Dáil debates

Tuesday, 23 January 2024

Ceisteanna - Questions

Economic Policy

4:25 pm

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----work out what the effective amount would be and make sure we are very careful about any unintended consequences, which often happen in tax policy.

Artificial intelligence is a really important topic to which we need to give a lot of consideration. It was the main topic of discussion in Davos last week. It is a powerful technology with potentially enormous benefits for society and the economy, but one that has some risks too. My only regret is that it is described as artificial intelligence. That gives people the impression it is something it is not. It is not anything approaching human intelligence. These are machines that can do calculations very fast.

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