Dr. Emer Begley:

The development of AI is happening at such a fast pace that for employers, employees, potential candidates to keep up with it is hugely challenging. We have heard from colleagues today about the regulation. We know from talking to colleagues within the disability community that they are experiencing a negative impact around accessing employment because of AI, for example, large data sets being used to exclude people who are more diverse in terms of their profile of education or employment, and the intersectionality with gender as well in gaps in employment.

We ratified the UNCRPD in 2018. We are up in front of the UN committee shortly. We did our own alternative report around the implementation of the UNCRPD and, most certainly, there are gaps in implementation.

Ms Olhausen will talk to more of the technical aspect.