Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 23 September 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence and Children and Young People: Discussion

2:00 am

Mr. Bernard Joyce:

Absolutely. I know my colleague here talked about mental health and suicide but when you see young children faced with hate, being belittled and not feeling they belong in society, and that their culture, identity and way of life is not valued, accepted, supported or enhanced, that needs to be regulated. That needs to be addressed in the context of humans and where we are coming from. There is a race. Some people might say it is a race to the top in terms of fast-tracking in technology but it can also be a race to the bottom as to how society sees itself in terms of equity, equality and social justice. We really need to safeguard and protect that with respect to the vulnerability of groups and children regardless of their ethnicity, background, culture and who they are. That is really important. We have seen that very much played out but we have also seen complaints not being addressed and social media posts not being removed, particularly as it relates to children.

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