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Barry Scannell called on the Government 'to step up AI communications and training'. Photo: Getty

Gabrielle Monaghan

A member of the Government’s new national AI Advisory Council has criticised the framing of AI employment issues by a joint report from the Departments of Finance and Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

Technology lawyer Barry Scannell, who was speaking in a personal capacity, said that last month’s report, Artificial Intelligence: Friend or Foe?, sent “the wrong messaging” and that he “really disagreed” with it.