Elaine Burke
@elaineburke.bsky.social
Talking tech, science and media. Journalist and broadcaster. Host of @fortechssakepod.bsky.social and Connected AI Podcast.
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The latest from myself and @charlietaylor.bsky.social on AI covers the cybersecurity risks raised by AI agents (with help from Raluca Saceanu), the AI ad wars, YouTube's slop problem, and 'AI detectives' on LinkedIn.
Check it out: www.businesspost.ie/tech/the-con...
Check it out: www.businesspost.ie/tech/the-con...
The Connected AI Podcast: Raluca Saceanu on how AI is changing cyber security
www.businesspost.ie
February 13, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The latest from myself and @charlietaylor.bsky.social on AI covers the cybersecurity risks raised by AI agents (with help from Raluca Saceanu), the AI ad wars, YouTube's slop problem, and 'AI detectives' on LinkedIn.
Check it out: www.businesspost.ie/tech/the-con...
Check it out: www.businesspost.ie/tech/the-con...
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Once again for the people at the back. Especially anyone looking at Times, Mail or Telegraph headlines today.
February 13, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Once again for the people at the back. Especially anyone looking at Times, Mail or Telegraph headlines today.
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Mary Oliver… as always… perfection ❤️
February 13, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Mary Oliver… as always… perfection ❤️
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hold on i gotta take this
February 13, 2026 at 2:33 AM
hold on i gotta take this
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![Normal vegetables: you must store us at the right temperature, in the right humidity, or we will spoil and rot in no time.
Potatos: [in Eldritch Script] Where is the Fucking Soil?
Image of a bag of forgotten potatoes looking like a tentacle monster, trying to locate earth to grow in.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4djfp3b27soxcfkxhirydi6d/bafkreiescsomv6asluzkv3ynyqh27q4lmqygzgcdga5dx3lf2awdqiv5pq@jpeg)
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
Spotted the sun making an appearance over Dublin from Díon this morning.
We are so back.*
*God I hope we are back. 🙏🏻
We are so back.*
*God I hope we are back. 🙏🏻
February 11, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Spotted the sun making an appearance over Dublin from Díon this morning.
We are so back.*
*God I hope we are back. 🙏🏻
We are so back.*
*God I hope we are back. 🙏🏻
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It’s Leslie Nielsen’s birthday & this is still the greatest gag in the history of comedy.
February 11, 2026 at 7:44 AM
It’s Leslie Nielsen’s birthday & this is still the greatest gag in the history of comedy.
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I'm not sure if the reporters interviewing Anthropic's philosopher stunt hire understand either philosophy or AI. But they sure do like taking the bait to publish humanising euphemisms as fact.
February 11, 2026 at 8:00 AM
I'm not sure if the reporters interviewing Anthropic's philosopher stunt hire understand either philosophy or AI. But they sure do like taking the bait to publish humanising euphemisms as fact.
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🗣️ “Surely nobody should be in a condition described like that?” — guest presenter @newschambers.bsky.social
🗣️ “They shouldn’t,” — Fianna Fáil TD Paul McAuliffe
🗣️ “Sorry, that’s actually a description of the Knockalisheen Centre,” — @newschambers.bsky.social
#TonightVMTV #SeamusCulleton #ICE
🗣️ “They shouldn’t,” — Fianna Fáil TD Paul McAuliffe
🗣️ “Sorry, that’s actually a description of the Knockalisheen Centre,” — @newschambers.bsky.social
#TonightVMTV #SeamusCulleton #ICE
February 10, 2026 at 10:38 PM
🗣️ “Surely nobody should be in a condition described like that?” — guest presenter @newschambers.bsky.social
🗣️ “They shouldn’t,” — Fianna Fáil TD Paul McAuliffe
🗣️ “Sorry, that’s actually a description of the Knockalisheen Centre,” — @newschambers.bsky.social
#TonightVMTV #SeamusCulleton #ICE
🗣️ “They shouldn’t,” — Fianna Fáil TD Paul McAuliffe
🗣️ “Sorry, that’s actually a description of the Knockalisheen Centre,” — @newschambers.bsky.social
#TonightVMTV #SeamusCulleton #ICE
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Social media would be healthier if it fully shut down every evening after playing this, the Touch Grass video (Irish Edition)
February 10, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Social media would be healthier if it fully shut down every evening after playing this, the Touch Grass video (Irish Edition)
February 10, 2026 at 12:12 PM
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In 2010, Aaron Swartz downloaded 4.8 million articles from JSTOR. We don't know why - it may have been to make them freely available online (if so, he never did, as he was caught). He made no money from this, and there is no suggestion he intended to.
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February 10, 2026 at 10:31 AM
In 2010, Aaron Swartz downloaded 4.8 million articles from JSTOR. We don't know why - it may have been to make them freely available online (if so, he never did, as he was caught). He made no money from this, and there is no suggestion he intended to.
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On Ireland AM, I mentioned the way algorithmic feeds make policing harmful content more challenging, in the context of ongoing discussions about social media harms.
We did an episode on this on @fortechssakepod.bsky.social which I highly recommend. pod.fo/e/24bcbb
We did an episode on this on @fortechssakepod.bsky.social which I highly recommend. pod.fo/e/24bcbb
February 10, 2026 at 8:33 AM
On Ireland AM, I mentioned the way algorithmic feeds make policing harmful content more challenging, in the context of ongoing discussions about social media harms.
