much time coding, and I *feel* worse when I’m repeatedly pulling a slot machine lever instead of reading, writing, and learning on my own. not to mention, y’know, all the other stuff
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I was at an event recently where this description of extremism was shared
"The Norwegian government defines violent extremism as movements or trends that, in their extreme consequences, threaten democracy, fundamental human rights, & public safety."
I pointed out this would cover the likes of Musk.
