"If you're on a platform where this is allowed, I just don't feel comfortable," he said. "I don't feel comfortable with the fact that there's people that are going to use my image, or your image, or somebody else's image, and artificially generate something around it and maybe make it into something that you shouldn't publish."
"And obviously, as you can see here from the [Young Scientist] exhibition, technology is moving so fast, and the use of the artificial intelligence is being developed at such a phenomenal rate that even if the law is changed in relation to this particular aspect of it, there's no doubt about it, the technological advancements that are being made by young people and people that are not so young is far faster than the way in which law can be able to respond."
"Ultimately, at the end of the day, it's a choice of a person to make these images," the minister said, adding that technology is advancing faster than legislation can keep up."
Mr O'Donovan confirmed his decision to leave X after attending the Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition in Dublin. He cited personal discomfort with a platform that permits others to use and artificially generate images that should not be published. The controversy centers on AI-generated sexually explicit images and deepfakes, including cases involving women and children, with particular focus on Grok, the AI tool linked to X. He stated that responsibility lies with individuals who misuse the technology and warned that technological advancements are moving faster than legislation can respond. He characterized continued ministerial use of the platform as a matter of individual choice.
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