Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 10 June 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Research Ireland

2:00 am

Photo of Keira KeoghKeira Keogh (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Those AI companions would have benefits for people with dementia or Alzheimer's or in the neurodiverse space where there can be lots of learning. Sticking with Dr. Leavy, I know she has a big interest in social media governance. I am passionate about the need to work towards verification across the board, not just for teenagers or under-16s, so that if you want to be online, absolutely freedom of speech is favoured but you should be verified to be on that space. Does Dr. Leavy believe that verification would help with the deepfakes, the scams and the fraud or is AI clever enough to get on and get itself verified?