“Revolutionizing Politics: AI ‘Drone Deputies’ May Replace Inefficient TDs”

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a hot topic these days, with some politicians wondering if it could do a better job than humans at fixing problems. Imagine entering “how to fix the housing crisis” into an AI algorithm – it might do better than leaving people facing eviction. The boffins at Stanford University have found that AI is more factual and logical, less angry, and less reliant on storytelling as a persuasive technique. It’s even been found that AI-generated persuasive appeals are as effective as ones written by humans in persuading human audiences on several political issues. This is ironic, considering that Fianna Fáil’s Robert Troy, who was most eager to introduce AI into Irish society, lost his job as a junior minister due to his property dealings. Maybe he should have asked a robot for advice! In other news, Leo Varadkar and Cathal Berry got all Top Gun in the Dáil when discussing the Irish Air Force, and Michael Healy Rae promoted Kerry as the “Sunset Boulevard” of Irish film locations.