Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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Of course Google does. Mr. Meade would never be hanged for that answer. Everyone who comes in here would say they want to launch as safe a product as possible. This does not necessarily mean that the product is safe.

I take the point, however.

I have some general questions and I am conscious of the time limits. I will ask our guests about the mindsets in respect of AI, which is a subject in which this committee has taken a particular interest. We have seen there can be incredible benefits but we also hear from people who are very concerned that AI will take their jobs or ruin their companies. On the other side, people are saying that AI will not be able to do their jobs or they do not have time to deal with it. Neither of those mindsets are particularly helpful. We need to bring balance and an open-minded approach to the consideration of the potential for productivity. How can we win the debate on AI? With respect to the previous question, that is possibly not the best way to win any debate. There is a role for nearly all of these things in business, politics, the media and education. How can we bring all of this together to ensure we are having a well-informed debate and that we are in a position to win people over, as it were? Our guests may contribute in any order.