Daragh Ó Briain
@daraghobrien.bsky.social
Flumping along in the world of data since Long Ago. Posts as @castlebridge_chief here and on https://mastodon.ie. CEO @ Castlebridge.ie.
Doctoral candidate at UL looking at #DataGovernance. Author of several books on data stuff.
Not the comedian
Doctoral candidate at UL looking at #DataGovernance. Author of several books on data stuff.
Not the comedian
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Ah yes those closed consultations! who participated in the debates? which big tech sat at the table(s)? fundamental rights advocates disguised as privacy specialists/lawyers 😐
policy is an expertise, so is lobbying… and privacy engineering, guided by legal requirements #thecircle
policy is an expertise, so is lobbying… and privacy engineering, guided by legal requirements #thecircle
November 10, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Ah yes those closed consultations! who participated in the debates? which big tech sat at the table(s)? fundamental rights advocates disguised as privacy specialists/lawyers 😐
policy is an expertise, so is lobbying… and privacy engineering, guided by legal requirements #thecircle
policy is an expertise, so is lobbying… and privacy engineering, guided by legal requirements #thecircle
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November 10, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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OpenAI’s CFO backtracking on saying the government should bail them out by guaranteeing loans for the $1.4T in spend they’ve committed has only increased industry-wide skepticism that they can come up with the money.
Why OpenAI went into crisis PR mode Thursday | CNN Business
OpenAI, the world’s leader and ChatGPT parent company, went into panic mode on Thursday over what it said was a very public misstatement.
www.cnn.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
OpenAI’s CFO backtracking on saying the government should bail them out by guaranteeing loans for the $1.4T in spend they’ve committed has only increased industry-wide skepticism that they can come up with the money.
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There is a very large loophole in that controllers claiming to be "media organisation" would not be required to respect the signal, so data subjects would not have the right to refuse their online activity being processed for behavioural advertising purposes (paragraph 3).
November 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
There is a very large loophole in that controllers claiming to be "media organisation" would not be required to respect the signal, so data subjects would not have the right to refuse their online activity being processed for behavioural advertising purposes (paragraph 3).
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At this point, it’s utterly bonkers that any Democrat would trust any Republican to negotiate in good faith.
November 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
At this point, it’s utterly bonkers that any Democrat would trust any Republican to negotiate in good faith.
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I did a LinkedIn Learning course on AI for my job.
Opening statement of the first module:
“Generative AI means you no longer need artistic talent to create something”.
Opening statement of the first module:
“Generative AI means you no longer need artistic talent to create something”.
November 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I did a LinkedIn Learning course on AI for my job.
Opening statement of the first module:
“Generative AI means you no longer need artistic talent to create something”.
Opening statement of the first module:
“Generative AI means you no longer need artistic talent to create something”.
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The report below shows how Google & Apple have made espionage by arbitrary actors trivial. Yet they remove precisely the kind of protection that could be used to bolster national security.
At this point the Commission is basically a Fifth Column of the Trump regime.
cyberinsider.com/precise-loca...
At this point the Commission is basically a Fifth Column of the Trump regime.
cyberinsider.com/precise-loca...
Precise Locations of EU Officials Retrieved Through Data Brokers
Phone location data, collected under the guise of ad tracking, can be used to precisely track the movements of millions in the EU.
cyberinsider.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The report below shows how Google & Apple have made espionage by arbitrary actors trivial. Yet they remove precisely the kind of protection that could be used to bolster national security.
At this point the Commission is basically a Fifth Column of the Trump regime.
cyberinsider.com/precise-loca...
At this point the Commission is basically a Fifth Column of the Trump regime.
cyberinsider.com/precise-loca...
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There's also a media exemption that isn't defined very clearly but what little detail is given would make online journalism even *more* vulnerable to tech monopolies and would strengthen the funding of slop and disinformation.
It's preposterously asinine as well as dangerous.
It's preposterously asinine as well as dangerous.
November 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
There's also a media exemption that isn't defined very clearly but what little detail is given would make online journalism even *more* vulnerable to tech monopolies and would strengthen the funding of slop and disinformation.
It's preposterously asinine as well as dangerous.
It's preposterously asinine as well as dangerous.
One has to admire the chutzpah of a spokesperson, who when faced with a 46% error rate, expresses confidence in the system because they believe the majority of cases were validly decided.
#DataQuality #DataGovernance
#DataQuality #DataGovernance
Bug or Feature?
Digital welfare system incorrectly cut entitlements to thousands of citizens saving the government millions of pounds.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Digital welfare system incorrectly cut entitlements to thousands of citizens saving the government millions of pounds.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
HMRC trial of child benefit crackdown wrongly suspected fraud in 46% of cases
Exclusive: Almost half of families flagged as emigrants based on Home Office travel data were still living in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
One has to admire the chutzpah of a spokesperson, who when faced with a 46% error rate, expresses confidence in the system because they believe the majority of cases were validly decided.
