Christchurch - In Phoenix, Arizona, cars are self-navigating the streets. In many homes, people are speaking to digital assistants, with the machines responding. Smartphones and apps can now recognise faces in photos and translate from one language to another, to name a few other examples of artificial intelligence (AI). A leading New Zealand
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Hopelessly addicted inventor saving native birds with AI
Christchurch - A researcher described as a hopelessly addicted inventor who is using artificial intelligence (AI) to find native bird predators such as rats, stoats and possums, will be an interesting speaker at AI Day in Auckland on March 28. AI Day speaker Grant Ryan, from Christchurch, is trying to help make
Jury still out on value of PGF initiatives, says BERL
Wellington - The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) has the potential to be a lifeline for struggling provinces and regions. “But last week’s announcement of initial projects was disappointingly light”, according to BERL deputy chief economist Hillmaré Schulze. The recently announced $3 billion Provincial Growth Fund is the largest injection of central government funding
How can NZ agritech feed the world even more?
Tauranga - How New Zealand can meet the challenge of feeding some of the predicted global population of 10 billion by 2050, will be a major focus at a Techweek event in Tauranga in May. World-leading meat, dairy and horticultural industries have established New Zealand’s reputation as a producer of food. But NZTech
AI provides window to get women into tech
Auckland - Artificial intelligence, or AI, is the next wave of technology and New Zealand must present a fresh window to help encourage women into tech roles. Big corporations across every industry, from retail to agriculture, are trying to integrate machine learning into their products and the global thirst for AI
Tech is transforming the NZ exercise industry
Christchurch - Technology is turning the exercise industry upside down which is one of the reasons exercise is the biggest sport in New Zealand right now, Exercise NZ chief executive Richard Beddie says. Tech in fitness the industry is accelerating with everything from smart watches, heart rate monitors, to sleep/rest trackers which
Encouraging signs of more Kiwi women in tech
Auckland - The worm has turned in the tech world as a wave of females are joining the tech community, according to national and global reports. This Thursday is International Women's Day and executive director of Tech Women New Zealand, Edwina Mistry, says tech has never been more attractive as a career
NZ can’t afford to fall behind in the AI revolution
Auckland - The head of New Zealand’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) company Soul Machines has issued a plea to New Zealand corporate companies not to fall behind in the global development of AI, the latest tech industrial revolution. Greg Cross, chief business officer for Soul Machines, says jumping on the AI