Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 November 2023
888. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47329/23]
View answerI wish to advise the Deputy that Artificial Intelligence is used in the following cases within my Department.
• Predicting the likelihood of TB outbreaks.
• Image analysis of crops claimed under CAP schemes.
• Image analysis for identifying species susceptible to H5N1 (Bird flu).
• Customer Segmentation analysis for developing Agri-Food policies.
• Analysis for identifying risk factors for Microbial Food Safety.
• Smart Text analysis to prevent and contain data breaches.
All current and future use cases are subject to human review, data protection and governance measures.
More broadly, the Deputy may wish to be aware that the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery & Reform and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment currently coordinate a Working Group on Trustworthy AI in Public Services. This group will provide wider guidance to public servants on the use of AI in the Public Service in the near future.
