Tag: #AI

Dell Announces New AI-Driven Headset Portfolio

In the fast-paced and ever-evolving landscape of the modern workplace, effective communication is the cornerstone of productivity and collaboration. Combine that with the impact of AI on the future of work, the increase in hybrid work and the overall emphasis on employee experience, and it is exactly why Dell Technologies is investing in its peripheral portfolio with the latest technological innovations. Simply put – Dell knows that customers need more than a PC to work – they need a comprehensive ecosystem across peripherals, software, support, and services to be productive as possible in the place, space and pace at which employees work.

You’ll continue to hear about Dell’s investments in this space throughout the year, but today we’re pleased to reach out about Dell’s all-new line up of Dell intelligent headsets, built from the ground up with the latest AI-driven technology. With world class noise canceling performance and long-lasting, comfortable wear, these wireless and wired headsets are reliable for all-day conferencing.

Dell Pro Wireless ANC Headset (WL5024) and Dell Pro Wired ANC Headset (WH5024)

Dell presents the world’s most intelligent wireless[1] and wired[2] headsets in their class, the Dell Pro Wireless ANC Headset (WL5024) and Dell Pro Wired ANC Headset (WH5024). Each is equipped with built-in AI-driven noise cancellation microphones that pick up and filter out background noises, offering a new level of audio experience.

See below for a breakdown of top features:

  • AI- Driven Technology: AI-driven noise cancellation microphones pick up and filter out background noises for clear communication. By utilizing a robust AI-processing model, environmental noise cancellation is more intelligent, reliable, and accurate in distinguishing human voices from surrounding noises.
  • Clear Listening: Both headsets offer Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) that reduces and blocks out unwanted environmental noise making it easier to focus on your what you are listening to. We take the WL5024 a step further by offering a more sophisticated Hybrid ANC which combines both feed-forward and feed-back ANC providing better noise reduction across a broader range of frequencies.
  • Collaborate effortlessly: Pair your wireless devices effortlessly and securely in just one-click using Dell Pair software[3] and customize your audio settings with Dell software.
  • Convenience: Smart sensors mute your conversation when you remove your WL5024 wireless headset and resumes your call when you put it back on, while the WH5024 Pro Wired ANC boasts easy in-line control for common tasks.
  • Swift Connection: Flip the discreet boom mic down to answer calls/unmute and flip up to mute or neatly tuck it away when not in use.
  • Sleek Design: With ergonomics and comfort in mind, the headsets are built with premium quality materials that include adjustable leatherette headband and replaceable[4] memory foam ear cushions.
  • Platform Compatibility: Certified for Microsoft Teams (Open Office) and Zoom, compatible with leading UC platforms. Open Office qualification includes the strictest test on how the headset microphone suppresses surrounding noise and office conversation from multiple directions. This certification provides the ultimate assurance that the headset meets the premium microphone standard in an open office environment.
  • Long-Lasting Battery: Easily charge your wireless headset (WL5024) by placing it on the charging dock[5] for convenient rapid charging with up to 8 hours in 15min. On a full charge, enjoy up to 78 hours[6] of listening time.
Dell Wireless Headset (WL3024) and Dell Wired Headset (WH3024

Expanding the portfolio even further, and available now are the Dell Wireless Headset (WL3024) and Dell Wired Headset (WH3024). Easy to use, these headsets make the perfect choice for the everyday, no-frills consumer who is looking to benefit from a smooth sailing workday. And stay tuned in the coming months as Dell ramps up to announce a high-end addition to the lineup!

Pricing & Availability (all prices excl. VAT)

  • Dell Pro Wired ANC Headset (WH5024) is available January 30th starting at €109.99, £90.7
  • Dell Pro Wireless ANC Headset (WL5024) is available January 30th starting €207.99, £181.59
  • Dell Wired Headset (WH3024) is available now starting €63.99, £55.75
  • Dell Wireless Headset (WL3024) is available now starting €159.99, £139.27

 

Accessories Pricing & Availability (all prices excl. VAT)

  • Dell Pro Wired /Wireless Headset Ear Cushions (HE524) is available January 30th at €22.39, £19.59
  • Dell Pro Headset Charging Stand (HC524) is available February 29th starting at €47.99, £41.91
  • Dell Wired Headset Ear Cushions (HE324) is available now at €15.99, £13.91
  • Dell Wireless Headset Ear Cushions (HE424) is available now at €15.99, £13.91
  • Dell Wireless Audio Receiver (HR024) is available now at €59.99, £52.23

[1] Based on Dell analysis, November 2023

[2] Based on Dell analysis, September 2023

[3] Dell Pair is available on select Dell PCs

[4] Sold Separately

[5] Sold Separately

[6] Based on Dell analysis (busy light and ANC off mode) of battery life usage model calculations assumption of an average use of 8 hours a day, Nov 2023.  Results vary depending on use, operating conditions and other factors.

