Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether their Department has a designated lead or responsible officer for their Department's use of Artificial Intelligence. First Minister and deputy First Minister: The Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) adopted a “Use of Generative AI Policy” in June 2024. Under this … Continue reading AQW 48759/22-27 – FMdFM designated lead on AI
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy whether her Department has a designated lead or responsible officer on her Department's use of Artificial Intelligence. Minister for the Economy: My Department has established governance arrangements for the use of Artificial Intelligence. The Senior Information Risk Owner is responsible for approving the … Continue reading AQW 48664/22-27 – Department for the Economy designated lead on AI
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education whether any assessment has been made of the potential impact of the use of Artificial Intelligence in schools on safeguarding. Minister of Education: Guidance on the use of Generative AI was issued to education professionals through DE Circular 2026/02 on 11 May 2026. This … Continue reading AQW 48470/22-27 – Use of Artificial Intelligence in schools
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education whether any assessment has been made by his Department of the potential for Artificial Intelligence tools to improve access to educational support for children with special educational needs and disabilities in rural areas. Minister of Education: Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is not a replacement … Continue reading AQW 48102/22-27 – Artificial Intelligence educational support
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department has a designated lead or responsible officer on his Department's use of Artificial Intelligence. Minister of Education: My Department does not currently have a designated lead or responsible officer for its use of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”). The Department’s use of AI … Continue reading AQW 48760/22-27 – Department of Education designated lead on AI
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health whether he plans to take steps to ensure that Artificial Intelligence-based mental health tools do not replace clinically appropriate human-delivered psychological support. Minister of Health: The use of artificial intelligence (AI) within mental health services presents both opportunities and important considerations. My Department is … Continue reading AQW 43534/22-27 – AI Mental Health Tools and human-delivered psychological support
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the use of Artificial Intelligence models such as Radiomics-based Early Detection Model in early pancreatic cancer detection. Minister of Health: My Department is aware of emerging research into the use of artificial intelligence (AI) models, including Radiomics-based … Continue reading AQW 46139/22-27 – Artificial Intelligence models in early pancreatic cancer detection
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any economic modelling that is being factored into Artificial Intelligence governance. Minister for the Economy: My department commissioned Matrix, the NI Science Industry Panel, to assess the potential economic impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) last year. Its report, which is available … Continue reading AQW 47508/22-27 – Artificial Intelligence governance
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