Marc-Roger Gagné on AI Governance
Essays and public writing connecting ai governance to law, institutions, technology and democratic accountability.
Digital God Doesn't Run on Faith
AI is not running in the cloud. It is running on infrastructure, and that infrastructure has a cost. Nobody talks about what it costs to think at scale.…
Cuba: Where Even the Blockchain Can't Bootstrap Recovery - Irish Tech News
As I write this, it's Christmas Eve. While many of us are moving through a season of comfort and predictability, I keep returning to what I saw walking
Where Does Your Face Go After Landing? - Irish Tech News
I first encountered biometric screening at Abu Dhabi airport a few years ago. The gate scanned my face, flashed green, and opened without a word. No officer,
The Chaos Express - Irish Tech News
Crypto didn’t just flirt with crime in 2024. It became the getaway car. $40.9 billion moved through its rails, not in theory or projections but in real
The Gravity Well of Consent - Irish Tech News
Artificial intelligence didn’t just arrive; it opened a gateway. Like the ship Event Horizon, it was built to push the limits of innovation. Instead, it
Deadly by Design - Irish Tech News
The convergence of artificial intelligence with national security agendas has emerged as a defining shift in global power dynamics. The militarization of
Scrolling Ourselves to Sleep - Irish Tech News
Every day feels like a collective struggle to maintain sanity amid relentless digital chaos. We wake up to a torrent of notifications, emails, and breaking
Family No More - Irish Tech News
Every time a Canadian sends an email, streams a video, or stores a file in the cloud, there’s a good chance their data is taking an unnecessary detour…
Dear American Cousin: Don’t Pull the Thread That Binds Us - Irish Tech News
In the mid-19th century, transcontinental railroads transformed North America, binding economies and ambitions across vast distances. Today, Donald Trump’s
When Money Meets Machine - Irish Tech News
Much like the invention of the printing press transformed how knowledge was shared, AI and fintech are rewriting the rules of finance. Where once only a few
The Cash Photosynthesis - Irish Tech News
Sustainability has moved from the fringes to the core of modern investment strategies, reshaping not just financial systems but the way we define progress
Make Russia Boot Again: From Microships to MAGA - Irish Tech News
Western sanctions have severed Russia's technological lifelines from military-grade circuits to basic software updates. The impact cuts deeper than
Block by Block: Building the Future of Supply Chain Finance - Irish Tech News
Blockchain technology, much like its early application in cryptocurrencies, is hailed as a revolutionary force poised to disrupt traditional systems in this
Web3 Unchained: The Future of a Decentralized Internet - Irish Tech News
Web3 and decentralized applications (dApps) represent the next major leap in the evolution of the digital landscape, much like the seismic shifts we witnessed
Faith in a Screened World - Irish Tech News
In 2024, the role of churches in Canada is being questioned in ways that reflect both the shifting societal landscape and an increasingly digitalized world.
AI Judge vs. Trump: Courtroom Rebooted - Irish Tech News
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into legal adjudication promises to reshape the judicial landscape, like a steady breeze cutting through a fog
Tech, MAGA, and Women's Rights: A Cross-Cultural Analysis - Irish Tech News
In this era of scientific breakthroughs, particularly with the emergence of artificial intelligence, one would reasonably expect parallel gains in women's
Garbage Gone Genius: Innovating Our Way Out of the Waste Land - Irish Tech News
In the quiet of the early morning, as the world awakens to the fragmented chorus of modern life, my brother embarks on his daily journey, not amidst a…
Self-Checkout: Retail's 3D TV Moment - Irish Tech News
In the realm of retail, the advent of self-checkout technology was once celebrated with the same fervor as the introduction of 3D television in the
Rising from the Storm - Irish Tech News
Mexico's march towards technological advancement, juxtaposed against the echoes of its storied past, particularly the might of the ancient Olmec Empire,
AI Ascension: Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist Insights - Irish Tech News
As dawn's gentle light unfurls over the vibrant tapestry of Southeast Asia, a profound journey unfolds at the crossroads of ancient spiritual wisdom and the
AI for Air - Irish Tech News
In the bustling city of Lahore, Pakistan, the skyline often wears a veil of smog, painting a stark picture of the pressing environmental challenges faced by
The Dangers of Artificial Intelligence Aren’t What You Think (Hint are you thinking about your IoT data) - Irish Tech News
Latest great guest post by Marc R Gagné MAPP Senior Privacy and Data Advocate, Cyber Intelligence and Director @ Gagne Legal. Image from pixabay here.