Zoom launches newest AI innovations

Today Zoom announced new AI Companion capabilities to help improve connection, productivity, and collaboration across the platform. Along with additional enhancements across Zoom Team Chat, Zoom Whiteboard, and Zoom Meetings, Zoom AI Companion, the company’s generative AI assistant that is included at no additional cost,* can now help administrators track AI usage and adoption, and contact centres agents improve interactions with customers.

“AI Companion has generated over 5 million meeting summaries since we launched it in September 2023,” said Mahesh Ram, head of AI at Zoom. “We are focused on building AI capabilities that support collaboration, connection, and productivity, and empower users to do their best work. By continuing to launch new features for AI Companion, including an analytics dashboard and AI Companion for Zoom Contact Center, our aim is to help more people feel supported and enabled to build connections together.”

AI Companion analytics at admins’ fingertips

To help streamline the usage and adoption of AI Companion across an organisation, Zoom is introducing an analytics dashboard to help owners and admins gain a better understanding of how AI Companion is being used across their organisation and if more support is needed.

  • Analytics dashboard: Zoom admins can now access an AI Companion analytics dashboard in the Zoom admin portal that helps them to better understand usage and adoption of AI Companion within their organisation. This provides opportunities for admins to provide support and remind their users of the ways AI Companion can help streamline their workday.
Zoom AI innovations – techbuzzireland

Zoom Contact Center gets a boost from AI 

AI has become a critical ingredient for many successful contact centres. To help businesses big and small get the most out of Zoom, AI Companion is now more widely available across the platform, including with Zoom Contact Center.

  • Contact Center: AI Companion for Contact Center can now summarise customer chats and conversations to enable better agent understanding and smoother hand-offs, generate post-call tasks for follow-up, and support speech analytics and live sentiment.

Supercharging workplace communications with AI

Zoom is constantly innovating and bringing new capabilities to market in an effort to help users improve productivity and collaboration in the workplace. Stop toggling back and forth between apps, and let AI Companion help you spend less time on busy work with these new capabilities:

  • Team Chat: When using Team Chat, AI Companion will detect intent to schedule a meeting and will generate a pop-up that, when clicked, opens a calendar invite pre-filled with attendees, as well as date and time information for users, all based on the message’s content. All you have to do is click Send!
  • Whiteboard: Users now have the ability to create mind maps within Zoom Whiteboard using AI Companion to help visually organise thoughts that stem from a central idea based on user prompts.

AI makes Zoom Meetings more inclusive

Using the right pronouns is critical to engaging with teammates equitably to help  them feel comfortable and so they can collaborate with others.

  • Meetings: AI Companion will use attendees’ gender pronouns from their Zoom profile when generating Meeting Summaries to help meeting participants feel seen and acknowledged.

For more information on AI Companion, visit the Zoom website.

Microsoft Announces details of new AI Dream Space TV Series: brAIn_waves

Today Microsoft announced details of a newly produced Microsoft Dream Space TV series: brAIn_waves. The series, which is freely available online from today via rte.ie/learn, is designed to develop both AI (Artificial Intelligence) literacy and the skills required for the era of AI in young people.

Microsoft Dream Space TV is an innovative initiative that combines the expertise of the Microsoft education team with RTÉ’s commitment to engage young people in the world of technology and, in this case, AI.

This latest series of Microsoft Dream Space TV is the fifth to be produced in collaboration with RTÉ Learn, with previous episodes focusing on developing digital skills through themes of inclusivity, sustainability, and health and wellbeing.

brAIn_waves

brAIn_waves is comprised of six episodes, two of which have been designed for upper primary school students and four for post primary students. For upper primary school students, the two-part series explores computational thinking, algorithms, data, and how AI works at a basic level. For post-primary students, the four-part series explores the fundamentals of AI and its impact on our everyday lives with specific lesson areas including algorithms, data, machine learning, and ethics.

