Partnership on AI enters third year / AI Forum Talent Employer Survey / TikTok’s AI Strategy

08 October 2019

The AI Forum’s Working Group on Growing the AI Talent Pool has produced the recent findings of its New Zealand AI Talent Employer Survey.

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Another fortnight, another set of amazing advances in AI!

25 September 2019

AI wins at Hide and Seek using teamwork / AI generated images to replace stock photos? / AI in New Zealand’s Contact Centre sector Kia ora readers, Another fortnight, another set of amazing advances in AI! Last week, you may have caught the news (and great videos!) that researchers at AI firm OpenAI trained agents in a simple … Continue reading "The AI Opportunity for New Zealand with Professor Michael Witbrock"

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AI Forum research provides a policy framework for Artificial Intelligence in NZ

25 September 2019

The AI Forum’s latest research “Towards our Intelligent Future” provides a policy framework for artificial intelligence highlighting the significant opportunity of AI to address well-being, sustainability and economic issues.

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New Zealand is AI ready but facing investment, talent and data barriers

10 September 2019

A significant national research study on Artificial Intelligence in New Zealand is painting a picture of the enormous prospects for the country from the use of AI, while also facing huge investment, talent and data challenges.

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4 ways to increase AI adoption in Aotearoa

Recently, the AI Forum hosted panel discussions in Auckland and Wellington to explore what can be done to increase AI adoption in business and Government.
06 August 2019
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The World’s AI Principles | Tackling Climate Change with Machine Learning

Kia ora Reader, CogX, the world’s largest festival of AI, was an amazing experience and an opportunity to gauge how New Zealand’s AI community compares to the rest of the world. Read my CogX highlights here. Tackling Climate Change with Machine Learning is a newly published, comprehensive paper, co-authored by some of the world’s leading international academics … Continue reading "The World’s AI Principles | Tackling Climate Change with Machine Learning"
25 June 2019
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AI world comes together at Cogx

Greetings from a showery British summertime! I’ve made the trip over to the other side of the world this week, alongside a few other AI Forum members, to attend the 2019 CogX Festival of AI and Emerging Technology in Kings Cross, London. This is the largest gathering of the global AI community, with an estimated 15,000 attendees, 10 stages and 12 topics including healthcare, infrastructure, finance and economy.
11 June 2019
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Techweek TV: Real World AI in 2019 – practical insights from New Zealand businesses implementing Machine Learning solutions

What’s it all about? AI Forum Executive Director Ben Reid participated in a discussion with three leading New Zealand data science and machine learning experts. The conversation examined AI business cases, implementation challenges and lessons at the coalface from those actively delivering AI solutions. Panel includes (left to right): Jake Millar (Unfiltered), Ernestynne Walsh (Nicholson … Continue reading "Techweek TV: Real World AI in 2019 – practical insights from New Zealand businesses implementing Machine Learning solutions"
05 June 2019