The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence
A curated Irish edition of IndustrialDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Artificial Intelligence (AI).
What to know about Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries, reshaping business operations, enhancing customer experiences, and driving innovation across sectors globally and in Australasia. From the surge in AI-driven cybersecurity threats and the adoption of AI in cloud infrastructure to the integration of generative AI in customer service, marketing, and financial sectors, this dynamic field demands close attention.
Experts emphasise the critical role of robust data management and infrastructure in successfully leveraging AI technologies, while organisations face challenges including skill gaps, ethical considerations, and regulatory developments. As AI adoption accelerates, businesses must balance innovation with security, sustainability, and human-centric strategies to thrive in this evolving landscape.
Readers exploring this tag will gain insights into the latest AI trends, practical applications, organisational strategies, technological advancements, and the collaborative efforts shaping the future of AI. Understanding these developments is essential for anyone interested in the impact of artificial intelligence on business, technology, and society.
Irish Artificial Intelligence News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
HSI launches workforce competency tool for employers
Employers in safety-critical industries can now monitor skills, certifications and assessments in one system to spot gaps before deployment.
GoGlobe links Seol AI assistant to booking pipeline
Travellers can now book flights and hotels through GoGlobe's Seol assistant in about 1.8 seconds, after it linked to live inventory across 600 airlines.
PTSB, NovaUCD launch energy accelerator for start-ups
Irish climate and renewable energy start-ups can now apply for six months of mentoring, fundraising guidance and market support.
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Landmark invests €500,000 in managed compliance service
Five specialist jobs will be created as the Irish IT provider expands support for firms facing tougher NIS2, DORA and AI governance demands.
Microsoft opens Dream Space hub at Dublin data centre
More than 5,000 Dublin and Kildare students a year will get hands-on STEM and AI lessons as Microsoft ties its data centre to local skills.
ERP event shows firms need basics before AI adoption
Businesses were urged to fix data, processes and governance first, as AI in ERP was shown to depend on stronger operational basics.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Artificial Intelligence
Tanium joins OpenAI cyber programme for threat research
Gartner flags 10 tech trends for 2027 as AI governance
Infrastructure Flexibility Becomes A Competitive Advantage As Uncertainty Mounts
Kantata launches AI business intelligence for services
Yooz launches agentic AI for non-PO invoice coding
Featured News
Tributech: AI is rewriting the threat model for Europe's CNI
New UK reporting rules and AI-enabled attacks are leaving critical infrastructure operators with far less time to spot and contain breaches.
Interview: Cloudera says open-ended AI spending is over
Enterprises are now demanding proof of value and tighter controls as AI budgets face scrutiny over compute costs and deployment choices.
Exclusive: ABBYY says AI build costs will drive buying
Enterprises could cut AI spend by up to 80% by shifting document workflows away from custom builds and into standard platforms.
Exclusive: ABBYY brings zero-shot document AI to Vantage
Enterprises can now extract data from unseen document types without templates, as ABBYY rolls out zero-shot capabilities in Vantage.
The internet times are a'changing Fastly
Bot traffic is forcing Fastly to adapt its edge cloud tools as publishers and AI firms battle over caching, access and data protection.
AI will fade, says Dell Technologies' ephemeral Chief AI Officer
Dell says agentic AI should shift routine tasks below the machine line, freeing staff for expert work while making the role temporary.
Schrodinger's ERP both dead and alive, says Rimini Street
Businesses can avoid costly ERP rip-and-replace projects by layering AI and automation onto existing systems, Rimini Street says.
Reviews
Expert Columns
AI agents will multiply your inference bill. Is your enterprise ready?
Security Learnings from the Open Source Front Line
Digital sovereignty in practice: three examples of balancing control with global reach
Could AI enable successful socialism? Eliminating the fatal flaw
Why accessibility is becoming a bigger part of the video experience
Cyber security now starts at the job interview
Britain's forgotten middle - why mid-market businesses hold the key to the UK's growth ambitions
Cybersecurity Awareness: The Importance of Getting the Basics Right
From AI That Answers to AI That Acts
When AI Grades Student Work, Who Checks the Feedback?
