Committee Calls for 'Immediate, Coordinated, All-of-Government Approach' to AI - 18/12/2025

The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence has said an immediate, coordinated, all-of-Government approach to AI is required.In its first interim report, the committee said this new approach should be led by the national AI Office, which is due to be up and running by August 2026.The committee held hearings in June, July, September, October and November, with members hearing evidence from a broad perspective of voices and sectors of Irish society.  The interim report contains 85 recommendations including establishing the AI Committee on a permanent basis.Committee Cathaoirleach and Fianna Fail TD Malcolm Byrne said it will continue to publish interim reports along with a final report at the conclusion of its work.Deputy Byrne joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.