Post-primary students will have the added opportunity of participating in the Microsoft Dream Space and RTÉ Learn brAIn_waves series competition and will be in with a chance of winning incredible team prizes and competing for the All-Ireland title. The competition element simply focuses on putting the learnings from each episode into practice. Students will be encouraged to work in teams and develop their own AI for Good solutions, which they can then enter into the national brAIn_waves competition. Entries will be evaluated on innovation, data collection, machine learning, impact, creativity, and ethics. 20 teams will win a prize for their school and one overall winner will take home the grand prize and brAIn_waves All-Ireland Title.

Microsoft’s Commitment to Skill Up Ireland
This new online series builds on Microsoft’s recent commitment to help ‘Skill Up Ireland’ for an AI future by way of its national AI skilling programme. The programme is comprised of three initiatives targeted at providing access to industry recognised certificates for adult learners, including in Generative AI, and Microsoft Dream Space AI certificates for student learners.

Commenting on today’s announcement, James O’Connor, Microsoft Ireland Site Leader and Vice-President Microsoft Global Operations Service Centre: “We’re delighted to join the team at RTÉ Learn to announce the fifth series from Microsoft Dream Space TV – brAIn_waves. The series’ focus on AI is particularly important given the technology itself is central to many discussions across business, our education sector, and wider society. Through our STEM education experience, Microsoft Dream Space, we are helping the next generation to develop the skills that are required to succeed in our digital society and economy. AI is no longer a future technology, it is rapidly becoming accessible to all, and therefore it’s really important that we seek to immerse students in all things AI, helping to develop their understanding of and skills in this technology“Our commitment at Microsoft to empower people of all ages, backgrounds and experiences to gain the skills that are required to participate in our AI-enabled economy is the driving force behind our national AI skilling programme, which we launched late last year. As part of this commitment, we are providing every student across the island of Ireland – almost 1 million in total – with the opportunity to engage in Dream Space, our STEM-based learning experience.

“Our aspiration is that teachers and students leverage this free learning resource to bring AI to life in classrooms around the country. Critically though, I hope at the end of the series that the students are inspired to learn more about AI and cultivate their skills in this area. Congratulations to everyone involved in making this series a reality.”

Speaking about the initiative Suzanne Kelly, Group Head of Children’s & Young People’s Content at RTÉ said: “RTÉ are excited to once again team up with Microsoft Dream Space, this time to explore the latest frontier in technology – AI.  AI technology touches almost every aspect of our lives and is continually evolving at breakneck speed, this incredibly timely series showcases how best to harness and understand where AI is going next.

“The Dream Space team have created informative, thought provoking, free learning materials to be used in classrooms across Primary and Post Primary schools and RTÉ Learn are delighted to work with Dream Space to deliver these resources.”  

Microsoft Dream Space TV series: brAIn_waves is available from today via rte.ie/learn. A support guide for educators is being made available to support the delivery of the episodes to students and young people in classroom settings.

Google Ads is fully rolled out to advertisers in the US and UK

Google have just announced that conversational experience in Google Ads is fully rolled out to advertisers in the US and UK and it will be rolling out globally to all English language advertisers over the next few weeks.

The conversational experience was first announced last year and helps businesses of all sizes build better Search campaigns through a chat-based experience. After months of testing, we’re excited to bring this to more advertisers around the world.

Some of the highlights are

  • This is the first of many Gemini integrations for Google Ads.

  • All advertisers need to do is enter their website and Google AI will generate relevant ad content, including creatives (images, headlines, descriptions) and keywords.

  • Advertisers retain full control over which assets are ultimately deployed as part of their campaign and they can iterate on the generated content via the chat function.

  • All images created with generative AI in Google Ads, including conversational experience, will include open standard metadata and be invisibly watermarked with SynthID.

For smaller businesses, the conversational experience is especially helpful at scaling creative and more easily building high-performing campaigns, while larger agencies may find it useful to quickly deploy and test campaign concepts before rolling them out more broadly.

Find out more on the blog post from Shashi Thakur, VP & GM in Google Ads here: Put Google AI to work with Search ads.

Haltia.AI Advocates for #RightToCompute

Haltia.AI, a pioneer in personal AI technology, is spearheading a transformative initiative called the ‘#RightToCompute’. This initiative goes beyond mere access to technology; it boldly proposes that the freedom to use a computer for any purpose is a fundamental human right, akin to the freedoms of thought and expression. Against the backdrop of the past year, as some governments have begun to impose restrictions on who can access rapidly developing AI capabilities, the ‘#RightToCompute’ campaign emerges as a crucial and timely response, challenging these limitations and advocating for unrestricted computational freedom.

