Johnny Mythen (Wexford, Sinn Fein)

A point was made about a public education campaign. It would be very useful that this would be funded and I would like to see the input of the organisations that are represented here today. That is what we are talking about. Mandated transparency has to be built into AI decisions. The witnesses referred to public services, and Ms Casey spoke about how they are changing and becoming more difficult to access. People must have access to smartphones and all of that to get services. We are not serving the public well by not providing a proper training programme for them. The witnesses might elaborate on that point.

We know that AI systems profile people and use and sell their data because data is big money. They can also make assumptions about people's health, spending habits or cognitive ability. That is where the danger is. Someone mentioned scams, which is one of the biggest issues when the algorithms get together. We saw examples during the week of cyberattacks against the car industry in England that involved AI, and we had our own situation at the airports. It is a serious situation. We need transparency. This has to be regulated. I would ask the witnesses to comment.