Mr. Reuban Murray:

I am surprised that the impact of AI on jobs did not come up more in the committee meeting. We asked the young people who applied through our system what the key issues were for them. The number two issue was AI and its impact on jobs. We have already seen that one in three Irish employers are using AI for recruitment and that can even include AI interviews. Young people are applying for those entry level jobs that are more likely to see that. That is going to have a massive impact and is something we have to consider.

When one looks at the AI, counter-disinformation and digital strategies, there is no joined-up thread about how to tackle the issue of teaching young people about AI. How to tackle disinformation is becoming an increasingly bigger problem for young people. We recommend that the strategies be linked and a thread needs to be developed about how we tackle AI literacy and the problem of disinformation. The Chair should feel free to copy and paste this into the committee's report.