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Indymedia Ireland is a volunteer-run non-commercial open publishing website for local and international news, opinion & analysis, press releases and events. Its main objective is to enable the public to participate in reporting and analysis of the news and other important events and aspects of our daily lives and thereby give a voice to people.

offsite link Fraud and mismanagement at University College Cork Thu Aug 28, 2025 18:30 | Calli Morganite
UCC has paid huge sums to a criminal professor
This story is not for republication. I bear responsibility for the things I write. I have read the guidelines and understand that I must not write anything untrue, and I won't.
This is a public interest story about a complete failure of governance and management at UCC.

offsite link Deliberate Design Flaw In ChatGPT-5 Sun Aug 17, 2025 08:04 | Mind Agent
Socratic Dialog Between ChatGPT-5 and Mind Agent Reveals Fatal and Deliberate 'Design by Construction' Flaw
This design flaw in ChatGPT-5's default epistemic mode subverts what the much touted ChatGPT-5 can do... so long as the flaw is not tickled, any usage should be fine---The epistemological question is: how would anyone in the public, includes you reading this (since no one is all knowing), in an unfamiliar domain know whether or not the flaw has been tickled when seeking information or understanding of a domain without prior knowledge of that domain???!

This analysis is a pretty unique and significant contribution to the space of empirical evaluation of LLMs that exist in AI public world... at least thus far, as far as I am aware! For what it's worth--as if anyone in the ChatGPT universe cares as they pile up on using the "PhD level scholar in your pocket".

According to GPT-5, and according to my tests, this flaw exists in all LLMs... What is revealing is the deduction GPT-5 made: Why ?design choice? starts looking like ?deliberate flaw?.

People are paying $200 a month to not just ChatGPT, but all major LLMs have similar Pro pricing! I bet they, like the normal user of free ChatGPT, stay in LLM's default mode where the flaw manifests itself. As it did in this evaluation.

offsite link AI Reach: Gemini Reasoning Question of God Sat Aug 02, 2025 20:00 | Mind Agent
Evaluating Semantic Reasoning Capability of AI Chatbot on Ontologically Deep Abstract (bias neutral) Thought
I have been evaluating AI Chatbot agents for their epistemic limits over the past two months, and have tested all major AI Agents, ChatGPT, Grok, Claude, Perplexity, and DeepSeek, for their epistemic limits and their negative impact as information gate-keepers.... Today I decided to test for how AI could be the boon for humanity in other positive areas, such as in completely abstract realms, such as metaphysical thought. Meaning, I wanted to test the LLMs for Positives beyond what most researchers benchmark these for, or have expressed in the approx. 2500 Turing tests in Humanity?s Last Exam.. And I chose as my first candidate, Google DeepMind's Gemini as I had not evaluated it before on anything.

offsite link Israeli Human Rights Group B'Tselem finally Admits It is Genocide releasing Our Genocide report Fri Aug 01, 2025 23:54 | 1 of indy
We have all known it for over 2 years that it is a genocide in Gaza
Israeli human rights group B'Tselem has finally admitted what everyone else outside Israel has known for two years is that the Israeli state is carrying out a genocide in Gaza

Western governments like the USA are complicit in it as they have been supplying the huge bombs and missiles used by Israel and dropped on innocent civilians in Gaza. One phone call from the USA regime could have ended it at any point. However many other countries are complicity with their tacit approval and neighboring Arab countries have been pretty spinless too in their support

With the release of this report titled: Our Genocide -there is a good chance this will make it okay for more people within Israel itself to speak out and do something about it despite the fact that many there are actually in support of the Gaza

offsite link China?s CITY WIDE CASH SEIZURES Begin ? ATMs Frozen, Digital Yuan FORCED Overnight Wed Jul 30, 2025 21:40 | 1 of indy
This story is unverified but it is very instructive of what will happen when cash is removed
THIS STORY IS UNVERIFIED BUT PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO OR READ THE TRANSCRIPT AS IT GIVES AN VERY GOOD IDEA OF WHAT A CASHLESS SOCIETY WILL LOOK LIKE. And it ain't pretty

A single video report has come out of China claiming China's biggest cities are now cashless, not by choice, but by force. The report goes on to claim ATMs have gone dark, vaults are being emptied. And overnight (July 20 into 21), the digital yuan is the only currency allowed.

