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National Treatment Purchase Fund eyes AI as aid to drafting minutes of board meetings
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Agency board hears ‘security and data protection’ considerations must be addressed before using new technology

Taoiseach Simon Harris said his department 'has not used generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT' for drafting Dáil speeches or responses to parliamentary questions. Photograph: Alamy/PA have heard “significant security and data protection considerations would need to be addressed” before progressing to use AI software in this regard.

The NTPF has a budget of €179 million and this year will aim to provide 165,000 episodes of care for public patients including in-patient and day-case procedures as well as out-patient appointments and gastrointestinal scopes.

Meanwhile, Tánaiste Micheál Martin told the Dáil last week that his department was “exploring the opportunities and policy considerations presented by AI, while at the same time, taking measures to safeguard security”. Taoiseach Simon Harris said his department “has not used generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT for the drafting of Dáil speeches or in drafting responses to parliamentary questions”.

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