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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 / arts and media / other press Wednesday September 15, 2004 15:55 by redjade   text 2 comments (last - thursday september 16, 2004 06:56)
Why is George Lucas peddling an elitist, anti-democratic agenda under the guise of escapist fun? read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Wednesday September 15, 2004 14:48 by Tom   text 4 comments (last - wednesday september 15, 2004 17:09)
Designing a system to effectively govern over four million people isn’t easy, but serious reform of the system that we have accepted is required if our goal is to achieve a pure democracy in which the greatest majority of citizens is represented satisfactorily. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday September 15, 2004 11:32 by IPSC
There will be a lunchtime demonstration at the Israeli Embassy, Ballsbridge (opposite Jury's), Dublin 4, on Thursday 16th between 1 and 2pm, to commemorate the 1982 massacre of Palestinian refugees at Sabra and Chatila camps by Lebanese militia allied and supported by Israel. The military incursion into Lebanon was planned and led by then Israeli Defence Minister Ariel Sharon, who was subsequently found responsible for the massacre.

The USA vetoed six separate United Nations resolutions between 1982 and 1983 condemning Israel's invasion of Lebanon. In 2002 the USA referred to Ariel Sharon as "a man of peace".

Please spread the word, and bring banners, flags etc.

Thank you,

IPSC Dublin group read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Wednesday September 15, 2004 09:32 by Time For Change   text 67 comments (last - saturday october 02, 2004 17:57)
The end of the Civil Service pay dispute has been a bitter pill for NIPSA members to swallow. NIPSA members have fought the governments for eight months firmly believing that our campaign was about fundamental issues. As the dispute developed that view was confirmed.
This dispute has been a struggle for the right to be properly recognised as a trade union including the right to negotiate on behalf of members, it was a struggle for the end of low pay in the Civil Service and it was the a struggle to end pay inequality.
Unfortunately in the final settlement none of these issues was properly addressed. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Wednesday September 15, 2004 00:56 by -   text 2 comments (last - sunday september 19, 2004 02:54)
and nothing short of very nasty thing to say if wasn't true. read full story / add a comment
international / animal rights / press release Wednesday September 15, 2004 00:45 by A.R.M.O.R.Y Admin
A new website for animal rights activists to use has been launched.
A.R.M.O.R.Y (Animal Rights Media Online Repository) is an open access resource site designed to allow anyone to upload/download any form of useful media. read full story / add a comment
cork / environment / news report Tuesday September 14, 2004 22:22 by Pooka McFee   text 3 comments (last - wednesday september 29, 2004 16:18)
Celebration at Ringaskiddy for Life and against incineration goes ahead despite lashing rain and All-Ireland Final clash read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / event notice Tuesday September 14, 2004 21:29 by I of imc
For full listings log on to our website: www.fringefest.com For bookings please, Tel: 1850(fringe) 37 46 43 Or call in to the ticket box at : 43-44 Temple Bar read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues / press release Tuesday September 14, 2004 19:49 by Barbara Thauront   text 5 comments (last - wednesday september 15, 2004 14:25)
AER and FOE(Friends of the Earth launched long-term campaign that aims to protect traditional crops from consequences of the introduction of genetic technologies read full story / add a comment
international / environment / opinion/analysis Tuesday September 14, 2004 19:36 by Frank Rotering   text 5 comments (last - thursday september 16, 2004 18:50)
The expansion of humanity's ecological impact on the planet cannot continue much longer without violating natural thresholds. To survive, we must develop a new way of thinking about our economic activities. This article briefly describes the author's approach to such a new mode of thought. read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections / other press Tuesday September 14, 2004 14:33 by Peter
The howls of anger and distress coming from Democrats disgusted with the toothless and meandering Kerry campaign have gone aggressively public as the Kerry meltdown becomes more obvious each day.
(continues) read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday September 14, 2004 12:51 by pat c   text 1 comment (last - tuesday march 08, 2005 18:48)
Trauma of Chechnya's ongoing war on health status and living conditions

This report presents the findings of two quantitative surveys conducted by MSF among the displaced populations in Ingushetia and Chechnya to gain information on living conditions and health status. (The main findings are presented in the table below). People interviewed had been displaced for at least five years. We found a population living in unacceptable conditions, traumatized by conflict, and in fear of their safety. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / opinion/analysis Monday September 13, 2004 22:37 by Michael Hennigan   text 2 comments (last - monday september 13, 2004 23:37)
It is strange that while it is often said that the purchase of a house is the biggest decision which most people have to make, newspapers make no claims that property reviews are objective. Nevertheless, they are presented under journalists' bylines, sometimes following a site visit, but the resultant copy does not differ from what an estate agent would produce. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Monday September 13, 2004 22:22 by iosaf   text 4 comments (last - tuesday september 14, 2004 20:28)
Today one of their activists dressed as Batman climbed the cornice of buckingham Palace in central London and hung out for a few hours till a crane took him down. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday September 13, 2004 21:52 by Shannon O'Brien   text 13 comments (last - thursday september 23, 2004 14:25)
Dublin Airport is using software developed by Ascent Technology of Cambridge, MA. Recently, Ascent Technology was caught up in the illegal transfer of personal data on passengers (including medical information) from Airlines to Homeland Security. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday September 13, 2004 20:23 by R. Isible
Privacy International (PI) and European Digital Rights (EDRi) call for more objections by organisations and individuals to the European Commission's proposals to retain extensive amounts of data on our fixed and mobile phone and internet activities. This long and detailed press release lays out the current legal objections to the proposed and existing practices. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday September 13, 2004 19:00 by Speranza   text 6 comments (last - sunday september 19, 2004 23:56)
Dear comrades.

I would like to invite you to a meeting in Connolly Books/New Theatre on Saturday 18th September at 2-00pm. The topic of the meeting will be "The Spanish Anti-Facist War 1936 - 39 and the Irish involvement". The speaker will be Micheal O'Riordan, one of the last serviving members of the Connolly Column and author of the history of the Irish anti-facists who fought in defence of the Spanish Republic. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / other press Monday September 13, 2004 18:03 by Toutwatch   text 3 comments (last - tuesday september 14, 2004 16:52)
Ruc/Psni informer pleads guilty to murder of Pat Finucan.
Report from RTE read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Monday September 13, 2004 11:48 by pat c   text 7 comments (last - tuesday september 14, 2004 13:28)
Russia KGB founder honoured
By Rob Cameron
BBC correspondent in Moscow

A new statue of the founder of what became the KGB, Felix Dzerzhinsky, has
been unveiled in a small town outside Moscow. The monument was commissioned
by the town authorities. read full story / add a comment
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