Oireachtas children’s committee to hear social media companies defend use of artificial intelligence

The Oireachtas children’s committee will tomorrow hear from representatives from TikTok, Meta, and X. File Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Social media companies are to downplay the threat artificial intelligence on their platforms represents for Irish children, with most saying they primarily use AI for the detection of harmful content.

The Oireachtas children’s committee will tomorrow hear from representatives from TikTok, Meta, and X (formerly Twitter) about the "protection of children in the use of artificial intelligence".