Results 181-185 of 185 for speaker:Gareth Scahill
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and the State: Discussion (21 Oct 2025)
Gareth Scahill: That is perfect. I thank him for his technical expertise because it is welcomed. It was mentioned the State should establish a publically-accessible central register for all algorithmic systems used by public bodies. How would that work and how might it help citizens understand when AI is being used in discussions that affect them?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and the State: Discussion (21 Oct 2025)
Gareth Scahill: Dr. Shrishak referenced the register in the Netherlands and said it was not perfect. What lessons can we learn from that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and the State: Discussion (21 Oct 2025)
Gareth Scahill: Dr. Shrishak is also calling for an independent national AI office that does not sit in the Department. What benefit does he see coming from that independence?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and the State: Discussion (21 Oct 2025)
Gareth Scahill: The Ministers for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment and Transport and the Central Bank are all there already. Mr. Herrick earlier mentioned the regulators and the lack of resources they have. We have one entity that is sitting where it is sitting at the moment and we were one of the first countries to implement this and get this established. This is one of six, I believe. The benefits...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and the State: Discussion (21 Oct 2025)
Gareth Scahill: Okay, but on what Mr. Herrick was saying about capacity and expertise, one of the benefits of the AI office is it will have expertise it can make available to the Departments, regulatory bodies and authorities. That is built in there at the moment, is it not?