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Paul Sweeney

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Product Strategy, technology companies, Internet. Co-Founder at Webio.com: Co-founder at ConverCon - The Conversational Interface Conference. Present Product Manager at Aryza Engage

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Dublin Rape Crisis Centre urges counselling notes be classed as privileged under new law Organisation given legal advice that ban on using notes in trials would be unconstitutional

Legislate immediately.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

28.01.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In fairness, my rewilding campaign for the river shannon isn't going down very well....

28.01.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Rain is so unusual in Ireland though. How are we supposed to plan for these black swan events? πŸ€”

Also, any chance we could build reservoirs ?

Oh, and our water infrastructure, any chance we could have a plan for that? What? you had one but...

27.01.2026 11:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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UK’s Synthesia valued at $4bn after Google Ventures-led series E raise Fast growing UK Unicorn Synthesia valued at $4bn following Google Ventures led round of $200m.

When this originally came out, I gave it zero chance. Then, events dear boy, events.... in this case, the whole LLM revolution. Good luck to them. www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/uk...

27.01.2026 10:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Companies like Klarna and Revolut are achieving very low default rates in what might already be seen a "higher risk sector. How are they doing it? Real time data, open banking, real time underwriting, and AI.

27.01.2026 10:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Affirm to offer BNPL for rent The buy now, pay later player is one of the first to offer pay later installment financing for tenants paying their monthly rent.

BNPL "right now" looks like four payments a month, instead of one lump payment at the end of the month. But maybe missing one day's payment, or one weeks payment, has a lower impact on real world outcomes?

www.paymentsdive.com/news/affirm-...

27.01.2026 10:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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SinΓ©ad O'Sullivan: John Collison is only half right. Ireland’s problem isn’t just process, it’s psychology We have money, talent and trust, but to cross threshold into action demands something rarer: courage

Wow. What a piece. The serenity prayer "leaps to mind"... (both as a guide and a symptom of what she describes).

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

31.10.2025 15:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Future of AI in Customer Service Experiences | Aryza πŸ€– What does the future of customer experience look like in an AI-first world? In his latest piece for The AI Journal, Aryza’s Product Integration Officer, Paul Sweeney, explores how generative and c...

My first post for Aryza and it's on how AI will change all customer experiences, probably more proundly than we even expect today, even with all the hype..

www.linkedin.com/posts/aryza_...

30.09.2025 11:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Simon Taylor on Agentic Payments and Opportunities Podcast Episode Β· Fintech Layer Cake Β· 07/05/2025 Β· 41m

Agentic Payments and The Token Layercake ! Lots of standards games evolving here. However, the security and authentication layers have to catch up. When it hits though, it will hit fast, as the commentators say. podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/f...

08.05.2025 07:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bravo, bravo, bravo to Ireland’s @declanwalsh.bsky.social for winning a Pulitzer

06.05.2025 17:23 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s very silly ….

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03.05.2025 08:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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EV sales up 23.7% during April with Irish Tesla sales remaining robust The Tesla Model Y stood in 20th place for new car registrations during the month

Tesla sales up in Ireland albeit from a very low base

www.irishexaminer.com/business/com...

03.05.2025 07:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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#ai #customerengagement #creditandcollections #aicopilot #webio #aiintech… | Webio AI Co-Pilots: From Code Reviews to Customer Conversations. Our CSO, Paul Sweeney, was featured in the Business Post's Connected Magazine, sharing his take on the rise of AI-powered assistantsβ€”fro...

Great conversation about how coding assistants are changing the development process. Thanks @charlietaylor.bsky.social and Jason Walsh www.linkedin.com/posts/webio-...

01.05.2025 14:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Turn it off, unplug, wait a full minute, then power up again.

If that fails try return to factory settings.

I joined the manufacturer customer support group and received no responses what so ever

29.04.2025 11:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mollicks to that?

20.04.2025 19:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My tone comes across incorrectly here. My bad. I intended to communicate that this is a known risk, and should have been tested and controlled for by the company releasing it. πŸ‘

20.04.2025 11:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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73 | Ethan Mollick and a million Einsteins in a server Podcast Episode Β· Night Science Β· 07/04/2025 Β· 38m

Such a good high level discussion of working / co-working with AI @emollick.bsky.social cc @stephenkinsella.bsky.social @marklittle.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/n...

20.04.2025 08:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

And one we have all lived through before, right ? Not exactly an unknown risk.

20.04.2025 08:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Stand for nothing. Fall for anything.

16.04.2025 20:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Always do!

13.04.2025 12:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Heaven, again this year ….

11.04.2025 22:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just waiting for the new Andor to drop :)

31.03.2025 12:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘‹πŸ‘πŸ˜‡ well done.

31.03.2025 12:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Why we are no longer posting on X  

In line with University of Limerick’s ongoing commitment to providing engaging, transparent, diverse and positive communications through our digital channels, the University has conducted a review of its presence on the X platform (formerly Twitter). 

Due to the sustained decline in engagement, concern as to the veracity of performance data, the prevalence of automated traffic, an ongoing EU regulatory review, and the increased presence of toxic content, UL will cease posting on the X platform. This decision aligns with our commitment to responsible digital communication and safeguarding our online community as well as our own team members. The University will continue to prioritise social media platforms that provide a safe, engaging, and effective environment to communicate with our audiences, while remaining open to reassessing this decision should the platform’s content moderation practices and user experience significantly improve in future

Why we are no longer posting on X In line with University of Limerick’s ongoing commitment to providing engaging, transparent, diverse and positive communications through our digital channels, the University has conducted a review of its presence on the X platform (formerly Twitter). Due to the sustained decline in engagement, concern as to the veracity of performance data, the prevalence of automated traffic, an ongoing EU regulatory review, and the increased presence of toxic content, UL will cease posting on the X platform. This decision aligns with our commitment to responsible digital communication and safeguarding our online community as well as our own team members. The University will continue to prioritise social media platforms that provide a safe, engaging, and effective environment to communicate with our audiences, while remaining open to reassessing this decision should the platform’s content moderation practices and user experience significantly improve in future

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Notion’s lost years, its near collapse during Covid, staying small to move fast, the joy and suffering of building horizontal, more | Ivan Zhao (CEO and co-founder) Podcast Episode Β· Lenny's Podcast: Product | Growth | Career Β· 06/03/2025 Β· 1h 12m

Really interesting pod on the product challenge and approach at Notion. podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/l...

20.03.2025 11:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Very much enjoying how the launch of Amazon dot aye eee has been mostly people talking about how Kenny's, the family owned Galway bookshop, offer free national and international postage at the same prices or cheaper.

18.03.2025 21:37 πŸ‘ 111 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

β€œFirst there was Batman… then ….”

17.03.2025 10:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Was this the tech that many wanted to ditch our EU AI Ethics rules to ensure we gained the benefit from ?

asking for a friend...

14.03.2025 15:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A lot of the "we need to prepare for AGI" feels a lot like "when the aliens land.... "

14.03.2025 14:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0