{"id":210421,"date":"2026-05-07T14:57:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T18:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/use-of-artificial-intelligence-among-senior-civil-servants-increasingly-common-the-irish-times\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T15:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T19:15:12","slug":"use-of-artificial-intelligence-among-senior-civil-servants-increasingly-common-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/use-of-artificial-intelligence-among-senior-civil-servants-increasingly-common-the-irish-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Use of artificial intelligence among senior civil servants \u2018increasingly common\u2019 \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/work\/2026\/05\/07\/use-of-artificial-intelligence-among-senior-civil-servants-increasingly-common\/\">Use of artificial intelligence among senior civil servants \u2018increasingly common\u2019 \u2013 The Irish Times<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/work\/2026\/05\/07\/use-of-artificial-intelligence-among-senior-civil-servants-increasingly-common\/\">https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/work\/2026\/05\/07\/use-of-artificial-intelligence-among-senior-civil-servants-increasingly-common\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-07 14:57:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.irishtimes.com\">www.irishtimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Almost half (49%) of senior civil servants report using AI in their work at least weekly, with just over a quarter using it daily, according to a union survey.<\/li>\n<li>68% of senior staff who use AI feel they have received inadequate training on its use.<\/li>\n<li>49% indicated that their department lacks clear guidelines on how to use AI, highlighting a gap in policy.<\/li>\n<li>85% of respondents express caution about AI deployment, recognizing 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