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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
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Encouraging more women into AI
Wow, it’s been a super busy month, as shown by the size of this month’s newsletter! Visiting New Zealand for last month’s Digital Nations conference, we welcomed Tomáš Ižo, Engineering Director at the Google Research Machine Perception Group. Tomáš presented to a full house in Wellington with a wide ranging talk covering technical and societal … Continue reading "Encouraging more women into AI"
15 March 2018
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AI bringing exciting possibilities to NZ
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).
14 March 2018
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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
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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
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NZ can’t afford to fall behind in the AI revolution
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 bandwagon is a big challenge and … Continue reading "NZ can’t afford to fall behind in the AI revolution"
28 February 2018
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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
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Google machine vision leader presents to AI Forum audience in Wellington
Data quality is more important than quantity when training machine learning models, says visiting international expert, Tomáš Ižo.
26 February 2018
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Explore our Ecosystem
New Zealand has a thriving community working with AI technologies at all levels. Ahead of our forthcoming research report launch, we have published the first version of our ecosystem infographic map. Discover who is currently investing in, working with and thinking about the implications of AI in New Zealand. Explore our thriving ecosystem and view … Continue reading "Explore our Ecosystem"
12 February 2018