Davos Davos: Leo Varadkar joins AI chief Sam Altman at star-studded top tableTaoiseach Leo Varadkar and Paschal Donohoe, the public expenditure minister, met with a slew of big names including Open AI’s Sam Altman at the World Economic Forum in Davos
Comment Analysis: As Leo courts AI at Davos, UK Post Office fiasco shows we must not put blind faith in techOpenAI’s Sam Altman expressed his ‘nervousness’ over the technology as he took pride of place beside the Taoiseach at an IDA dinner in Switzerland
The Last Post Despite Sinn Féin sneering, McGrath was right to be in DavosShould Mary Lou McDonald find herself in power, the temptation for her to hobnob with the world’s richest will be too tempting to resist
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Davos ‘I’m not selling crypto’: Leo Varadkar responds to deepfake adsSpeaking from Davos, the Taoiseach warned of the dangers of deepfakes and said AI technologies won’t take people’s jobs
Economy Global economy set for boost in 2024, IMF tells DavosWhile the world economy is proving ‘resilient’, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva cautions that market expectations for rapid interest-rate cuts are ‘a bit premature’
Tech AI-generated misinformation ‘most urgent risk’ for business leadersThe ability of malign actors to influence elections using new technology has been raised at the World Economic Forum
Comment John Walsh: A lack of political leadership means business must lead the way on climate changePolitical parties take climate change seriously – until difficult decisions have to be made, or an electorally important cohort has to be appeased
Tax Ian Guider: Catch-all schemes won’t fix the cost of living crisisProposing wealth and windfall taxes is missing the point – a better solution is to draw up effective measures to help those who need the money most of all
Business Post's View Editorial: The world’s nations must work together to solve these huge problems Few solutions for a fragmenting world were offered in Davos last week, at a time when they are needed more than ever
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