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 Malcolm ByrneMalcolm Byrne (Wicklow-Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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I am conscious of and totally agree that we need to infuse AI with European values. Our challenge is that Europe has moved in the regulatory space but there is a fear concerning regulation in the US and China going in a different direction. This is particularly the case with the EU's AI Act. Some of what the Chinese Communist Party is allowing to happen through the use of AI is specifically prohibited in Europe. How can we ensure that European values are applied globally?