Commission na Mean v Big Tech

About this episode

The episode discusses the confrontation between Coimisiún na Meán and Big Tech companies, alongside a legal case involving Elon Musk and OpenAI, and features an interview with Máirín Murray about diversity in Irish tech.

Episode 1115 This week a massive showdown in Dublin as Coimisiún na Meán takes on Meta and TikTok over "dark patterns" and manipulative algorithms. Will they test their new powers to see if Meta is intentionally making it difficult for you to switch off their profiling algorithms? We also head to a California courtroom where Elon Musk is trying to claw back $134 billion from OpenAI. With Greg Brockman’s personal diaries being read out in court and Sam Altman set to take the stand, the founding agreement of the world’s most famous AI company is being torn apart in public. Plus we chat with Máirín Murray, director of the TechFoundHer Summit, about why the future of Irish tech needs a serious diversity reboot. Find out more about the TechFoundHer summit on May 29th at https://www.techfoundher.com —----- Listen to Tech Radio now on Apple, Spotify and YouTube https://www.podfollow.com/tech

People in this episode

Guest: Máirín Murray

Topics covered

• Big Tech
• regulation
• algorithms
• diversity in tech
• legal battles
• Irish tech

Keywords

• Coimisiún na Meán
• Meta
• TikTok
• Elon Musk
• OpenAI
• diversity
• algorithms
• TechFoundHer
• legal case
• Irish tech

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Coimisiún na Meán, Meta, TikTok, OpenAI, TechFoundHer Summit

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