Idiro AI Ethics Centre

Making AI worthy of trust

We help organisations build and use artificial intelligence that is fair, transparent and accountable. One of Ireland’s first dedicated AI ethics practices, and busier than ever.

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Our mission

AI is now making decisions that shape people’s lives, who gets hired, who gets credit, who gets seen. Our mission is simple: to make sure those decisions are fair, explainable and accountable, so that the benefits of AI reach everyone and the harms reach no one.

Why now

Responsible AI has moved from nice-to-have to non-negotiable

Regulation is real

The EU AI Act’s transparency duties are in force, with high-risk rules for areas like hiring due in 2027. Being able to show your AI is fair is becoming a legal expectation.

Hiring under scrutiny

New York, Illinois, California and Colorado have all moved on AI in employment. The direction of travel is clear, and global.

Trust is the differentiator

People increasingly choose organisations that use AI openly and fairly. Ethics is not a brake on innovation, it is what makes it last.

What we do

Principles, put into practice

Bias and fairness audits

Independent testing of AI systems for discriminatory impact, from hiring tools to credit scoring and beyond.

Explainable AI

Opening the black box, so decisions can be understood, challenged and defended.

Regulatory readiness

Getting you ready for the EU AI Act and the growing patchwork of AI laws across Europe and the US.

Responsible-AI governance

Policies, guardrails and oversight that let AI scale without losing control.

Research and thought leadership

Practical guidance through our writing and public engagement, so the whole field moves forward.

Collaboration

Working across industry, academia and government toward AI that benefits society.

What we stand for

Five principles

Fairness

No unjust bias against any group.

Transparency

Decisions that can be explained.

Accountability

A human owns every outcome.

Human oversight

People stay in control.

Privacy

Data handled with care.

Our story

From a bold idea to a busy practice

2021

We founded the Idiro AI Ethics Centre, one of the first dedicated to responsible AI in Ireland.

2023

As the EU AI Act took shape, we helped organisations understand what responsible AI would soon require.

2024

We put principles into practice, from bias audits to FairView, our fairness-testing work.

2026

With the EU AI Act’s transparency duties in force and a wave of AI hiring laws worldwide, we advise organisations across Europe and the US on using AI fairly and lawfully.

Build AI you can stand over

Whether you need a bias audit, help with the EU AI Act, or a partner to get responsible AI right from the start, we would like to hear from you.

Talk to the AI Ethics Centre

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