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Using AI language translation in the legal sector requires a hybrid system, balancing technology with strong regulation and human oversight, according to PAB Languages Centre report released today.  In its report, AI in Translation: Lessons from the front line at PAB, the organisation found tha

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has announced the appointment of a former senior civil servant from the Department of the Taoiseach, Mary Doyle, as its first chair.

President of the High Court, David Barniville, has issued a practice direction on the use of generative AI in court documents. The direction provides guidance on the court’s expectations concerning its appropriate and responsible use and establishes a verification requirement for any material

Artificial intelligence tools can produce fluent and apparently authoritative answers to legal questions within seconds. That fluency can make an incorrect answer unusually persuasive, writes Dalippe Lalloo. As part of a controlled review, I tested 32 Irish personal-injury queries across ChatGPT, Ge

Major book publishers yesterday raised an action against Google in New York for allegedly taking copyrighted content, using it to train artificial intelligence (AI) models and then generating content that "directly" competes with the original authors' work. The action notes, “The scale and spe

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has published new guidance to help public sector bodies deploy AI securely and comply with the EU AI Act. The document, Securing AI Adoption in the Public Sector, provides "practical advice" on managing cyber security risks throughout the lifecycle of AI sys

An AI-powered law firm has secured its first courtroom victory, in what is believed to be a world first for a regulated legal practice operating through artificial intelligence. Garfield AI, which became the first AI law firm authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in May 2025, successfull

The European Parliament has voted by a broad majority to introduce a ban on AI “nudifier” tools, proposed by Independent MEP Michael McNamara. The ban, which will come into effect on 2 December of this year, will outlaw AI systems designed to generate fake nude or intimate images of real

While AI can be a valuable tool for managing information and summarising large volumes of material, particularly in complex cases, it should never be allowed to displace the fundamentally human role of judging, retired UK Supreme Court justice Lord Sumption has said. Writing in The Daily Telegraph,

Judges will be given AI assistants to help prepare criminal cases in the Crown Court under plans being unveiled by the UK government. The Ministry of Justice will trial the use of AI to analyse case material, conduct legal research and identify cases that are ready for trial. Officials say the tools

AI systems being considered for use in courts and tribunals can be significantly influenced by the quality of legal arguments put before them, according to new research from Maynooth University and University College Dublin. The study found that every major AI model tested was susceptible to persuas

Law professors overwhelmingly preferred AI-generated answers over those written by fellow law professors – and flagged the AI answers as potentially misleading or harmful far less often, a study conducted by Stanford University has found.

While AI may have some uses in student assessment, relying on it would result in “homogenised” grading that “underestimates brilliance”, according to researchers from Cambridge University. Researchers have used top Generative AI models to grade hundreds of undergraduate essay

New research led by Trinity College Dublin’s AI Accountability Lab pinpoints the growing threat posed by the influence AI companies have over the rule of law and people's lives. The international team behind the work, which comprised researchers based in Ireland, the United States, Scotland an

Ireland has emerged as Europe’s leading destination for AI and technology investment, but significant AI readiness gap is emerging across Irish business, despite Ireland’s leading position as a global technology hub, according to the third William Fry Technology Report, launched today at