Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I again thank the Deputy for his interest in this area. We had a very good and robust debate last night on AI and its positives. We must always be cautious about the introduction of something like this technology. It is like the revolution of the Internet. We got that first and we were able to do it. This new technology, though, is going to be completely different because I think it is going to impact every aspect of our lives, from public transport to healthcare to education. Every walk of life will be impacted in some way. The Department itself is doing a great deal of work in terms of the schemes it is running. When I say that, I think about the CeADAR centre, which is out in UCD. It is a source of skills where a type of induction training can be provided to AI and apps to give people an insight into those areas. I am going to see if we could bring some of that into the Oireachtas to give our Members an opportunity to see how we could perhaps do a better job using AI in our constituency offices and things like that. There are many benefits to AI, but we are also conscious of the negatives to the technology. It is a balancing act, but the Department is doing everything it can to bring the population with it in terms of the introduction of AI.

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