Irish Legal News
A consultant at William Fry, an in-house lawyer at OpenAI and a law professor at Trinity College Dublin are among the members of a new advisory council helping to shape the Irish government’s approach to artificial intelligence.
The AI Advisory Council, chaired by Dr Patricia Scanlon, met for the first time yesterday and will initially focus on providing expert guidance, insights and recommendations in response to specific requests from government.
Later, it will also develop and deliver its own workplan of advice to government on issues in AI policy, providing insights on trends, opportunities and challenges.
The 14 members represent a spectrum of experience and expertise from academia, business, law, security, social sciences, economics and civil society.
They include Barry Scannell, a consultant in the technology group at William Fry, where his work is focused on AI law. He was previously profiled by Irish Legal News as our Lawyer of the Month for August 2023.
Emma Redmond, an experienced technology lawyer who is now associate general counsel and head of EU privacy and data protection at OpenAI — becoming the first member of the OpenAI team in Ireland — is also a member.
Professor Deirdre Ahern, professor of law and director of the Technologies, Law and Society Research Group at Trinity College Dublin School of Law, brings expertise in regulatory policy and corporate governance of new technologies, in particular AI.
The full membership of the council can be found on the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment website.
Source: https://www.irishlegal.com/articles/lawyers-appointed-to-new-ai-advisory-council
