Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses, specifically for this report and for giving us the opportunity to have this important discussion this morning. This surveillance has been happening quite a lot without remarks being made about it. There is something a little sneaky about it, although there is probably another word for it. It has been creeping in. I have a speaking slot in the Dáil Chamber shortly so I will have to leave a bit early. I apologise for that but I will come back if I can.

Yesterday, Bloomberg reported that the White House is hosting a forum for workers whose employers use automated systems to monitor them. It is planning a broader effort to ask Americans what priorities the US Administration should pursue regarding artificial intelligence, AI, in terms of new regulations on emerging workplace technologies. The Administration is seeking to better understand how companies use automated technologies. Is a similar forum needed here or is there a danger that such a forum could just become a talking shop when we actually need to stop talking, accept the evidence and move on to legislation?