Fine Gael TD and junior immigration Minister Colm Brophy has warned that Ireland is facing a rise in AI-driven hate.
The Dublin South-West TD was speaking at an anti-racism event at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham as part of Ireland’s EU presidency duties.
Policymakers, public officials, academics, international organisations and civil society representatives from across Ireland and the European Union were at the event to exchange experiences, share good practice and strengthen collective efforts to combat racism in all its forms.
Brophy, who was named as junior immigration Minister in January 2025 and recently said that Irish citizenship was “a privilege, not a right,” warned of a rise in AI-driven hatred towards minorities.
In recent weeks, this publication ran an investigation into social media algorithms which found that a Facebook account, which showed no interest in politics and did not like or engage with any content, was shown content from political parties that were either far-right or anti-immigration in nature.
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Brophy said “the challenges we face in tackling racism, including the rise of AI-driven digital hate, are not unique to any one country. They are shared European challenges, and they require a shared European response.”
“In Ireland, the government has made dedicated funding available to support the national action plan against racism’s goals. The Ireland against racism fund enables non-government and community organisations to run national projects and smaller local initiatives to combat racism. Since its inception in 2023, a total of 94 projects have received funding amounting to €3.9 million under the fund,” he explained.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that AI would be on the agenda as world leaders travel to New York for the United Nations General Assembly this week.