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:

As an inveterate optimist, I will start. If we regulate appropriately, we will manage and do things going forward with our eyes open. AI presents huge opportunity in all kinds of things. We talked about personalised medicine and personalised education, but it could really speed up scientific discovery. It could help us find new materials and new drugs for diseases. There is huge opportunity if we keep our eyes wide open and make the decisions now to ensure we capitalise on that opportunity.