Inspired partly by the techno-optimist manifesto of Silicon Valley magnate Marc Andreessen, the ‘#RightToCompute’ is at its core about reshaping the tech landscape to foster an environment where innovation and knowledge are not just privileges, but fundamental rights. It challenges the status quo, seeking to democratize the digital realm and break down barriers imposed by monopolistic practices.

Haltia.AI, driven by its core values of privacy as dignity and global collaboration for human progress, sees the ‘#RightToCompute’ as a crucial step towards a future where technology serves humanity universally, not just a select few. This initiative envisions a world where every individual has the means to harness technology for personal growth and community enrichment.

Why should this matter to everyone? Because the future of technology is about more than just gadgets and apps – it’s about ensuring that the next wave of digital evolution uplifts all of humanity, not just a fraction. The ‘#RightToCompute’ is a clarion call for equal opportunity in the digital age, a chance to redefine our relationship with technology, and a promise of a more inclusive, collaborative, and equitable world.

While Haltia.AI’s involvement in this wider movement stems partly from the desire to streamline product development in a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape, its deeper commitment lies in upholding deontological principles of fairness and access in the digital age. It’s fundamentally about championing ethical standards and ensuring that digital progress equates to societal advancement.

Steve Cobb, Haltia.AI’s Lead AI Ethicist and the primary author behind this initiative, emphasizes the importance of nurturing this movement organically. “Our goal is to create a platform for open discourse, where ideas on digital rights and access can flourish without commercial overtones,” says Cobb.

The campaign focuses on the core idea that computing power, akin to the freedom of speech and thought, is fundamental to human progress. “Just as the printing press revolutionized the dissemination of and access to information, computing power and AI are reshaping our capacity for thought, creativity and innovation,” says Cobb. “Ensuring unhampered access to these essential technologies is vital for individual empowerment and societal advancement.”

The initiative has been shaped into a comprehensive campaign, complete with a dedicated website and a series of articles and discussions. Haltia.AI invites industry leaders, technologists, policymakers, and the public to engage with this movement. The initiative seeks not just to protect the future of AI development but to ensure that these powerful technologies remain tools for individual empowerment and collective progress.

Dell unveils AI and analytics storage appliance ObjectScale 1.3

Dell Technologies has launched a new software innovation, ObjectScale version 1.3, that is set to redefine the object storage landscape.

The latest release of the groundbreaking technology comes as a fully integrated, turnkey solution in the form of ObjectScale XF960, an all-flash appliance that promises to bring unprecedented speed, sustainability, and security to object storage architecture.

ObjectScale is Dell’s software-defined object storage system. Now it is available as a turnkey hardware appliance with limited scalability. The XF960 is the first member of an ObjectScale X-Series family and based on a latest-generation Dell PowerEdge server running ObjectScale v1.3 software. The system includes servers, network switches, rack-mount equipment, and appropriate power cables.

Geeta Vaghela, Senior Director, Unstructured Data Solutions, Dell Technologies said: “Object storage is evolving—fast. More and more, it’s embraced as primary storage for demanding high-growth workloads like analytics, generative AI (GenAI) and related cloud-native application development.

“Dell ObjectScale has demonstrated its value through scale-out architecture, high-performance containerized object storage which is built for those next-generation demands to help organisations innovate faster with a global namespace, strong S3 compatibility, powerful performance and enterprise-grade security that’s ready on day one.”

ObjectScale is now available as the world’s most powerful object storage appliance custom-built on Kubernetes.1

Optimize and Flex Your Cloud for GenAI and More

ObjectScale provides users to seamlessly scale from current needs to petabytes and beyond, offering a choice between OpEx and CapEx pricing models for a genuinely public cloud-like experience. Optimise data management with software defined ObjectScale at edge locations for efficient data ingest, complemented by XF960 appliance in the data center for hard-core processing capabilities.

Combining Starburst with ObjectScale Dell establishes the foundation for a high-performance, infinitely scalable lakehouse on-premises and across multi-cloud environments. The possibilities are virtually endless.In addition to the cutting-edge all-flash appliance, ObjectScale is available with a choice of two software-defined “flavours.” With the Software Bundle, users can deploy on their infrastructure while entrusting Dell to manage ObjectScale and Kubernetes.

With As-an-Application, Dell handles ObjectScale, and users can deploy and run on Red Hat OpenShift, which is industry’s leading hybrid cloud application platform powered by Kubernetes.

