Cork TD Ken O'Flynn has defended his use of AI after questions arose whether he used tools to generate a letter criticising a Dublin Zoo advertising campaign. An image of the letter, posted online, has a series of errors in the second paragraph, with Mr O’Flynn admitting his office had used AI to format the letter. However, Mr O’Flynn said he had written the letter itself and that it was not written by AI tools. It was taken down when we realised there was an error in it,” Mr O’Flynn said. The letter to Dublin Zoo from Mr O’Flynn criticised a recent advertising campaign by Dublin Zoo, which saw a drag artist promoting a special offer allowing mothers to visit the zoo for free on Mother’s Day.

Source: Irish Examiner March 10, 2026 16:30 UTC