Is Your AI Legal? EU rules with Prof Alan Smeaton
Everyone at work is using ChatGPT, Copilot or Claude. Almost nobody was shown how. Since February 2025 the EU AI Act asks every organisation that uses AI to make sure its people can use it properly. That includes startups and small teams.
Professor Alan Smeaton sits on the board of the AI Office of Ireland, the body that coordinates the AI Act here. For one evening in Blackrock he explains it in plain English, then we try it on real work.
You'll leave knowing:
Whether the AI literacy rule (Article 4) covers your company, and what "enough" looks like for a small team
What never to paste into ChatGPT, and the settings worth switching on
Where AI still gets it wrong, from someone who has researched it for decades
One AI task from your own job, done properly, in the hands-on half
The evening 7:00pm Alan, then your questions 7:40pm Hands-on: bring a laptop and one real task 8:10pm Meet the room, with refreshments 8:30pm Close
Who it's for: founders, owners, managers and anyone using AI at work. No coding or legal background needed.
Free. 25 seats in a private venue in Blackrock. The exact address comes with your confirmation.
Episode 1 of What the AI!, a five-evening series run by SeedFoundry, a Dublin AI consultancy. Alan speaks in a personal capacity. General information, not legal advice.
The EU AI Act is now law, and it changes how every founder, builder and team ships AI products in Europe. Join SeedFoundry for a live session with Prof. Alan Smeaton, Board member of the AI Office of Ireland, who will explain what the rules actually mean in practice.
What you will learn:
What the EU AI Act requires and who it applies to
How the risk categories affect the products you build
What to check and do now to stay compliant
Live Q&A with Prof. Smeaton
A hands-on session after the talk, where you work through the rules on a real use case
Who should join: founders, developers, product leads and anyone building or using AI in the EU.
Hosted by SeedFoundry