Artificial Intelligence
NZ's AI strategy risks leaving Pasifika behind, expert warns
Namulau'ulu Nu'uali'i Eteroa Lafaele is calling for resourcing, representation, and equity to be central to AI policy.
Geoffrey Hinton
Godfather of AI Geoffrey Hinton on the rapid rise of artificial intelligence and why he left Google to sound the alarm. Plus his stark warning that already gives humanity a 10-20% chance of completely… Video, Audio
Dead c-word strategy & c-bomb fallout, AI in BBC news
Coverage of the outcry sparked by the sudden change to legislation for pay equity claims - and how one rude word in one newspaper column derailed the debate. Also - AI at the BBC: how the world's… Audio
Research, ethics, and Artificial Intelligence
When it comes to studying how bots affect human behaviour, there are other ways to do it than pretending to be one of those bots. Audio
The New Zealand institution heralding change
The New Zealand Herald is barely out of everyone else's headlines these days, but will readers notice the changes that are bubbling beneath the masthead
The New Zealand institution heralding change
The New Zealand Herald is barely out of everyone else's headlines these days, but will readers notice the changes that are bubbling beneath the masthead Audio
NZ innovators using AI traps in fight against pests
Artificial intelligence is making conservation efforts faster and easier in the fight for total pest eradication, with new traps able to tell predator from protected species.
Our Changing World: Smart traps
On Our Changing World, Claire Concannon heads to the Wye Valley just outside Queenstown.
The Southern Lakes Sanctuary project is setting up a new smart trap network there, the fourth they’ve built… Audio
The toll of deep fake pornography on Kiwi students
Deepfake porn is easier to create, and students are suffering the consequences
Why AI won't ruin children's education
Chat GPT is here and changing education, with new versions of the technology making the use of it harder to detect.
AI ate my homework
Chat GPT is here and changing education, with new versions of the technology making the use of it harder to detect Audio
AI cameras in pest traps recognise predators and birds
A pilot using artificial technology to differentiate predators from native birds could be a game-changer for pest control. Audio
AI cameras in pest traps recognise predators and birds
A pilot using artificial technology to differentiate predators from native birds could be a game-changer for pest control.
AudioAI skills linked to higher salary, productivity, new jobs - report
Generative AI could dramatically boost overall productivity with workers in line for much bigger salaries, a global tech giant says.
AI photos show people with cancer their lost future
People with incurable cancer have been given a glimpse of a future they know they may not see in a Gallery of Hope, created using photography and artificial intelligence.
AI increasingly becoming a threat to 'knowledge workers'
Humans are already working alongside robots in industries such as manufacturing, but knew technology developments are threatening 'knowledge workers' jobs too.
A.I safety commitment signed by 29 countries, NZ not present at summit
A world-first commitment to safe and responsible Artificial Intelligence development has been signed by 29 countries including the UK, US, China and Australia, as well as the EU.
New Zealand has not… Audio
US Vice President Harris calls for action on 'full spectrum' of AI risks
In a speech at the US Embassy in London, US Vice President Kamala Harris spoke of the dangers AI could pose for individuals and the Western political system.
MetService on criticism: Auckland Anniversary flooding was 'unprecedented'
MetService is defending itself against criticism it was unable to forecast the extreme rainfall that led to deadly flooding in Auckland in January.
Microsoft's Clippy is back, kind of, and now powered by AI
A ChatGPT-style AI assistant embedded into Microsoft Office apps will become available to all from 1 November.
