11 November 2024
The AI Forum, in partnership with Callaghan Innovation and Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, is advancing its research into the impact of AI on productivity in Aotearoa New Zealand. “Our second survey is now live and we’re inviting New Zealanders to share their experiences and tell us how they are using AI right … Continue reading "Building better AI in Aotearoa"
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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 "Building better AI in Aotearoa"
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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 "Building better AI in Aotearoa"
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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 "Building better AI in Aotearoa"
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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 "Building better AI in Aotearoa"
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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 "Building better AI in Aotearoa"
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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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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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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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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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24 July 2024
This month in our new AI leadership Q&A series we meet executive council member Anshuman Banjeree and discover what inspires him.
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24 July 2024
The AI Forum of New Zealand proudly announces the publication of the AI Blueprint for Aotearoa New Zealand. It proposes leveraging existing industry initiatives to help drive results and achieve a shared vision.
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17 June 2024
Everyone talks about the impact artificial intelligence is having in the workplace, but no one has been able to accurately measure this. That’s about to change, as AI Forum NZ partners with Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington and Callaghan Innovation to launch the first of a series of quarterly surveys to measure AI’s impact.
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The Aotearoa AI Summit 2021 played an important role in the early development of our National AI Strategy, by channelling insightful industry engagement. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies can be harnessed to help address some of our biggest challenges and oppor
May 17, 2021
Last February, as the world woke up to the fact it was dealing with a deadly pandemic, something else was starting to go viral - misinformation. From theories over the origins of the coronavirus to advice on how to contain its spread and treat it, the conflicting narratives emerged almost immedi
May 13, 2021
Join us on our mission to help New Zealand accelerate its progress to an AI-enabled future.In New Zealand, there is currently no comprehensive reporting on where our organisations are at in terms of their adoption of AI, its impact on business performance, and where future potential lies.
May 10, 2021
AI could be New Zealand’s electronic version of number 8 wire where special digital tools can be developed using AI to solve economic and social challenges, AI experts say. The issue will be a key topic at the Aotearoa AI summit in Auckland on May 12. Emma Naji, executive director of the AI
May 6, 2021
Given the increasing impact of AI on human lives, policymakers are asking an important question: How to ensure that AI systems currently deployed are effectively compliant with existing regulation? To answer that question, let us wind the clock back a few years when AI technologies started to es
May 4, 2021
New Zealand has an opportunity to create AI that not only solves big problems at home, but that can also be seen as technology that is good for the world, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. Commerce and consumer affairs minister David Clark will be opening the Aotearo
May 3, 2021
The covid pandemic has shown all New Zealanders just how important AI is to health, wellbeing and the economy but there is a long way to go, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. This will be central to discussions at the Aotearoa AI summit in Auckland on May 12, he says. “Aotearoa sho
April 30, 2021
I can’t be more excited that we are just two weeks away from the Aotearoa AI Summit and with no current community cases of COVID-19 so we can meet in person! Check out the programme and the impressive speaker line-up here. &n
April 29, 2021
Ahead of the industry engagement roundtables for the National AI Strategy during the Aotearoa AI Summit on 12 May in Auckland, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) have provided this summary, outlining the need for a strategy and the proposed cornerstones. What are we doing
April 29, 2021