ADAPT Radio
Episodes
AI Local Government Ethical Tools
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Local government faces challenge implementing generative AI ethically whilst maintaining public trust and data security as new EU AI Act regulations r...
AI Lesson Preparation Addresses Teachers Planning Burden
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Teachers face overwhelming preparation burden as global education shifts toward personalised learning and outcomes based curricula without adequate in...
Who owns AI with Meredith Whittaker from Signal
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When your AI agent books a rental car, it needs your driver's license, credit card, calendar access and permission to message your contacts—creating...
Sea-Scan Maritime AI Technology
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ireland's territorial waters are among Europe's largest, yet monitoring this vast maritime expanse for unauthorized vessels, environmental threats, an...
Vacant No More: AI and the Future of Irish Buildings
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ireland is facing a housing crisis, and yet countless buildings sit empty and unused. In this episode of Adapt Radio, Dr. Clare O’Connell speaks w...
Digital Propaganda: How AI is Reshaping Public Discourse
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Claire O'Connell hosts a discussion on AI and digital propaganda with media historians Nelson Riviero and Professor Aphra Kerr. They highlight the p...
Explainable AI in Action: From Tutors to Health Tech
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every day, AI systems influence how we learn, shop, and make decisions—but to truly support us, AI must communicate in ways tailored to who we are a...
Empowering Cancer Patients with AI
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How many times have you gone to the doctor and then on the way home from the appointment, realized there were things that you forgot to ask about? To...
Facial Recognition: Innovation or Invasion?
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Facial recognition technology is becoming a routine part of daily life, from unlocking phones to assisting law enforcement. But as its use expands, so...
AI Literacy in the Classroom
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI is transforming education at an unprecedented pace, which means teachers need to think closely about how to harness the power of AI. In this episo...
Preserving Your Digital Legacy
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many of our daily interactions are reliant on the processing of personal data from emails, to social media, our phones and SMART devices. What happens...
How AI is Exposing the Hidden Dangers of Gambling Ads
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As AI becomes a bigger part of our world it can be utilised to power research and studies in ways that were never possible before. Today we hear abo...
AI Policies To Prevent Inequality
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As AI continues to shape our society, how can we make sure that it doesn't harm minority groups or exacerbate inequalities? Today we hear from two e...
AI Assisted Home Healthcare
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us will be familiar with voice activated software in devices like smart speakers, but there are so many more possibilities for this technology...
Combating Deep Fakes in Elections
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the surge in deep fakes and disinformation we need to be very careful about believing what we see online, particularly in relation to big world e...
Breaking Barriers with Sign Language Translation
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast is also available with international sign language and closed captions on YouTube. https://youtu.be/vrvoiYNRpts We live in an Uber digit...
Geopolitics: AI Disruption and Regulation
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The AI Act is leading the way as the first-ever legal framework on AI, but what challenges are facing regulators when it comes to adapting to the rapi...
AI in Education Technology (Keynote)
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Chat GPT hit the public consciousness just a couple of years ago, we immediately started to see effects in education, with students and teachers ...
AI Accountability (Keynote)
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AI is developing at such a rapid pace that we can get caught up in its potential capabilities and role in our future. However, there are still a lot o...
Amplifying Voices in History
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How we view the past is very much shaped by the stories we're told about it and AI innovations are helping researchers to enrich our understanding of ...
Artistic Approaches to Ethical AI
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You cannot move an inch these days without encountering takes on the future of AI and technology, and concerns about how it may impact our lives for b...
Protecting Minority Languages with AI
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Irish language is an important part of Ireland's culture, but it is a minority language and like many ‘at risk’ languages around the world, Ir...
A New Direction with Prof John Kelleher
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The pace of change in AI is beyond rapid and it's an exciting time for research in Ireland. Professor John Keller is now leading the way in research...
Doubling Down On Data Protection
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the age of data our private information is currency and we digital trails behind us everywhere we go online. As AI grows in popularity, some fear i...
Is AI a Threat to Translators?
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most visible areas AI has been in use in the area of translation. Large language models are getting better and better at learning the subtl...
Democracy in the AI & Digital Age
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the 21st century, we do democracy differently. The internet has opened up new channels of information, meaning that citizens can access and contrib...
Disinformation: Harmful Use of AI
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
These days it's hard to know what to believe. Misinformation and disinformation are nothing new but AI and social media seem to be driving false infor...
Innovation VS Regulation in AI
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
AI systems are developing at such a rapid pace and have sparked questions about how we can control their use and prevent them destroying society. Wi...
Recovering History With AI
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Conversations about AI are often future focused, but these emerging technologies can also help us bring the past to life. Today we find out how AI h...
The Language Of AI
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Since ChatGPT burst into the mainstream late last year, these conversational AI interfaces have been prompting huge discussion about how AI will shape...
