Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Two weeks ago, I tabled a number of questions to all 15 Departments asking about their use of ChatGPT and other AI platforms. Having received responses from all Departments, I have serious concerns about the inconsistency of approach across them.

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Some have acknowledged that they are using the platform, others have used it in the past and have ceased using it, while still others are giving discretion to their officials as to whether they use it or not. There is an absolute inconsistency of approach across all of the Departments. I urge the Government to engage with the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate Action and Communications, Deputy Ossian Smyth, who has significant personal expertise in this area, to ensure that the National Cyber Security Centre, NCSC, issues a request to all Departments to immediately cease their use of ChatGPT until such time as the centre has had time to assess the implications of its use and give expert guidance to those involved.

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