New Zealand seriously needs a national AI strategy

Christchurch - New Zealand seriously needs a national AI strategy to keep pace of global change in technology, the Artificial Intelligence Forum of New Zealand (AIFNZ) research report, just released, says. AI is emerging as a transformative set of tools and technologies to solve many business and social problems. The report says

Concerns about potential AI bias

Christchurch - Most New Zealanders are ambivalent about artificial intelligence and its impact on the future, but new research has found 68 percent of respondents in a national survey were concerned about the potential for AI to make biased, unfair or inaccurate decisions. Details of the survey have been released today

AI will not result in catastrophic job losses

Christchurch - The arrival of artificial intelligence into businesses and society are not likely to produce anywhere near the number of job losses most people think, a new AI research report says. Instead, AI may help address potential labour shortages and solve looming demographic challenges. The Artificial Intelligence Forum of New

AI will transform life like the arrival of electricity

Christchurch - Artificial intelligence (AI) will transform lives of New Zealanders just like the arrival of electricity 130 years ago, according to a landmark new research report released today. The report says AI has the potential to increase New Zealand’s gross domestic product by up to $53 billion by 2035 across

AI tech at tipping point

Christchurch - Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have reached a tipping point of maturity, ready for widespread application across all domains of work and life, Artificial Intelligence Forum New Zealand (AIFNZ) executive director Ben Reid says. AI is being increasingly used to make lives easier and more productive. The potential of AI

NZ fintech sector out pacing rest of the world

Auckland - New Zealand is the least corrupt country in the world, but it needs to learn from larger fintech markets like Australia, Singapore and London and more rapidly adapt to technologies such as like blockchain and crypto-currencies, a Kiwi fintech expert says. While New Zealand is just a very small

Exercise the best way for most to keep on top of asthma

Christchurch - A New Zealand fitness expert is urging Kiwis to exercise more to help beat asthma. Today is world asthma day and Exercise NZ chief executive Richard Beddie says keeping fit with exercise is great way for managing asthma. In New Zealand respiratory disease, which includes asthma, affects one in six

Te Papa digital chief one of 15 women in top group

Wellington - Te Papa Tongarewa museum’s first chief digital officer Melissa Firth, who built a digital team almost from scratch, has been named among the top 100 CIOs in New Zealand for 2018. Only 15 women were named among the top 100 chief information officers. Others included Liz Gosling (AUT), Sonya Crosby