The Ultimate AI Sidekick
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are in a world where our every move and thought is documented and databases. With that data, future search agents and AI will be able to deliver ...
AI and Sustainable Cities
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With more people living even faster lives, our cities need to be smarter, more sustainable and easier to live in. Dublin City Council are running an ...
Prof David Lyon: AI and Surveillance in the 21st Century
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our everyday lives are surrounded with everyday objects which have the ability to monitor, track and record everything we do. But what are the roles t...
Claire Gillan and Marcus Collier: AI & Mental Health
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our health is one of our greatest assets, and it has many interconnected parts, including our mental health and the environment in which we live. How ...
Giovanni Di Liberto & Andrea Patane: AI and Human Interaction
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How do smart speakers, phones and connected devices understand what we're saying? This month we look at how the interaction between machines and our...
Robert Ross and Ben Cowan: AI & Chat GPT
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chat GPT has taken the AI world by storm as a bot that can generate text in conversational human style. So does this spell the end of students spen...
Mark Little and Lucy Hederman: AI and Health
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From wearable devices to digital hospitals, modelling disease patterns to training medical professionals - AI is having a transformative impact on hea...
Cal Muckley and Robert Ross: AI and Finance
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From crypto-currencies to challenger banks, and mortgage lending to managing risk, AI has profoundly changed finance and how we interact with money. ...
Owen Conlan and Ben Cowan: AI and SciFi
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The movies we’ve grown up watching have made quite the impression on our lives and how we think about AI. From the exciting prospect of flying car...
Vincent Wade: Human Centric AI
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As AI becomes more embedded in our lives, how do we ensure that we trust it? How can we be confident that safety has been built into the systems we us...
Naomi Harte: Enhancing Speech Communication Technology
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Speech technology is life-changing. It can literally give voice to someone who has lost theirs through illness. Or it can be misused for malign purpos...
Dave Lewis: Trustworthy AI and the Future of Data Governance
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do we create global standards for AI so we can mitigate against harms like disinformation? How do we prevent AI from perpetuating human biases? ...
Rozenn Dahyot: The Next Generation of Computer Technologies
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Computer technologies are constantly advancing, remember when we thought landlines were as good as it could get? fast forward to today where smartphon...
John Kelleher: Digital Content Transformation, Specifically, NLP & AI
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alexa, Siri and robotic hoovers have become common household appliances. But how would you feel about a robot making your bed in the morning? Could AI...
Rachel McDonnell: Virtual Humans
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How we represent ourselves online is hugely important. While in the past we used photos and avatars, today we are creating virtual humans. What do ...
Mohmmed Al Rawi: AI for Fashion
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
ADAPT Researcher Mohammed Al-Rawi discussed the role AI plays in the fashion industry. It is used at almost every level, from manufacturing, to transp...
Helen McHugh: eTranslation for the Irish Language (Irish)
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
ADAPT Researcher Helen McHugh was featured on Raidió na Life on a programme called Blas na Cathrach hosted by Joe Breathnach. She discusses eTranslat...
Jamie McGann & Johann Issartel: Movement Technology for Children
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Jamie McGann and Prof Johann Issartel have recognised the crisis of sedentary habits among children. A mix of reduced outdoors space, safety concer...
Eamonn Donlyn: A Recommender System for Sustainability
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eamonn Donlyn explores the big ideas behind Darwin and Goliath, a micro-recommender system currently used for eCommerce. The Amazons and Netlifxes of ...
Liam Cronin: Creating Community through Research, Development, and Innovation
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Liam Cronin, of the RDI Hub in Killorgin, County Kerry, discusses their aims as a not-for-profit collaborative workspace to foster growth and creativi...
Kieran Fraser: Push Notifications that Prioritise Digital Well-being
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kieran Fraser, a member of the EmPushy team, discusses their project that seeks to humanise push notifications using AI and user-imputed data. The sof...
Neil Brady: CaliberAI, like a Spell Check for Defamation
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
CaliberAI, led by the father son duo Conor and Neil Brady, have come up with an AI solution to improve the quality and standard of public discourse ac...
Vladimir Krylov: AI Solution for Mapping Street Assets
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Vladimir Krylov, a member of the AIMapIT research team, discusses their development of an AI system for discovery, detection and GPS mapping of statio...
Nicole Baker: The Story of Biologit
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nicole Baker, co-founder of Biologit, talks on their development of an AI system that collects pharmacovigilance data into one database. This developm...
Conor McNally: Industry meets Academia
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Conor McNally, ADAPT’s Business and Startup Development Manager, discusses how startups can benefit from collaboration with academic researchers. He...
Vinny Wade: Is the Human Left Behind?
