Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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Mr. O'Sullivan is dead right on that and it is very interesting, even in respect of the ethics. He mentioned the creativity aspect. If someone is tired and is trying to get something written at the last minute, they are not going to be very creative and will try just to get the job done. They could use AI to get ideas and so on but, at the same time, if they end up being over-reliant on it, they are not going to put in the same level of creative effort. Is that something that came strongly back? It was stated that a total of 76.6% of respondents said it had provided new ideas but that more than 80% felt it was hindering their creativity, although a lot of self-awareness is required to realise that. What are the witnesses' thoughts on that?