Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour)
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279. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has a policy on the use of artificial intelligence; and if any Departmental functions are assisted by language model-based chatbots (details supplied). [42821/23]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Officials from my Department do not currently use the application in question to conduct official business. The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), as with all enabling technologies, will be considered on a solution by solution basis. Any such considerations will be discussed and a risk assessment conducted as appropriate. My Department has issued guidance to all staff reminding them of their responsibilities in using any applications or technologies available on the Internet which are not specifically provisioned for use by staff in the Department.

More broadly, the Deputy may wish to be aware that my Department is participating in a Working Group on Trustworthy AI in Public Services, which will provide wider guidance to the Public Service on the use of AI in the near future.