Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 4 November 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence and Disability: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Photo of Darren O'RourkeDarren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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That piece on co-creation is interesting. Mr. Sherwin referred to the role of the Oireachtas. A challenge here is that so much of this is in a black box in private companies. Is it the witnesses' sense that achieving the best possible outcome here - and there are balances in all of this - will require strong regulation and legislation to mandate and enforce? My concern would be that this is a suite of guidelines that are quite optional and they do not always align with the interests of private companies.