Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Photo of Naoise Ó CearúilNaoise Ó Cearúil (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)

That is helpful. On a more general point, we have seen a polarisation in debates on AI. Dr. Scanlon mentioned that earlier and stated how it can be unhelpful in a way. How can we foster discourse in Ireland that is evidence based and that brings together industry, academia and competing demands? We have national concerns around energy and societal impacts. How do we have a conversation at national level and bring it down to a more micro level at home and here, indeed, in order to try to get people on the same page? Naturally, there will be different opinions. That is fine. How can we foster positive discourse that lends itself to the reality that AI is here and that we are not getting away from it? We can try to contain it in ways, but it is here. From Dr. Scanlon's perspective, how do we bring people together?

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