Ireland's AI Boom Puts It at the Centre of Europe's Regulatory Reckoning

Ireland has rocketed to number one in Europe and third globally for AI adoption, with 49.9% of adults now using generative AI — nearly three times the global average of 18.8%, according to Microsoft's latest Global AI Diffusion Report. The country leapfrogged France and Norway to trail only the UAE (73.3%) and Singapore (64.3%). For a country that hosts the European headquarters of Google, Meta, Microsoft and Apple, this isn't just a feel-good stat — it puts...