The government is expected to establish an Oilichitas Committee, which will specifically cover the issue of artificial intelligence (AI) just a few days after the introduction of the proposed law aimed at curbing abuses over the use of technology.
Fiannafáil TD Malcolm Byrne said he understands that over 20 other committees will be proposed this week, although it is designed to protect people’s identities and protect them from the use of malicious “deepfakes”;
The government and opposition have denounced each other for delays in establishing committees in new Dáil due to the continued line over TDS speech rights.
During the recent introduction of his AI bill, Byrne raised many controversies, including misuse of images that affect Taojich, Tanaiste and famous personalities.
Protection of voice and image bills would criminalize, distribute, or publish the manipulation or misuse of a person’s identity for the purposes of advertising, political messaging, fundraising, impact on public opinion, or selling goods or services.
It covers technologies and software designed to replicate people’s images and voices.
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The move to introduce legislative frameworks follows a recent report from the government’s AI Advisory Committee, which recommends similar interventions.
Byrne sees his bill as a “discussion starter” and believes it could ultimately be supplied to a wider range of laws covering AI.
“In the last oiReachtas, I pushed a lot towards establishing a special AI committee, and now it looks like it’s going to happen,” he said.
“There’s a big view that artificial intelligence and its impact on Irish society and the economy should be discussed more.”
In the meantime, Byrne said he wants to speed up legislative progress given the growing problem of misuse of individual intellectual identities for financial or other negative purposes.
However, he said the point of the proposed law is not political and is no exception to the general or humorous deepfake, or “Pope in the Piffer Jacket.”
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“This is a law (designed for instances) in which personal images and likeness are used without permission.” It also sets up a site on the protection of people working in the creative sector.
Last February, in one of a series of reports examining the potential implications of AI use, the advisory committee recommended many policy moves in line with its authority.
The subcommittee said the government should adopt the introduction of “moral rights” to protect individuals from unauthorized digital imitation of their voices, images or personas, and address the risks of privacy and reputation.
They also seek a safeguard similar to those in the US who have continued since the Hollywood actor’s strike, and need explicit consent to digital replication or alteration of the performer’s image after death.
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Laws from different countries are maintained by the rapid advancement of AI technology.
Earlier this year, the UK government declared that the creation of sexually explicit deepfark images would be a criminal offence and sentenced them to a maximum of two years in prison.
In the US, Congress is considering additional legislation that regulates the creation, disclosure and spread of deepfakes.
Byrne, who addressed Dáil in last week’s bill, said AI presented “incredible opportunities” for healthcare and public services, and that a commitment to its use is included in the government’s programme.
“But the risks of any technology are misuse,” he said. “We rely on listening to each other and seeing the image of others, working on trust.