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Vinny Wade, ADAPT's Director and Chair of Computer Science in the School of Computer Science and Statistics at Trinity College Dublin, discu...
Soumyabrata Dev: How Computer Vision Assists in Identifying Product Placement Locations
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Soumya Dev gives us insight into how the future of video ads might work on a technical level. Disruptive ads are not a great experience, so product pl...
Teresa Lynn: Irish Language Technology @ ADAPT
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Teresa Lynn explores some of the Irish Language technology various teams at ADAPT are working on to help promote this minority language online and pre...
Harshvardhan Pandit: Technology for Social Good: Promises and Potentials
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Harsh Pandit gives a high level talk about his PhD research revolving around ensuring technology is used for social good. He covers current issues tha...
Emer Gilmartin: Between and Within Speaker Transitions in Multiparty Conversation
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Emer Gilmartin discusses how human conversations, especially transitions between multiple speakers, can be tagged and analysed for use with voice assi...
Nicole Baker: The Use of AI for Medical Literature Monitoring
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nicole Baker introduces the topic of pharmacovigilance and how Biologit seeks to use AI to help ensure safety when it comes to prescribing and using m...
Professor Dave Lewis: Data Collection and Ethics
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Dave Lewis is an expert in data governance, ethics and privacy. The way companies have to handle data has become more complex and many comp...
Sébastien Le Maguer: Pronunciation and Accents in Human Computer Interactions
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sebastian's research focuses on speech synthesis analysis and evaluation.
Professor Owen Conlan: Connecting to Users through Personalisation
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Owen is an expert in technology personalisation which aims to connect humans to the right content in the right form at the right time.
Natalia Resende: Improving Machine Translation for Language Learners
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Natalia is working on the iADAATPA project to evaluate the output quality of diverse Machine Translation engines developed by industry partners.
Maja Popović: Collaboration for Machine Translation
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Maja's research interests include machine translation, machine and human evaluation, combining linguistic knowledge and data-driven methods in NLP, as...
Lucy McKenna: Connecting Libraries through Link Data
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lucy's research focuses on linked data for the library domain. This helps librarians make connections between their data and data that is held in oth...
Kieran Fraser: Humanising Push Notifications
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kieran's research is in the domain of personalised mobile notification management and how those push notifications can be smarter.
Kevin Koidl: Ethics and User Experiences (HELIOS)
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin's background in philosophy provided him with a platform to question the cognitive questions that surround AI, chatbots and personalised devices....
Harshvardhan J. Pandit: Using Machines to Simplify Legal Language
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Harsh's research looks at semantic web technologies for an open and extensible approach for assessment, demonstration, and documentation of GDPR regul...
Federico Gasperi: Improving Machine Translation of Lesser Known European Languages
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Federico Gasperi is a specialist in Machine Translation. He is part of the PRINCIPLE project, a EU funded project focused on developing high quality ...
Eva Vanmassenhove: Bias in Machine Translation
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Eva's research deals with Neural Machine Translation. Her research has highlighted gender issues with translation from English into other languages.
Dimitar Shterionov: Industry Academic Collaboration on Machine Translation Technology
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dimitar has worked on the design and development of artificial intelligence software for learning and reasoning with uncertain data.
Annalina Caputo: Perfecting Responsive Systems
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Annalina's areas of interest include Natural Language Processing and Information Retrieval.
Professor Andy Way: Neural Models of Machine Translation
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Andy Way is Deputy Director of the ADAPT Centre and a Professor of Computing at DCU. He is an expert in Machine Translation and Natural Lan...
Andrew Allen: Comparing Healthy Patient Data to Analyse Disease Markers
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew's research focuses on genomics and cognition, as well as lifestyle factors potentially associated with dementia risk, in healthy older adults.
Ana Guerberof: Machine Translations Complementing not Competing
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ana's research is mainly on machine translation and post-editing exploring productivity, quality and experience.
Alberto Poncelas: The Growing Field of Machine Translation
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Alberto is a PhD Researcher in ADAPT at Dublin City University. He holds a M.Sc degree in Artificial Intelligence and has been working in the Software...
Abigail Walsh: Developing Irish Language Technology
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Abigail's research aims to improve automatic processing of Irish multiword expressions (MWEs).
Nolen Gertz - The Last Word
15 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nolen Gertz speaks to Matt Copper on The Last Word on Thursday the 11th of July 2019. Nolen Gertz is Assistant Professor of Applied Philosophy at the...
Professor Dave Lewis: Do you care what is happening to your Data?
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Opinion: The degree that people care about their data being collected and how it is used is like a pendulum. It swings one way and then the other. Pr...
Professor Dave Lewis: Can We Trust AI?
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This audio clip comes form a recent interview that Professor Dave Lewis did with Business Journalist Petula Martyn on RTE. He speaks about all aspects...