Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 September 2023

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media

Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán on the 2023 Work Programme

Mr. Jeremy Godfrey:

It is a huge issue, and of course there will be legislation on the way under the AI Act, which will probably not be for us. One of our main issues with AI is how it is used by the social media platforms. There was a discussion about recommending systems and algorithms. Those are based on AI. We want to make sure that when the platforms use AI it is used in a way that keeps people safe rather than a way that amplifies the dangers. As Ms Hodnett said earlier, we are a big supporter of the principle of safety by design. When new technologies and services are being deployed and developed we think it is best practice for platforms to be evaluating the impact of safety and making sure that they design in safety measures rather than have us come after them later when things are not safe. That is part of how we think about AI.

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