Johnny Mythen (Wexford, Sinn Fein)
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I raise the important issue of the interpretation and clarity of language. In the Global Research Council principles for AI adoption and research management, the word "should" appears in five of the nine principles. While "should" implies a recommended action, it leaves room for personal choice. For example, under the heading of Decision Making, it states "Final decisions on research proposals should be made by humans". Under the heading of AI Literacy, it states: "People operating or using AI systems should have all the necessary training..." The language used is very important. Instead of "may" and "should", it should be "must" and should not use ambiguous language. When feeding into machines, machines can interpret it in any way and so it is very dangerous.