Lauren Fernandes noticed menus and flyers all over with the same sterile look, and thought: what if she could help out small businesses which can't afford creative work, usually?
"In the illustration, we can see Micheál Martin and Simon Harris bow before the behemoth that is Big Tech."
A spokesperson for the National Transport Authority said that they are considering ways to improve their own tool.
“I wouldn't necessarily say we're looking at a looming full automation, but a really, really drastic shakeup is definitely on the horizon,” says Jen Wayne of the Animation Workers of Ireland.
Switching to the US big tech provider, for phone systems and more, comes at a time of fierce debate about tech sovereignty.
Intel has a plant in Leixlip, and another in Israel. It's a major employer and taxpayer in Ireland, where its executives meet pretty regularly with senior government figures.
The council rejected a planning application for the base, but that hasn't stopped the company, which says it is still flying and "considering the next steps available to us".
“In the absence of sufficient evidence, the aerial delivery hub by virtue of its operation results in serious noise pollution,” the council found.
"Use of free and publicly accessible Gen AI tools present a significant risk for organisations," Dublin City Council guidelines say.
“You could get 500 emails, and I do recall my friend saying ‘God, why don’t you get Copilot?’”
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission doesn’t believe chatbots are suitable “in provision of legal counselling”, a spokesperson said.
It still only has one base, in Dublin 15, with planning permission – and that’s due to expire this year.