#DataQuality #DataGovernance
#DataQuality #DataGovernance
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Bug or Feature?
Digital welfare system incorrectly cut entitlements to thousands of citizens saving the government millions of pounds.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Digital welfare system incorrectly cut entitlements to thousands of citizens saving the government millions of pounds.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
HMRC trial of child benefit crackdown wrongly suspected fraud in 46% of cases
Exclusive: Almost half of families flagged as emigrants based on Home Office travel data were still living in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Bug or Feature?
Digital welfare system incorrectly cut entitlements to thousands of citizens saving the government millions of pounds.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Digital welfare system incorrectly cut entitlements to thousands of citizens saving the government millions of pounds.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Hey kids, we are a small Irish family business.
We make lovely things by hand.
Could you buy something so we can pay for our Christmas packaging?
Thanks a mill.
#Boycottamazon
#shoplocal
slated.ie
Reposts would be fabulous.
#SLATED
We make lovely things by hand.
Could you buy something so we can pay for our Christmas packaging?
Thanks a mill.
#Boycottamazon
#shoplocal
slated.ie
Reposts would be fabulous.
#SLATED
November 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Hey kids, we are a small Irish family business.
We make lovely things by hand.
Could you buy something so we can pay for our Christmas packaging?
Thanks a mill.
#Boycottamazon
#shoplocal
slated.ie
Reposts would be fabulous.
#SLATED
We make lovely things by hand.
Could you buy something so we can pay for our Christmas packaging?
Thanks a mill.
#Boycottamazon
#shoplocal
slated.ie
Reposts would be fabulous.
#SLATED
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Ireland is in favour of Europe’s bid to break encryption to allow police pursue serious crime (particularly CSAM), via the proposed ‘Chat Control’ law.
But EU countries are starting to turn against the idea, with Germany calling it “unjustified chat monitoring”.
m.independent.ie/business/tec...
But EU countries are starting to turn against the idea, with Germany calling it “unjustified chat monitoring”.
m.independent.ie/business/tec...
Adrian Weckler: What is the EU’s proposed ‘Chat Control’ law and is a loss of privacy a price worth paying to fight crime?
In an Irish Independent interview last week, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales raged against new EU rules on hate speech. But while I interrogated him sternly on those views, many might agree with his pos...
m.independent.ie
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Ireland is in favour of Europe’s bid to break encryption to allow police pursue serious crime (particularly CSAM), via the proposed ‘Chat Control’ law.
But EU countries are starting to turn against the idea, with Germany calling it “unjustified chat monitoring”.
m.independent.ie/business/tec...
But EU countries are starting to turn against the idea, with Germany calling it “unjustified chat monitoring”.
m.independent.ie/business/tec...
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I appreciate the work of these authors to show that this problem not only is still here but has grown:
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
But it is also quite frustrating 🧵>>
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
But it is also quite frustrating 🧵>>
AI's capabilities may be exaggerated by flawed tests, according to new study
A study from the Oxford Internet Institute analyzed 445 tests used to evaluate AI models.
www.nbcnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I appreciate the work of these authors to show that this problem not only is still here but has grown:
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
But it is also quite frustrating 🧵>>
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
But it is also quite frustrating 🧵>>
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Altman has been quite clear about his strategy.
From the 2008 crash he learned that if you bind enough of the economy to your business you can do whatever you like; government will decide the rules no longer apply.
What he's selling is unaccountabilty.
From the 2008 crash he learned that if you bind enough of the economy to your business you can do whatever you like; government will decide the rules no longer apply.
What he's selling is unaccountabilty.
I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide.
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
November 9, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Altman has been quite clear about his strategy.
From the 2008 crash he learned that if you bind enough of the economy to your business you can do whatever you like; government will decide the rules no longer apply.
What he's selling is unaccountabilty.
From the 2008 crash he learned that if you bind enough of the economy to your business you can do whatever you like; government will decide the rules no longer apply.
What he's selling is unaccountabilty.
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this thing hides posts it judges as ‘rude’, by some US standard. Thereby silencing most of the conversations in Ireland and Scotland, at least.
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 8, 2025 at 8:46 AM
this thing hides posts it judges as ‘rude’, by some US standard. Thereby silencing most of the conversations in Ireland and Scotland, at least.
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Yes, I have read the leaked GDPR Omnibus. Yes, if unleashed as is, it will be an earthquake for EU data protection law (with 2 or 3 of the deep cuts). Which, ironically, would leave most countries that imported the GDPR with a stronger data protection regime than the GDPR.
a girl in a school uniform is saying ironic isn 't it
ALT: a girl in a school uniform is saying ironic isn 't it
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Yes, I have read the leaked GDPR Omnibus. Yes, if unleashed as is, it will be an earthquake for EU data protection law (with 2 or 3 of the deep cuts). Which, ironically, would leave most countries that imported the GDPR with a stronger data protection regime than the GDPR.
