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Amazon staff must be provided with assurances from the government that they will be adequately supported if faced with redundancy, according to Social Democrats enterprise spokesperson Sinéad Gibney. Deputy Gibney said: “Reports that Amazon is to cut 16,000 jobs are extremely concerning for the 6,500 staff employed by the multinational company in Ireland. “Today, I […]

The abolition of the triple lock would be the final nail in the coffin for Ireland’s neutrality as we know it, according to Social Democrats defence spokesperson Sinéad Gibney. Deputy Gibney made her comments as the Cabinet met today to sign off on the Defence Amendment Bill. The legislation will result in the removal of […]

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have shown they see no value in artistic and cultural endeavour through their inaction which has led to the closure of The Complex, according to Social Democrats arts and culture spokesperson Sinéad Gibney. Deputy Gibney said: “The Complex, the multidisciplinary arts centre in Dublin’s North Inner City, announced its permanent […]

Belated assurances from X that it will geoblock its chatbot Grok from undressing images of real people are too little too late, according to Social Democrats media spokesperson Sinéad Gibney. Deputy Gibney said: “When edit functions were added to Grok, with the express purpose of nudifying images, Elon Musk thought it was a big joke […]

The government is flailing around on the Grok AI scandal unable to get its story straight, according to Social Democrats media spokesperson Sinéad Gibney. “Last night, on Prime Time, AI Minister Niamh Smyth was clear that we have “very strong and robust” laws which criminalise the spread of non-consensual sexualised images of women and children, […]

It’s Media Minister Patrick O’Donovan, not the law, that can’t keep up with technology, according to Social Democrats TD Sinéad Gibney. Deputy Gibney, who sits on the Oireachtas AI Committee, said: “Nobody is denying that users who request Child Sexual Abuse Images bear legal responsibility for the production of those images. But X, the platform […]

Coimisiún na Meán must urge the European Commission to be proactive when it comes to protecting its citizens, particularly minors, from having their image sexualised by AI models, but must not become complacent at home, according to Social Democrats TD Sinéad Gibney Deputy Gibney, who sits on the Oireachtas AI Committee, said: “Grok AI has […]

The Minister for Enterprise must recognise the threat artificial intelligence presents to employment and reinforce workers rights in the tech sector, according to Social Democrats TD Sinéad Gibney, who sits on the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence. Deputy Gibney said: “400 workers at Covalen, a business which provides services to Meta, have been put […]

Online safety measures being brought to Cabinet this week fall short of effective solutions to the dangers our most vulnerable face online, according to Social Democrats communications spokesperson Sinéad Gibney. Deputy Gibney said: “It’s welcome that the government has acknowledged that online safety is of critical importance as we continue to lead increasingly digital lives, […]

Yesterday’s attack on our peacekeepers in southern Lebanon was a grave violation of UN Security Council resolution 1701, according to Social Democrats defence spokesperson Sinéad Gibney. Deputy Gibney said: “The protection of our defence forces partaking in a UNIFIL mission in Lebanon should always be our highest priority when it comes to peacekeeping. “Any attack […]