The Taoiseach was told about levels of use of ChatGPT in Ireland while meeting OpenAI’s chief financial officer Sarah Friar, aboveThe proportion of Irish people using artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT is lower than in some other countries, the company behind the application told the Taoiseach. The Taoiseach was told about levels of use of ChatGPT in Ireland while meeting OpenAI’s chief financial officer, Sarah Friar, according to records released under the Freedom of Information Act. Correspondence shows OpenAI sought the meeting with Mr Martin and it took place in Government Buildings on May 27th. A Government statement to The Irish Times said: “There are currently no plans to roll out ChatGPT to classrooms” in Ireland. OpenAI did not set out countries where 50 per cent of the population use ChatGPT weekly in response to a query from The Irish Times.

Source: The Irish Times December 31, 2025 12:00 UTC