We did an episode on this on @fortechssakepod.bsky.social which I highly recommend. pod.fo/e/24bcbb
We did an episode on this on @fortechssakepod.bsky.social which I highly recommend. pod.fo/e/24bcbb
Be warned: watching the halftime show now after the fact seems to have more ads than the game itself. 😣
Catch me and Joe discussing and flubbing our remedial Spanish shortly 📻
Catch me and Joe discussing and flubbing our remedial Spanish shortly 📻
I'll be on @mattcooperlastword.bsky.social at 5.45 with @elaineburke.bsky.social talkin TV & streaming including the #NFL Bad Bunny show that was bookended by some sort of sporting event - u can watch the full show here
Bad Bunny's Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show
YouTube video by NFL
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Be warned: watching the halftime show now after the fact seems to have more ads than the game itself. 😣
Catch me and Joe discussing and flubbing our remedial Spanish shortly 📻
Catch me and Joe discussing and flubbing our remedial Spanish shortly 📻
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"The human body is an obstacle to efficiency (...) [but] real learning is slow. It is not oriented towards immediate use and immediate disposal." Efficiency in edu & research cheapens our work. We are already squeezed by new managerialism, time to reclaim our agency. #ResistAI
Learning is complex, messy, emotional: AI can’t replicate that
ChatGPT and other AI tools may seem irresistible. But educators should beware, as they could end up trading away the thing that gives them value — the rich experience of slow learning
www.irishexaminer.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM
"The human body is an obstacle to efficiency (...) [but] real learning is slow. It is not oriented towards immediate use and immediate disposal." Efficiency in edu & research cheapens our work. We are already squeezed by new managerialism, time to reclaim our agency. #ResistAI
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ChatGPT literally choking in its own shit
"One study suggested that this year, large language model training would use 75% data created by AI. The quality of that training data could degrade service quality. As it stands, AI is already making some creative hallucinations in high-stakes situations"
"One study suggested that this year, large language model training would use 75% data created by AI. The quality of that training data could degrade service quality. As it stands, AI is already making some creative hallucinations in high-stakes situations"
February 6, 2026 at 10:17 PM
ChatGPT literally choking in its own shit
"One study suggested that this year, large language model training would use 75% data created by AI. The quality of that training data could degrade service quality. As it stands, AI is already making some creative hallucinations in high-stakes situations"
"One study suggested that this year, large language model training would use 75% data created by AI. The quality of that training data could degrade service quality. As it stands, AI is already making some creative hallucinations in high-stakes situations"
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There are literally 100s of flood relief schemes in place, and only a handful have been judicially reviewed. Enniscorthy hasn't even got planning permission but judicial review is being blamed for delay.
Jack Chambers should be put into a cannon and shot off Roche's Point into the Atlantic.
www.thejournal.ie/jack-chamber...
www.thejournal.ie/jack-chamber...
'Paralysis from culture of judicial reviews’ a ‘major issue’ in progression of flood relief schemes
‘Certain resident associations brought judicial review proceedings against flood relief schemes in communities that have been flooded in recent days,’ said Jack Chambers.
www.thejournal.ie
February 6, 2026 at 1:35 PM
There are literally 100s of flood relief schemes in place, and only a handful have been judicially reviewed. Enniscorthy hasn't even got planning permission but judicial review is being blamed for delay.
I got to talk about this on our nation's public service broadcaster today.
It's Friday. It's been raining for 256 days. I don't care if it's true, let us have this.
www.thejournal.ie/penis-gate-o...
It's Friday. It's been raining for 256 days. I don't care if it's true, let us have this.
www.thejournal.ie/penis-gate-o...
Sports doping body on the lookout for 'penis injections' at Winter Olympics
The World Anti-Doping Agency said it would investigate bizarre claims that ski jumpers are administering hyaluronic acid into their penises to get a competitive advantage.
www.thejournal.ie
February 6, 2026 at 10:16 PM
I got to talk about this on our nation's public service broadcaster today.
It's Friday. It's been raining for 256 days. I don't care if it's true, let us have this.
www.thejournal.ie/penis-gate-o...
It's Friday. It's been raining for 256 days. I don't care if it's true, let us have this.
www.thejournal.ie/penis-gate-o...
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On this day in 1992, George H.W. Bush sent a memo to all White House staff about how fat his dog was
February 6, 2026 at 10:06 PM
On this day in 1992, George H.W. Bush sent a memo to all White House staff about how fat his dog was
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It's now just ONE more signature and we've reached the threshold. Currently at 10,079 and we need 10,080
Hup!! We need just 39 more signatures and then we've done it, Ireland will have passed her threshold.
PLEASE SIGN!!!
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#JusticeForPalestine #Ireland #FreePalestine #SpeirGhorm #SpeirGorm #IrishSky
PLEASE SIGN!!!
🇵🇸🙏✊🇮🇪
#JusticeForPalestine #Ireland #FreePalestine #SpeirGhorm #SpeirGorm #IrishSky
Legends!! Thanks all for signing. Just 203 more signatures to go from Irish citizens, and we'll have passed the Ireland threshold, and become 1 of 7 legendary countries to get this past the post
C'MON!!!! Let's get it done. 📝🇵🇸
#SpeirGhorm #SpeirGorm #IrishSky #Ireland
C'MON!!!! Let's get it done. 📝🇵🇸
#SpeirGhorm #SpeirGorm #IrishSky #Ireland
February 6, 2026 at 7:54 PM
It's now just ONE more signature and we've reached the threshold. Currently at 10,079 and we need 10,080
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There is an even sadder six-word story.
February 6, 2026 at 7:43 PM
There is an even sadder six-word story.