Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Photo of Keira KeoghKeira Keogh (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Absolutely. Even last night, it told me my dessert had 150 calories and I had to correct it and say it was more like 300. It is always that bit kinder. I am approaching it with this kind of critical mindset.

There was reference to AI literacy. When we think about our older population especially, we need public awareness and education campaigns on safety while also not leaving them behind. In relation to the advisory committee, what are the next steps? I feel like we should already have an awareness campaign out there because, especially on social media, what is real and not real has already taken off. Our older generation especially are not aware of just how real AI can look and are so vulnerable. At the same time, we are already seeing a gap emerging with tapping on the phone, texting or Skyping or whatever it is, and now the gap is getting so wide where some of us are moving away really fast with our AI companions and assistants and leaving some of the population behind.