Ireland balances AI regulation and innovation, enterprise minister says

Ireland's enterprise minister Peter Burke said the country set up its own AI office with a regulatory sandbox and a sectoral approach to oversight. The EU has eased some AI Act requirements, while Ireland is putting over €200 million into retraining workers in at-risk sectors such as consulting, ICT and financial services.

• Ireland created an AI office with a regulatory sandbox to support AI development
• The EU adopted amendments easing and delaying some AI Act requirements
• Over €200 million allocated to retrain workers in at-risk sectors
• Burke says the current AI Act already covers autonomous AI agents