Seeking AI Forum Executive Council nominations

05 October 2020

The Artificial Intelligence Forum of New Zealand (AIFNZ) annual meeting is coming soon and that means election season is now upon us! AIFNZ was established to provide a collaborative voice, create connections, increase knowledge, support growth, enable investment and influence AI related policy. AIFNZ brings together a diverse range of innovators from across industry, government … Continue reading "NZ produces a world-first AI medical diagnosis platform"

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Supporting pandemic response with national algorithm hub

24 September 2020

New Zealand will be the first country, globally, to deploy a national algorithm management solution.

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Our opportunity to create a world leading National AI Strategy

25 August 2020

The AI Forum is the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) key partner for New Zealand's first National AI Strategy, marking a significant milestone both for the Government and the AI ecosystem.

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The best of AI at Techweek2020

10 August 2020

Techweek may be over for another year and I hope you attended as many inspiring and informative events as possible. Artificial Intelligence featured prominently during Techweek2020 so we’ve collated the best Techweek TV highlights for you.

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NZ produces a world-first AI medical diagnosis platform

A New Zealand company has created a world-first artificial intelligence (AI) medical platform for medical researchers and clinicians to create AI to auto-diagnose a large range of diseases based on a single photograph. Dunedin company oDocs, which created the system for Medicmind, says the AI system is working well and is ready for beta testing. … Continue reading "NZ produces a world-first AI medical diagnosis platform"
18 March 2018
AI & Society

Digital change expected to lose and create many jobs

Digital transformation, including automation and artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to impact many current jobs and the income of many New Zealanders, a high-powered national tech leaders group says. It is predicted that artificial intelligence and automation alone, will quickly change both the number of jobs and types of available employment.
18 March 2018
AI & Society

Hopelessly addicted inventor saving native birds with AI

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.
11 March 2018
AI & Society

AI provides window to get women into tech

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.
07 March 2018
AI & Society

Silicon Valley Amazon Kiwi manager speaking at AI-Day

A New Zealander who is leading one of the world’s most exciting artificial intelligent (AI) teams at Amazon in Silicon Valley is working on cutting-edge social impact projects such as catching game poachers and child sex traffickers.
27 February 2018
AI & Society

Empowering Healthcare with AI

Healthcare has rapidly become a key focus for the application of new artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Alongside the opportunities, challenges surround its use in health, particularly balancing the use of data with privacy.
20 November 2017
AI & Society

How should society prepare for advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI)?

While evangelists predict human level intelligence by 2029, doomsayers say AI will bring the end of the human race!  The truth is likely to lie between these extremes. However things pan out, AI is likely to have a big impact on our world. AI is advancing at a rapid pace and currently includes agile robots, … Continue reading "How should society prepare for advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI)?"
16 August 2017
AI & Society

AI centre stage at Canterbury Tech Summit

Artificial intelligence (AI) Bitcoin, cybersecurity, leadership strategy and hi-tech exports are themes at this year’s Canterbury Tech Summit on 14 September in Christchurch. In a recent Idealog interview Summit chair David Carter said technologies like AI are becoming part of everyday life as it becomes more affordable and accessible. Artificial intelligence will radically transform professional … Continue reading "AI centre stage at Canterbury Tech Summit"
16 August 2017