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Artificial Intelligence News
1Password launches sign-in tool for personal AI agents
The move could let users approve AI logins without exposing passwords, as 1Password bets secure access will shape adoption of personal agents.
Google Cloud unveils Agent Compute Engine for AI agents
The new service aims to make AI agents faster to start, cheaper to run and safer to isolate as cloud demand shifts beyond chatbots.
Kyndryl & AWS launch modernisation service for firms
Many organisations are lagging on technology upgrades, and the new Kyndryl and AWS offer is meant to cut the risk of large-scale modernisation.
Compliance teams risk fines when skipping AI checks
Teams using unverified AI guidance are far more likely to be fined, with 37% of those skipping expert review reporting a penalty, survey data show.
Ransomware attacks jump 23% as industrial firms hit
Industrial firms bore the brunt as ransomware incidents climbed 23% in the third quarter, with North America also hit hard.
Vector launches skills intelligence for manufacturers
Manufacturers can now spot skills gaps and cover absences faster as Vector's new software tracks validated workforce readiness in real time.
AI investment outpaces revenue for TD SYNNEX resellers
Fewer than a quarter of resellers say AI drives meaningful revenue, as security and governance worries slow pilots from reaching production.
Financial firms race to deploy multi-agent AI systems
Only 10% of firms have enterprise-wide orchestration, leaving most banks and insurers unable to scale autonomous AI safely or prove returns.
GSMA warns 6G spectrum shortage could risk USD $520bn
Governments face pressure to free up airwaves after GSMA said poor spectrum planning could put USD $520 billion of 6G gains at risk.
GSMA unveils first MWC27 Barcelona speakers & exhibitors
The Barcelona event is widening beyond telecoms as SoftBank joins for the first time and new areas target automotive, aviation and health.
LogicMonitor names EMEA Elevate Award winners for 2026
Lower alert volumes and faster incident resolution were among the gains for EMEA customers and partners recognised by LogicMonitor for using AI and automation in IT operations.
Vertiv completes USD $1.45 billion UtilityInnovation deal
The deal broadens Vertiv's power offering as data centre operators race to secure electricity for AI sites amid grid constraints.
AI attacker blocked by microsegmentation in Anthropic test
The result underscores how microsegmentation can stop an AI intruder from turning one compromised machine into wider network access.
Tracebit says context bombs cut AI attack success 91%
Tracebit's research suggests deception can sharply slow AI-driven intrusions, lifting attacker costs 23-fold while cutting completed objectives by 91%.
Smartsheet launches vsActual AI planning tool for firms
The software aims to help large organisations spot when projects, budgets and staffing are drifting off plan before problems escalate.
Red Hat & NVIDIA expand AI Factory with agent controls
Enterprises deploying autonomous AI agents may gain tighter safeguards as the two firms add runtime controls, governed inference and day-zero hardware support.
Illumio warns AI authority is outpacing security controls
Most firms now hand AI decisions once reserved for staff, but fewer than half can fully audit its actions, a new survey found.
ThinkingToo launches agency to boost European AI mentions
As users increasingly rely on AI chatbots for answers, European firms risk being overlooked in local markets while American sources dominate citations.
Logicalis wins Cisco secure networking specialisation
It gives multinational customers a single secure networking managed-service model across five markets, with plans to double that reach within six months.
Rapid7 warns of three-day gap before attacks exploit flaws
Defenders now have just days to patch internet-facing systems, as 71% of tracked exploitation happened within a week of disclosure.
Job Moves
Landmark hires Polina Ladyha as Marketing Executive
Qualcom appoints James Quigley as Field Service Engineer
HCS appoints Lesley Whelan to lead new GRC practice
Littlefish appoints Flannery to strategic partnerships role
Storm Technology names Conor Flanagan as Practise Director
Climb names Mike Holt as Ireland Territory Manager