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international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday February 23, 2005 01:32 by Rasta4i's   text 3 comments (last - wednesday february 23, 2005 11:38)   image 2 images
The terms "Biometrics" and "Biometry" have been used since early in the 20th century to refer to the field of development of statistical and mathematical methods connected to data analysis problems in the biological sciences. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday February 23, 2005 00:51 by Michelle Clarke   text 1 comment (last - thursday june 23, 2005 20:07)
President Bush met President Chirac today...there is an urgent need to resolve disagreements and form strategies for peaceful resolutions worldwide.

Within months, the citizens of Ireland review and vote on their choice for the EU constitution.

Perhaps it is time to review our own...in the light of the Peace Process.

Surely: our focus ought to be corrupt practices North and South but not make alleged criminality, at the last hurdle towards the conclusion of the Peace Process. The Gardai exist as do the PSNI let them seek out all illegal practices irrespective of origin and act with Due Process.

The Tribunals about land deals are evidence....... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Tuesday February 22, 2005 17:33 by rory hearne   text 1 comment (last - tuesday march 01, 2005 02:43)
Start to make poverty history in 2005; cancel the debt



On the 23rd of February, Make Poverty History Ireland are launching their campaign to “mobilise citizens and policy makers in Ireland to bring about the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. The campaign is calling for urgent policy reform in the linked issues of trade, aid and debt. Make Poverty History is mobilising around key opportunities in 2005 to drive forward the struggle against poverty and injustice”. These include the G8 summit in Scotland in July and the WTO meeting in Hong Kong in December. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Tuesday February 22, 2005 01:42 by Fintan Bolton   text 3 comments (last - wednesday february 23, 2005 10:35)
Dr. Mohammad J. Haded, a doctor from Fallujah, and Mohammad F. Awad, director of an aid centre for Fallujan refugees, describe their experiences of the American attack on Fallujah and the humanitarian aftermath at an event in Munich. read full story / add a comment
Anti rubbish offensive in the Kerry mountains....
national / bin tax / household tax / water tax / opinion/analysis Tuesday February 22, 2005 00:56 by John McDermott   text 6 comments (last - friday february 25, 2005 10:13)   image 1 image
The Cork campaign goes on,Wicklow fights on the beacheads ,and a fierce guerilla campaign sees helicopters in action in the Kerry mountains. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Monday February 21, 2005 22:00 by Barra Ó Gríobhtha   text 63 comments (last - monday december 28, 2009 17:54)
Seán’s ninth birthday is approaching and with this in mind his father Jimmy asks him if he would have any interest in watching Ireland Vs France this coming weekend in Landsdowne Rd. Sean is ecstatic at the prospect, so the following day his dad sets out to purchase a pair of tickets for the big game. To his dismay though, there is a reduced capacity in the stadium due to FIFA regulations and as a result Jimmy is unable to purchase tickets from any of the legitimate sources. For a while he wonders if he might chance his arm and negotiate a ticket from a tout prior to the match, but eventually his financial situation deems this option a non-starter. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / opinion/analysis Monday February 21, 2005 16:04 by Me   text 4 comments (last - tuesday february 22, 2005 13:54)
The Spanish government considers the European constitutional treaty pass for the citizenship, in a day in which about 60% of the ones called to the urns did not exert the right to vote. With 93,54% of the scrutinized votes, 76,49% of the Spanish that voted told 'yes' to the text and 17,43% has been decanted for the 'not'. 6% of the ballot papers has been blank. read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Monday February 21, 2005 11:13 by chief cuntstable hugh odd bored   text 6 comments (last - tuesday february 22, 2005 03:17)
The PSNI have absolutely no evidence whatsoever that the DUP were behind the £26 million bank raid, just like they have absolutely no evidence that Sinn fein were behind it. But they might as well point the finger of blame at someone. read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Monday February 21, 2005 10:58 by missing maysfield   text 1 comment (last - tuesday february 22, 2005 12:30)
The predominantly loyalist Castlereagh borough's biased decision to close Maysfield leisure centre, is far from sporting or fair play. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Sunday February 20, 2005 22:42 by Michelle Clarke   text 8 comments (last - friday october 14, 2011 21:20)
Justice delayed is Justice Denied.

