From Stenographers to Algorithms: Mapping the Implementation and Governance Gaps of AI-Based Automated-Speech Recognition Systems in Parliaments – Panel Discussion Summary
On June 30th, 2026 the ICON-S Annual Conference, hosted by the University College Dublin, explored the core theme, "Reimagining Public Law for a Fractured World: Technology, Identity & Truth." Fitting precisely within this focus, the panel – "From Stenographers to Algorithms: Mapping the Implementation and Governance Gaps of AI-Based Automated-Speech Recognition Systems in Parliaments" – addressed how automated speech recognition (ASR) tools are reshaping legislative workflows amid a global decline in human stenographers.

