Dr. Patricia Scanlon:

In fairness, I am trying to point out a lot of the risks of AI because I believe it could be as impactful in the future, and that concerns me. I brought it to the committee and put it in my opening statement because Oireachtas Members are the policymakers, the Government, the TDs and Senators, the people who can influence stuff. If we were not honest with them about the potential impact, that would be doing a disservice to Ireland. That is not why I took this role. As Mr. Blanchfield said, we are volunteers. We are not here to advocate one way or the other. We are here to bring awareness of the real issues, good and bad.