Empowering AI for Aotearoa’s future

26 September 2024

Kia ora, Thank you to everyone who joined us at our annual Aotearoa AI Summit: Atamai Tuatahi | Intelligence First! It was a huge success thanks to all of our members, speakers and sponsors who made the day truly remarkable!   The energy and insights shared were inspiring, from exploring AI’s economic potential and key announcements from … Continue reading "Highlights from the Aotearoa AI summit"

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Navigating the future: essential AI governance strategies for boards

25 September 2024

Avoid an AI governance blind spot! Board members need to seriously consider artificial intelligence (AI) governance as AI becomes integral to business operations. Understanding its impact is key to fulfilling their duty of care, managing risks and guiding their organisations in using AI responsibly and ethically. As I took on more governance roles, I recognised … Continue reading "Highlights from the Aotearoa AI summit"

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AI Governance: Strategies for success

19 September 2024

As AI continues to transform the way we work, learn and connect, strong AI governance is key to ensuring success. It helps organisations use AI responsibly, aligned with both their goals and ethical standards.  We’ve connected with industry leaders to explore practical strategies for success – covering everything from building solid frameworks to monitoring AI’s … Continue reading "Highlights from the Aotearoa AI summit"

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AI Forum Executive Council Elections & Annual Meeting 2024

18 September 2024

Kia ora, The Artificial Intelligence Forum of New Zealand (AI Forum) Annual Meeting is coming soon, and this provides you and your organisation an opportunity to be involved in shaping the future direction of AI in Aotearoa! The AI Forum brings together New Zealand’s AI community to harness the power of AI to enable a … Continue reading "Highlights from the Aotearoa AI summit"

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Shape the future of AI in Architecture, Engineering and Construction

05 September 2024

The AI Forum is delighted to announce the establishment of the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Working Group.  The AEC sector is a vital part of New Zealand’s economy, contributing over $17.6 billion or 6.3% of GDP. However, like many industries, it faces challenges including productivity and preparing infrastructure for climate change. This is where … Continue reading "Highlights from the Aotearoa AI summit"

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AI Hackathon 2024 regional winners | August Newsletter

21 August 2024

Congratulations to our AI Hackathon 2024 regional winners! Our four day festival featured 48 hour hackathons across multiple locations.

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Dunedin’s AI Hackathon revisited

20 August 2024

In preparation for the event, we reached out to local companies to secure mentors and expert speakers. We are extremely grateful for the enthusiasm and support we were met with. We learned a lot about the tech sector in Dunedin and were even invited to office tours of some of the companies.

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Hack mode: On.

20 August 2024

Last week I had the pleasure of hosting the Wellington chapter of the AI Forum of New Zealand's AI for the Environment Hackathon Festival. It's a tremendous event that brought together over 250 hackers across six locations.

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Unveiling the future

24 July 2024

Today, we’re delighted to announce the publication of our AI Blueprint for Aotearoa New Zealand. Special thanks to our dedicated working group, our Executive Council and Workshop contributors.

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Highlights from the Aotearoa AI summit

Tēnā tātou katoa, Atamai Iahiko Atamai Tuatahi Our 5th annual Summit was full of intelligent, provocative and essential discussions, and our Chair Megan Tapsell launched our new logo thanks to brand agency Supermoon! Here’s a whistle stop tour of the day, with thanks to all of our members, sponsors and the teams at NZTech and Brightstar for … Continue reading "Highlights from the Aotearoa AI summit"
28 September 2023
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Aotearoa AI Summit | AI Forum News

In the lead up to our AI Summit next month we are all still buzzing from our second annual AI for the Environment Hackathon Festival.
31 August 2023
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Counting down to our AI Hackathon

Tēnā tātou katoa The excitement levels are showing no signs of slowing down – and our next two months are all about engagement, with two of our most significant annual events happening in August and September alongside a number of events our expert members are speaking at. AI for the Environment Hackathon Festival  Open to … Continue reading "Counting down to our AI Hackathon"
26 July 2023
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Taking a responsible approach to AI | AI Forum News

Tēnā tātou katoa, Global Responsible AI on 4 May: The AI Forum is partnering with ACM and AI4Diversity as part of their global series promoting Global Responsible AI. This follows the initiative’s highly successful launch in Sydney and connects well with the work that the AI Forum has underway in this space. This is a free event with the discussion … Continue reading "Taking a responsible approach to AI | AI Forum News"
27 April 2023
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ChatGPT proving to be the iPhone moment for AI

Tēnā tātou katoa, ChatGPT is proving to be the iPhone moment for AI (thanks to Ming Cheuk for your excellent metaphor), with a good number of our members appearing in the news talking about the opportunities it has unleashed across a wide variety of applications, including: ElementX, Spark, Arcanum AI, Aware Group, Frankly AI, Ambit AI and University of Auckland. Get involvedWe have … Continue reading "ChatGPT proving to be the iPhone moment for AI"
28 February 2023