Keira Keogh (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I thank the witnesses for attending. I could listen to them all day, especially their examples of where AI is helping. A lot of them used the profound phrase "accessibility as an afterthought". They spoke about how this should not be the case with AI and that disabled voices are not being represented because of the biased data sets. They also talked about cocreation and universal design. I would love to hear more about universal design when it comes to AI. We are aware of it in terms of thinking about buildings. If a bathroom is being built, it is easier to build an accessible bathroom that everybody can use. The same is true with wide doors.

In relation to AI, it would be great to get some examples of universal design so that it is easier to picture. Everyone could answer this question, but will Dr. Hartney start?