Chris Morgan, Senior Director, Hybrid Platforms, Red Hat said: “Red Hat OpenShift offers a more consistent, reliable platform to build, deploy and manage applications across hybrid cloud environments. By running ObjectScale As-an-Application on Red Hat OpenShift, organisations can more seamlessly provision and scale high-performance object storage for optimized flexibility.”

Speed Innovation with Added Performance and Sustainability

AI, machine learning, analytics, and cloud-native applications where millisecond latency is critical. Organisation seeking combination of scale and performance to train their algorithms via on-premises cloud operations will find XF960 to be the perfect fit.

The ObjectScale XF960 sets a new standard for development cycles by harnessing the robust performance of the latest-generation PowerEdge server and full-stack NVMe connectivity. Achieving speeds of up to 4.3GB/sec reads and 3.3GB/sec writes per node, the KF960 ensures rapid data access and transfer, propelling algorithms to new heights.

Notably, this remarkable performance is complemented by cutting-edge sustainability and efficiency features, including PowerEdge Smart Cooling technology. Intelligent thermal algorithms and Dell’s innovative Smart Flow chassis direct cooling precisely.

In addition to delivering 2x higher density compared to its predecessor, the XF960 offers flexible consumption options to minimize waste and emissions. Dell further extends its commitment to customer satisfaction through comprehensive professional services options, encompassing secure data sanitization and destruction.

Establish Zero Trust at Enterprise Scale

ObjectScale is built from the same codebase as Dell ECS and inherits its trusted, enterprise-proven pedigree. As the first provider to deliver a commercial content-addressable storage (CAS) system—Dell Centera—Dell Technologies has over 20 years of leadership in object storage and with ObjectScale, organisations can apply Dell’s established Zero Trust mindset by delivering comprehensive built-in security and data protection.

The latest software update and new features in XF960 advance capabilities beyond what’s available with public cloud alone. Strengthen auditing and compliance with new S3 bucket logging and enhanced S3 replication. Protect against “bad actor” threats such as rogue admins with new consensus-based protection and self-encrypting (SED) drives.

Learn more about our new XF960 appliance and object storage innovations here.

Tech Review – XbotGo AI tracking sports gimbal

The XbotGo AI Sports Gimbal is a versatile tool designed to effortlessly capture and live stream team sports like soccer, basketball, and football. Ideal for sports enthusiasts and parents eager to record their children’s games or practices, this gimbal ensures you won’t miss a moment of the action. In tandem with this we also use their T4 tripod which proved super beneficial and stable compared to others including the one I use to catch the product in action on a windy day so I would advise getting this as well as the gimbal for better results.

The gimbal is not like other per se but could be used however the structure and set up is familiar like others and gimbal users will have no time at all getting going it takes about 5 minutes to get set up and running on site and you let the product do all the work for you which is what I like most.

There is some parameters to fill in depending on the sport or if used in single use like we tested in as there is no sports activities on now with the holidays it proved beneficial and just works all the time.

There is some controls on the product too should you need to adjust things somewhat and again simple to follow there is a shutter key on the rear which doubles as a volume key on iPhone, there is a joystick and mode button too for your convenience.

To get set up you need to get the balance right on your phone and when you open the arm you will need to set the device right on it to get the best results and once set each time you turn it on it will automatically set up, you can easily toggle between modes and then just let the AI tracking do its job it is quite impressive again it is ideal for those in the sports industry to monitor individuals or team work and you just sit back and check the results later.

Another benefit to this is the option to live stream which again is excellent for local league matches and so on or a school team sports for example and overall an ideal product that is not expensive to get the job done for those into sports and again I would advise getting their tripods for optimal results which are smooth ones at that and does not jerk freeze or go off track. Check the video for more below to see what is in the app and how it works.

Key features include:

  • Hands-free recording of team sports.
  • User-friendly app for intuitive control.
  • Advanced auto-tracking utilizing pose and motion tracking technology.
  • Superior image stabilization for clear, uninterrupted footage.
  • Compact, foldable design for easy portability.
  • Intelligent shooting modes, including panoramic shots with up to 340° coverage.
  • No subscription or hidden fees.
  • Compatible with both Android and iOS; available on Google Play and the App Store.
  • Recommended accessories: The T1 tripod (3.77ft) for basketball, and the T4 tripod (13ft) for soccer (football).
  • Compatible Remote Control – sold separately

BUY

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Met Éireann and University College Dublin launch new AI-focused research programme supporting weather and climate services development

Met Éireann, the Irish National Meteorological Service, announces a new multi-million-euro academic research programme at University College Dublin (UCD) to support the further development of weather and climate services for Ireland using data science and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The Met Éireann Weather and Climate Research Professorship will incorporate a €1 million annual investment for an initial period of five years. Overseen by an expert knowledge transfer team at Met Éireann working closely with a professor-led research group at UCD School of Mathematics and Statistics and UCD Earth Institute, the partnership will build further capacity and capability in data science and AI in the higher education sector.

