At what point should we step in when AI is making travel bookings for us?
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Lecturer in English, University of Galway
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Lecturer in Physical Geography, University of Galway
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Assistant Professor in Medieval History, University of Galway
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Professor in Business Analytics and Society, University of Galway
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Established Professor of Marketing and Vice Dean (Startegic Projects), University of Galway
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Senior Lecturer in Computer Science, School of Computer Science, University of Galway
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Lecturer in Journalism & Global Media Studies, University of Galway
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Media and communications lecturer, University of Galway
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Lecturer in Macroecology, University of Galway
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PhD Candidate, Energy, University of Galway; Atlantic Technological University
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Established Professor of Computer Science & Head of Machine Learning Research Group, School of Computer Science, University of Galway
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Head of the Venom System Lab, University of Galway
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Associate Professor in Business Information Systems, University of Galway
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Associate Professor in Geography, University of Galway
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PhD Candidate in Legal Analytics, University of Galway