Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence, Truth and Democracy: Discussion
2:00 am
Mr. Art O'Leary:
The solution from our perspective is all about education, information, public engagement and digital literacy. These four elements will be the centrepiece of our education and public engagement strategy, which we hope to publish in the next years. We will devote a huge amount of resources between now and the next general election to doing all of these things, answering all of these questions and informing people. Deputy Mythen mentioned people not knowing who to vote for. One third of the people who did not vote in the last election said it was because they did not know who to vote for, they did not think politics had anything to do with them or that their single vote did not count. This is a very important audience for us. It is not just about voters; it is about how to deal with non-voters to get them engaged in public service.
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