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After reading this article, I think it would be safe to say that if these proposals would get approved, then @gzf.bsky.social’s remark that the EU’s data protection would be weaker than that of those countries, who built their own regimes based on the GDPR is very on point.
ppc.land/germany-push...
ppc.land/germany-push...
Germany pushes for sweeping data protection simplification beyond EU proposal
Germany calls for broad GDPR reforms including AI training exemptions, reduced access rights, and pseudonymization changes in policy document dated October 23, 2025.
ppc.land
November 9, 2025 at 7:17 AM
After reading this article, I think it would be safe to say that if these proposals would get approved, then @gzf.bsky.social’s remark that the EU’s data protection would be weaker than that of those countries, who built their own regimes based on the GDPR is very on point.
ppc.land/germany-push...
ppc.land/germany-push...
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The BBC is apologising for its Panorama edit. It shouldn’t. First, the narrative is true: Donald Trump *did* incite the Capitol riot. Second, the apology won’t appease those attacking it. So why not at least stand for something?
Wrote this on it earlier this week:
inews.co.uk/news/world/b...
Wrote this on it earlier this week:
inews.co.uk/news/world/b...
The BBC was right about the Capitol riots. In a sane world, Trump would be in jail
The US President faced impeachment over the violence, and in a world where Republicans had more courage, he would have been found guilty
inews.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The BBC is apologising for its Panorama edit. It shouldn’t. First, the narrative is true: Donald Trump *did* incite the Capitol riot. Second, the apology won’t appease those attacking it. So why not at least stand for something?
Wrote this on it earlier this week:
inews.co.uk/news/world/b...
Wrote this on it earlier this week:
inews.co.uk/news/world/b...
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Absurd: "the AGs argued that the EU’s new sustainability laws would impose 'unlawful' environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) mandates on American companies"
🔥 NEWS: A coalition of 16 GOP Attorneys General has warned tech giants, including Microsoft, Google, and Meta, against complying with the European Union’s landmark ESG and DEI regulations.
Are AGs illegally interfering with corporations' ability to conduct business?
senecaesg.com/zh/insights/...
Are AGs illegally interfering with corporations' ability to conduct business?
senecaesg.com/zh/insights/...
U.S. State Attorneys General Warn Tech Giants Against Complying with EU Sustainability Laws - Seneca ESG
Sixteen U.S. Attorneys General warn Microsoft, Google, and Meta against complying with EU sustainability and due diligence laws.
senecaesg.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Absurd: "the AGs argued that the EU’s new sustainability laws would impose 'unlawful' environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) mandates on American companies"
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This was either:
1) Written by an LLM.
2) Written by someone who hates the English language.
3) The scream of a banshee heralding the death of Irish newspaper journalism.
#SpeirGorm
1) Written by an LLM.
2) Written by someone who hates the English language.
3) The scream of a banshee heralding the death of Irish newspaper journalism.
#SpeirGorm
The Irish Times is hiring for this job, Head of Data Architecture and Machine Learning, but I can't understand what it is and how it relates to running a newspaper. Can you explain it to me please? www.linkedin.com/redir/redire...
November 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This was either:
1) Written by an LLM.
2) Written by someone who hates the English language.
3) The scream of a banshee heralding the death of Irish newspaper journalism.
#SpeirGorm
1) Written by an LLM.
2) Written by someone who hates the English language.
3) The scream of a banshee heralding the death of Irish newspaper journalism.
#SpeirGorm
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A final fuck off to James Watson and to every news source who’s naming him as one of two co-discoverers of DNA structure without mentioning Rosalind Franklin. 🖕
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A final fuck off to James Watson and to every news source who’s naming him as one of two co-discoverers of DNA structure without mentioning Rosalind Franklin. 🖕
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‘Catastrophic errors, confidently pronounced, are likely to become our future as well.’
The AI Hype Bubble
And its cognitive, social, and financial risks.
open.substack.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:09 AM
‘Catastrophic errors, confidently pronounced, are likely to become our future as well.’
www.businessinsider.com/gemini-self-... I did not have
“GenAI exceeds Marvin the Paranoid Android level of self-awareness” on my 2025 bingo card.
“GenAI exceeds Marvin the Paranoid Android level of self-awareness” on my 2025 bingo card.
Google says it's working on a fix for Gemini's self-loathing 'I am a failure' comments
Google Gemini users said the bot is sharing self-loathing messages while attempting to solve tasks, including "I am a disgrace to this universe."
www.businessinsider.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
www.businessinsider.com/gemini-self-... I did not have
“GenAI exceeds Marvin the Paranoid Android level of self-awareness” on my 2025 bingo card.
“GenAI exceeds Marvin the Paranoid Android level of self-awareness” on my 2025 bingo card.