The Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence is to discuss the impact of AI on children when it meets later this morning.
The first session will hear from representatives from the Ombudsman Youth Advisory Panel, National Youth Council, Children's Rights Alliance and the National Parents Council.
The second session will include representatives from BeLong To, CyberSafeKids, the Irish Traveller Movement, ISPCC, Spunout and Webwise.
Cathaoirleach of the Committee Fianna Fáil TD Malcolm Byrne said the hearings will explore the opportunities as well as transparency, responsibility, accountability and ethics in the provision and operation of AI technologies.
"The children and young adults of today will be the first of their generation to use artificial intelligence in their daily lives and the rise of artificial intelligence will come with a host of questions around security and online safety," Mr Byrne said.
"Whilst artificial intelligence will see significant improvements in areas such as education and health, it's important we discuss the growth of misinformation and toxic online culture which has shown to greatly impact the youngest people in our society."
"The Committee looks forward to hearing from our witnesses and discussing how the regulation of artificial intelligence could reduce increasing anxieties for young people in Ireland," he added.