The CAB will not apparently being receiving early pensions. Instead, their skills refined through the 1980's/90's scandals of tax evasion will now prove refined to the degree that we may have an effective, speedy system of tribunals with prompt delivery to the Justice system


However, in the midst of all this exciting blame festering news let us not forget the important issues. We need to review children, we need to consider restorative justice, we need to appoint educational psychologists in our schools, we need Ethics established as a mind set of those entering the work environment, government etc. read full story / add a comment
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national / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Sunday February 20, 2005 16:02 by Sean Crudden   text 3 comments (last - friday february 25, 2005 15:42)   image 1 image
Micheal ("Prince Charming") McDowell has admirers - as I know from canvassing on the doorsteps in Navan - but who is the greatest establishment politician of recent decades? read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Saturday February 19, 2005 16:35 by Conor Purcell   text 4 comments (last - friday february 25, 2005 14:54)
The U.S. embassy has just issued a warning to it's citizens to stay away from certain parts of Seoul. Demonstrations against foreigners are planned and an online petition to keep foreigners out of the country has already got thousands of signatures. Many foreigners are worried, some have already left. And all this because of a website? Welcome to Korea, one of the most reactionary and xenophobic countries in Asia. read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Saturday February 19, 2005 08:37 by Ross Getman
Coca-Cola may be making noises in the UK to cut down its branding and marketing of caffeinated sugar water to children, but in the US they are steaming full bore ahead like a schoolyard bully. The "pouring rights" contracts at public schools are not just incredibly bad policy, but they have been challenged as unlawful. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Friday February 18, 2005 11:31 by They haven't gone away (you know)   text 26 comments (last - wednesday february 23, 2005 18:32)   image 2 images
Strange, not a mention of the raids in Cork and elsewhere that appear to have recovered some of the Northern Bank sterling stolen in Belfast last December. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / opinion/analysis Thursday February 17, 2005 19:01 by Maria   text 2 comments (last - friday february 18, 2005 10:53)
Latvia rewrites its history by erasing its Soviet past.
Socialist Party of Latvia proposal to recognize the 9th of May as Victory Day over Nazism in the Great Patriotic War of 1945 has been refused by the Latvian government.
Vaira Vike-Freiberga presented “History of Latvia: XXth Century” to Vladimir Putin at the Holocaust Memorial Day in Oswiecim. read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech / opinion/analysis Wednesday February 16, 2005 22:05 by Various   text 1 comment (last - tuesday may 24, 2005 00:26)
[FOR INDYMEDIA IRELAND'S FILM CRRRRITTTIIICCCSSS] read full story / add a comment
Sergio Leone: ''As Romans, we have a strong sense of the fragility of empires. It is enough to look around us.'
national / arts and media / opinion/analysis Wednesday February 16, 2005 18:10 by James R   text 4 comments (last - saturday february 19, 2005 00:04)   image 1 image
It took years for movies dramatising the agony of the Vietnam conflict to hit the big screen, yet oddly enough a jaundiced contemporary view of the states seeped into a mass audience through Leone's spaghetti westerns. Remaining conspicuous through absence from the canons of motion picture greats, the stylistic flourishes of Sergio Leone westerns provide the popular mind with an immediate shorthand for the genre cinematically. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Wednesday February 16, 2005 10:50 by Séamus Ó Cadhain   text 41 comments (last - saturday february 19, 2005 18:28)   image 3 images
Today's Irish Independent is inferring that the IRA is to blame for an attack on the French windows at Michael McDowell's holiday home. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Monday February 14, 2005 09:58 by ramor ryan   text 11 comments (last - tuesday february 14, 2006 22:57)
Once this was a place of great hope. During the late 1980’s, the Sandinistas were consolidating the revolution in Nicaragua, the FMLN were on the brink of overthrowing the government in El Salvador and the radical movements in Guatemala and Honduras were gaining ground. Today it is a region convulsed by massive delinquency and chronic state corruption whose economies are surviving tenuously on remittance money sent by migrants. The defeat of the revolutionary movements has ushered in an era of social disintegration resulting in a veritable neo-liberal dystopia. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Sunday February 13, 2005 22:57 by Michelle Clarke   text 21 comments (last - friday april 04, 2008 21:34)
'Why Sinn Fein are a bunch of lying, stealing, cheating, hypocritical bastards?

Freedom of the Press is to be valued and not jeopardised. I lived in Zimbabwe in the 1990's and alas I witnessed what control of the Press was all about......Let us preserve our right to report taking account of the words Ethics, Morality, Justice, Human Rights, Civil Rights, Peace..............

African Saying: 'The area covered by your life is not as important as what you build on it' read full story / add a comment
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