Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence, Truth and Democracy: Discussion
2:00 am
Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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I will pick up on a point made by some other speakers, namely, that it is hugely challenging for Ireland as a state to regulate this sector on its own. We all have an appreciation of the nature of the power and influence these massive corporations have. What is the ability of a state, or even the European Union, to shape how AI looks?