Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Research Ireland
2:00 am
Dr. Ciarán Seoighe:
I will start and then hand over to my colleagues.
I was at that summit and attended many of the panels and discussions. On balance, there was quite a strong view that the right level of regulation was needed. While the reports and takeaway from the summit were that there was too much regulation and we needed to move away from that, my takeaway from the panels was that there was good discussion of everything from creative industries and beyond about the need for guidelines and guardrails. Broadly speaking, this was generally accepted by panel members and speakers who represented industry as well. They said that they would be happier with guiderails within which they could operate. That is my takeaway from it.