In direct response to impacts of climate change, the overarching objectives of the collaboration will focus on enhancing citizen safety, bolstering economic and environmental resilience, and supporting weather-sensitive sectors, by harnessing the latest innovations in the use of data science and AI in weather and climate services.

The programme will strive to bridge the gap between research and operations, by conducting cutting-edge, user-oriented studies, in the context of high impact weather, flood forecasting and the understanding of our climate, and using knowledge gained to train the next generation of scientists and engineers.

The research and development of AI models and techniques will enable Met Éireann to build on existing state-of-the-art forecasting capabilities, while developing skill levels to further enhance national capabilities and capacity in weather, climate and hydrology, and help to make Ireland even more weather and climate prepared for the future.

The establishment of the Met Éireann Research Professorship follows an international peer review process, through which UCD’s application was selected based on its demonstration of excellence and impact, and its commitment to collaboration and knowledge transfer for the benefit of society and the economy.

Eoin Moran, Director of Met Éireann said:

“This Professorship is an innovative and first-of-its-kind partnership for Met Éireann. In doing this, we are putting Met Éireann at the forefront of technological developments that will shape national meteorological and hydrological services for years to come.

“Not only is it a significant investment in the development of national forecasting capabilities and capacity but it will help make Ireland even more weather and climate prepared, by enhancing and improving the level of information available to the public.

“We are hugely excited by the prospect of working closely with UCD, and of the potential opportunities this could lead to in the responsible use of AI for good.”

Professor Helen Roche, UCD’s Interim Vice-President for Research, Impact and Innovation said:

“The emergence of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning provides an opportunity to enhance our forecasting capabilities. UCD’s world-leading experts in this dynamic field are conceiving and evolving creative solutions that impact all of society and our daily life.

“UCD researchers will help develop AI-enhanced models to enable Met Éireann to build on its forecasting capabilities and make Ireland even more weather and climate prepared.

“This ground-breaking partnership between UCD and Met Éireann will help produce the next generation of climate and weather scientists and help ensure that we have the tools and expertise needed to tackle the climate emergency.

“UCD and Met Éireann have a long-standing relationship in working together to enhance weather forecasting. By harnessing the power of AI to support the protection of life, property and infrastructure, this partnership takes that relationship to the next level.”

Virgin Media’s Ireland AM to broadcast world-first AI-inspired show tomorrow

Ireland AM, the country’s longest-running breakfast television show, will wake up the nation tomorrow morning with a world-first, broadcasting through co-creating content with the power of artificial intelligence.

Set to revolutionise morning television, the AI-powered special has been shaped entirely by input from ChatGPT and Google Bard, two of the world’s most popular AI content generation platforms, to create an innovative blend of entertainment and information. Delving deep into the capabilities of AI, the show will focus on what unique and imaginative content it can create on the live three-hour show presented by Tommy Bowe, Muireann O’Connell, Alan Hughes and Deric Hartigan.

A world-first, the live show tomorrow, Thursday 14th December, will be pushing the boundaries of what was once deemed impossible with the help of international companies such as the first provider of synthetic media for long form TV, StudioNeural. Tune in for a special mystery guest, a live cooking challenge and more!

Anthony Nilan, Head of Content Strategy at Virgin Media Television, said: “Ireland AM has been a trusted and valuable information source for Irish viewers for nearly 25 years. This AI curated show is about using current accessible versions of artificial intelligence tools and giving our viewers, presenters, and production team a taste of what it is capable of and how it could potentially assist us. It also ensures that Ireland AM is best placed to ask the important questions and give real insight into the emerging technology as it develops further.”

From the formatting and content of the show to the scriptwriting and interviews, AI will be doing the thinking for us from 7am – 10am!

Watch the special AI ‘Ireland AM’ from 7am-10am tomorrow morning on Virgin Media One and Virgin Media Player.