Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 15 May 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion
David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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It is a very good suggestion. It is something we need to start seriously looking at. This whole technology area is moving so fast it is being called the fourth industrial revolution. I have been looking at some stuff recently. From the time paper was invented to when the printing press was invented, took 75 generations. This technology has moved forward in less than half a generation. It is moving so fast that it is absolutely scary. It has been described as a tsunami of tech.
I want to ask the witnesses from PwC about red teaming 101. It has to do with testing. It is an attack technique used in cybersecurity to test how an organisation would respond to a genuine cyberattack. Have the witnesses come across this technique? Are many companies in Ireland using it?