ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) – Grenada’s Parliament will introduce artificial intelligence (AI) tools next year and legislators will be encouraged to make full use of the technology, Speaker Leo Cato said Tuesday.

“I wish to inform this Parliament for the year 2025 we are encouraging the use of artificial intelligence among parliamentarians, and we will be procuring the tools that allow our parliamentarians to use artificial intelligence, and we will do some training with respect to AI,” Cato told parliamentarians.

He did not elaborate on the type of AI initiative but said that the use of technology for parliamentarians were among the outcomes of the 67th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) which was held in Australia earlier this month.

Cato attended the conference, themed ‘Engage, Empower, Sustain: Charting The Course For Resilient Democracy, on behalf of the Grenada parliament and detailed three of the conclusions from the meeting.
He said that participants concluded that Parliaments in the Commonwealth should proactively explore all the necessary measures and support systems to allow parliamentarians to undertake their term in office.

The second outcome was “Parliament should continue to adapt and innovate to strengthen their governance system while ensuring their efforts, respect and engage with tradition and local context.
The third outcome was “the commonwealth parliaments should commit to integrate technological solutions to allow for inclusive participation in the electoral process and for all persons even those living with disabilities,” Cato told the sitting.

“The workshops provided a space for delegates to share their experiences as Parliamentarians and discuss issues including the use of Artificial Intelligence and technology; the security of MPs; ending human trafficking; combatting discrimination legislation; supporting LGBT+ and people with disabilities to participate in Parliaments and engaging with indigenous peoples,” said the concluding statement.

The Westminster Foundation for Democracy says that AI can be used by parliaments to transcribe and translate, manage records of debates, and subtitle video content.