Ireland has enacted laws and/or issued guidance on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Companies subject to Irish laws and regulations should be familiar with all relevant AI-related laws, regulations, and guidance, including those listed below.
Laws and Regulations
General
The AI Act establishes harmonized rules for placing on the market, putting into service, and using artificial intelligence systems (“AI Systems”) in the European Union. It prohibits certain AI practices and establishes specific requirements for high-risk AI Systems and operators of such systems, rules on market monitoring, market surveillance governance and enforcement, and measures to support innovation, with a particular focus on SMEs, including start-ups.
Principles, Studies, & Recommendations
Guidance issued by the Irish Data Protection Commission.
Responsible Government Organizations
Irish National AI Office (NAIO) (Not yet established)
Central coordinator and Single Point of Contact for the AI Act with multiple sectoral competent authorities
Office of the Data Protection Commissioner