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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I have a couple of questions for everybody and my first question is for Mr. Meade. Concern has been expressed in the US about AI Overviews. Much of what I have read shows that the latter gives results that can be seen as misleading, such as adding glue to a pizza to keep the cheese on it. More seriously, it returns results which state that serial killers and nuclear war have benefits....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: My question is whether Google intends to launch it here. I am aware it has not been launched here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I am sure they would have plenty to say about it. Certainly, what I have read in the media would not fill me with confidence. I appreciate the point on it being a discrete and small number of results but some of them, which I will not ventilate here because they do not deserve an airing, are incredibly disruptive and would be potentially disruptive in the political realm as well as in other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: When will it be considered safe to launch?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I presume all of what we read about in the media will be dealt with in advance of a European launch.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: Of course Google does. Mr. Meade would never be hanged for that answer. Everyone who comes in here would say they want to launch as safe a product as possible. This does not necessarily mean that the product is safe. I take the point, however. I have some general questions and I am conscious of the time limits. I will ask our guests about the mindsets in respect of AI, which is a subject...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: There is, and my question is how we do it. Industry will have to do the heavy lifting but it will need partners in education and politics, etc.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: My first question is about the way in which the move from large language models to small language models can make genitive AI more accessible for SMEs and smaller organisations with more limited resources, including charities. At a high level, large language models have created opportunities around productivity and creativity. However, it requires access to big computing to avail of them....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the witnesses. I have a question on the Digital Economy and Society Index, DESI, which was published in 2023 and which drew on data from 2020. It shows that 22.7% of businesses in Ireland with more than ten employees are using big data, 47% are using the cloud and only 7.9% are using AI. How do we ensure the adoption of generative AI, classical AI, machine learning and automation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach. I am not sure I will need all seven minutes. To follow up on a point made previously, will our guests from Amazon confirm that the company has not received a request to recognise a trade union? Is that right?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: That is very interesting because I was under the very clear impression it had. That is okay. Is Mr. Brophy aware that there are trade union members working in Amazon's warehouse or fulfilment centre?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: There are but Amazon does not recognise that union.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I believe the Chairperson has already visited so at least one of my colleagues has been there. I want to ask about the reference that was made to productivity improvements and automation. Although he is not here now, Mr. McCorry also made reference to protecting workers from the potential negative use of AI. What is each company doing or prepared to do to make sure that workers are...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Fishing Industry (28 May 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank the Minister of State and appreciate that she is speaking on behalf of the Minister for the marine. The response has been drafted by Department of the marine officials on behalf of the Minister and does not capture the urgency. We do not need increased grant aid for onboard and inshore investments. We are beyond that. Somebody is drowning and we are talking about giving them...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Fishing Industry (28 May 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputy. I will raise this again with the Minister, Deputy McConalogue. He has met with representatives of the inshore fisheries recently and is very aware of the challenges they face. He is committed to ensuring we identify and explore all avenues available to us in terms of the funding supports that may be put in place for inshore fisheries. In saying that, we as a member...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Fishing Industry (28 May 2024)

Cuireadh an Dáil ar athló ar 10.35 p.m. go dtí 9.10 a.m., Dé Céadaoin, an 29 Bealtaine 2024. The Dáil adjourned at at 10.35 p.m. until 9.10 a.m. on Wednesday, 29 May 2024.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (28 May 2024)

Mairead Farrell: I thank the Minister of State. I welcome her constructive message and the fact there has already been a meeting. I hope another meeting will resolve this issue. Everybody would like to see this class being set up. Parents are concerned, which is completely understandable. We all know what it is like once we get into the summer months. There are concerns that parents would not get the...