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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Water Quality (11 Jul 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for taking this matter. It is unfortunate that I have to raise it in the House but it is primarily because of the lack of information that has been provided to residents in Ferns, County Wexford, by Irish Water. Uisce Éireann issued a boil water notice in Ferns on 28 June due to the detection of the presence of cryptosporidium in the local water supply....

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Freedom and Security of the Press Operating in Areas of Conflict: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: We see him more often than some of the committee members.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Freedom and Security of the Press Operating in Areas of Conflict: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank all of our witnesses. I particularly acknowledge Mr. Yurchyshyn who is joining us from Kyiv. Even the fact the electricity is going off there shows us the ongoing challenges faced by politicians and journalists. I want him to be assured of Ireland's ongoing solidarity with the people of Ukraine in the face of the most appalling aggression by Russia and particularly given the events...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Freedom and Security of the Press Operating in Areas of Conflict: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Freedom and Security of the Press Operating in Areas of Conflict: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: It might be useful for us to hear first-hand about some of the challenges for media reporting in Ukraine. I will touch on some of the issues regarding digital threats. Colleagues have spoken a lot about the challenges we see in conflict zones but there are also digital threats. As much as we as politicians see it, there are rising threats of violence online against journalists. This is...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Freedom and Security of the Press Operating in Areas of Conflict: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Ms Evans also made reference to this. Does she want to comment?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Freedom and Security of the Press Operating in Areas of Conflict: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: That is perfectly fine, do not worry. We are speaking about online threats to journalists and some of the challenges. Ms Evans made reference to it earlier. What can we do to address some of these challenges?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Freedom and Security of the Press Operating in Areas of Conflict: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: When we talk about conflict zones, we frequently think of conflicts and wars between states. We might draw a parallel with gangland crime. Crime is international for criminal journalists. There are a number of high-profile criminal investigations relating to Irish gangs. Does Mr. Dooley want to comment on challenges facing journalists in those circumstances?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Freedom and Security of the Press Operating in Areas of Conflict: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: It is fair and I agree. There is that opportunity with the new Government. The Tánaiste has raised this before so it might be appropriate for the committee to raise it with the Tánaiste. We sometimes take our free press for granted. Mr. Dooley has been in here regularly. It is healthy we have these public debates around the role of media in society and about quality, trusted...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I am sure the Leader will join me in again expressing our solidarity with the people of Ukraine following the horrific and deliberate targeting by Russia of the main children's hospital in Kyiv overnight. This is part of an appalling ongoing war and it is something we need to regularly recall in this House. Ukraine continues to fight for its survival. There is a dangerous, despotic regime...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the witnesses for their work; their family, friends and teachers for their support; and BT for its continued support of this competition. I think any of us who go to BT Young Scientist are often blown away by the range. You think you have heard it all and then suddenly somebody comes up with a question that makes you go, “Oh, I never thought about that.” I will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: No worries. I am just curious. Ms Kelleher made a valid recommendation on training programmes in AI for educators. Who should provide those? There is a concern about the level of knowledge of those in the education system around generative AI. Should there be partnerships with the technology companies and AI platforms?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Mr. Pádraig Meade mentioned regulation and some of the ethical concerns as well. What does he think are the key ethical issues both policy makers and students in the classroom must consider?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Mr. Seán O'Sullivan obviously talked about his project, VerifyMe, and the models used. He was using large data sets. A lot of teachers talk about how they are only allowed to photocopy a certain number of pages out of a document. While AI is a tool which can be used in education, how do you get around some of the copyright or intellectual property concerns around feeding all those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Okay, that is good. I wish to ask Mr. O'Sullivan a general question. Does he think educators, and even more widely, policy makers, get it? AI is transforming our lives. It is not something that is happening in the future. Does he think, from his experience, there is a sufficient level of understanding at policy-making level around the impact, and the potential impact, of AI?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Does any other witness wish to speak? I might ask Mr. O'Sullivan one final question, on which any of the witnesses are welcome to come in. VerifyMe is obviously a fascinating programme with regard to the possible use, or misuse, of large language models. We are obviously worried in politics about the use of deepfakes and similarly about large language models being misused. Does Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I am thinking of speech creation. It could also apply to deep fakes or manifestos written by a large language model.