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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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Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

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Voltaire, international edition

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international / miscellaneous / other press Thursday June 09, 2005 23:14 by The Academy   text 10 comments (last - tuesday june 14, 2005 14:40)
Anyone can nominate for the upcoming "Oscars of Idiocy" the World Stupidity Awards which take place every year at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal. read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / other press Thursday June 09, 2005 22:33 by mms
On June 11th 2005 over 54 cities across the world will experience the naked joy of the world's largest naked protest against oil dependency and car culture in the history of humanity. Many cities will also ride again on the weekend closest to Valentine's Day 2006. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Thursday June 09, 2005 22:00 by ryan   text 1 comment (last - friday june 10, 2005 05:01)
Please follow my blog and enlighten the world. ha read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Thursday June 09, 2005 19:35 by Dr. Coilín Oscar ÓhAiseadha   text 3 comments (last - friday june 10, 2005 19:24)
For the sake of those who have not read Village magazine this week (3-9 June), I am posting a copy of a letter I've had published, in which I point out that the old media, in their coverage of the appointment of George Bush and the invasion of Iraq, have committed all the crimes that the magazine's media analyst, Conor Brady, in last week's issue accused bloggers of committing. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Thursday June 09, 2005 17:05 by Anthony G
Employees in the logistics industry all over Britain are being electronically tagged by their bosses in order to monitor and control their activities in the work-place. It's a new way in which productivity is increased and individual people are further reduced to being passive non-thinking cogs in a machine. According to statements made by some of the employers using these devices, we'll even learn to love these new chains.

I've never heard of these devices before so I can't say how prevalent their use is in Ireland. I'd be interested to see what action the GMB union will take given that they "will not stand by to see our members reduced to automatons.” If these tags aren't stopped across the water, it's likely that the same multinationals will also introduce them here in Ireland. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Thursday June 09, 2005 17:01 by Pol
This is a link to the European wide network Youth Against Racism, which contains information of what you can do to help combat racism where you are and throughout Europe:http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/1320/page1.html
If you scroll to the bottom of that page, there are further links to anti-racist groups. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday June 09, 2005 05:25 by Akiva Eldar
The Housing Ministry allocated at least NIS 70 million
to build infrastructure and erect public structures in
82 illegal outposts in the West Bank during the prime
ministerial terms of Benjamin Netanyahu (1996-1999)
and Ariel Sharon (2001-2004), Haaretz has learned from
an appendix to attorney Talia Sasson's report on the
outposts. read full story / add a comment
José Couso 1965 - 2003 killed by the USA April 8th 2003
international / crime and justice / other press Tuesday June 07, 2005 20:31 by i   text 2 comments (last - thursday october 20, 2005 20:51)   image 1 image
José Couso was a camaraman with TV5 one of the Spanish terrestial channels, he was 37 years of age, and was married with two children then aged 3 and 6 years, he was in the Palestine Hotel in Bagdhad in 2003, a building which was known to the occupying and iraqi forces to house members of the international media and aid volunteer corps.

They were and are protected under article IV Geneva Convention 12/8/49
and the summary protocols and additions of 8/6/77 to which the USA are party.

He was killed on the 8th of April 2003. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday June 07, 2005 17:28 by Observer   text 2 comments (last - tuesday june 07, 2005 19:58)
Blogger David Farrer lives in Edinburgh, and he’s worried about the armada of G8 protesters soon to descend on the city. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Tuesday June 07, 2005 17:14 by Charles
It’s Sunni vs. Shi’ite in northern Nigeria, where the two main sects of the Religion of Peace™ are battling for dominion: Armed police patrol northern city after violence by Muslim groups. (Hat tip: Ringo.) read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Tuesday June 07, 2005 16:27 by The UB   text 1 comment (last - tuesday june 07, 2005 17:34)
Ten day strike forced the Government to retreat – Pakistan Telecommunications privatisation postponed for an indefinite period read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Tuesday June 07, 2005 12:35 by i   text 3 comments (last - friday june 17, 2005 06:57)
the 4th Global Forum to combat "-" has opened in Brazilia, Brazil.

The event will bring together important actors in the fight against corruption from Brazil and abroad. A series of panels, lectures, and workshops will be offered to discuss issues such as money laundering, conflicts of interest, and public procurement under the overarching theme “From Words to Deeds.” read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Monday June 06, 2005 21:07 by €/$   text 5 comments (last - friday december 09, 2005 18:39)
The International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands, was established by European nations of the €U under the Rome Statute as the last court of international crime.

It is the only international court which is permenant and ratified and stablished to promote the rule of law and ensure that the gravest international crimes do not go unpunished.

It is not completely recognised by the USA which resents its "inteference".

It has opened investigations into Darfur-
“The investigation will require sustained cooperation from national and international authorities. It will form part of a collective effort, complementing African Union and other initiatives to end the violence in Darfur and to promote justice. Traditional African mechanisms can be an important tool to complement these efforts and achieve local reconciliation.” read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Monday June 06, 2005 18:26 by Archie Kennedy
Unfortunately, the mindset and the mass media fall heavily under the spell of the wolves that prey upon the innocent. Roy the Wolf terrorized Cape Bretoners in the 1920's and now Paul the Wolf is doing the same thing on a much larger scale. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Monday June 06, 2005 17:02 by -   text 1 comment (last - monday june 06, 2005 21:24)
The USA has proposed at the Fort Lauderdale, in the presence of Jeb Bush and Con Rice in Florida, the 35th meeting of "the Organisation of American States" meeting the right for it, "to intervene but not punish" the other 31 states of the organisation as part of measures to "monitor democracy".

Not surprisingly Mexico and all of South America have joined together to say "¡q t jodas!" read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Monday June 06, 2005 12:28 by €   text 5 comments (last - tuesday january 10, 2006 13:34)   image 1 image
François Chérèque the leader of the largest French trade union has just finished the first round of discussions with the new French Prime minister aimed at reducing unemployment.

He has proposed a social pact on four priorities-

employment
combatting precarity.
prospects for youth.
social security.

«et enfin. la lutte contre la pauvreté »,
"& finally the struggle against poverty" read full story / add a comment
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international / anti-capitalism / other press Sunday June 05, 2005 19:42 by redjade   text 2 comments (last - sunday june 05, 2005 19:45)   image 3 images
''The scheme, devised by one of America's biggest banks and used by two billionaire donors to George Bush's election campaign among others, is being probed for possible breaches of securities and anti-money-laundering rules.'' read full story / add a comment
Forgotten Fallujah
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Saturday June 04, 2005 13:42 by redjade   text 13 comments (last - tuesday june 21, 2005 17:04)   image 1 image
Juan Cole: ''....figures suggest that in US-dominated Iraq, people are dying so far at about the same rate as they did under Baath rule...' read full story / add a comment
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