23 July 2020
We’re fast approaching Techweek2020 and the AI Forum has lots of events and programming scheduled.
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26 May 2020
When I speak with my family in the United Kingdom, I feel very fortunate to have experienced such a life changing pandemic from a country so willing to take decisive action and reduce potential harm. Now is the time to take a serious look at the silver linings of this experience and recognise how digital transformation saved us. We must take the evidence and cast it forward to recognise AI’s transformative role if we are to keep thriving in adversity. This includes investment into all aspects of AI and data in New Zealand.
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09 April 2020
Amidst the current pandemic, countries around the globe have scrambled to action with hopeful and inventive AI tools. Some of these tools can not only diagnose faster, cheaper and more accurately, but help us cope with the wide ranging ramifications.
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Kia ora readers, Congratulations to Megan Tapsell and Louise Taylor for being elected and appointed as our new Chair and Deputy Chair; I am elated with this partnership. We also welcome new members to our Executive Council Frith Tweedie, Eduard Liebenberger a
December 17, 2019
Kiwi business women are leading the drive of one of New Zealand’s most significant technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), into 2020. The AI Forum of New Zealand has just appointed one of ANZ bank’s heads of technology, Megan Tapsell, as its chair, along with Simpson Grierso
December 11, 2019
The New Zealand financial sector is primed for AI (artificial intelligence), a new national research report says. The AI Forum of New Zealand’s research study says the financial and insurance sectors are probably better prepared to incorporate and reap rewards from AI implementation than other
December 2, 2019
AI is one of the most revolutionary forces for the insurance trade in New Zealand today, a major landmark national AI report just released says. The recent intense interest in AI is a result of factors such as increasing computing power, increased accessibility to mass data, and burgeonin
November 28, 2019
New Zealand urgently needs to increase its focus on an AI-enabled future, particularly investment, skills and talent, research, trusted data, ethics and regulation, a major new national artificial intelligent research report says. The AI Forum of New Zealand report has investigated the potential
November 27, 2019
Kia ora, As Ben sets foot in Nepal for a well earned sabbatical, I have set foot on a new journey with the AI Forum. Not content with one change, last week at our Annual Meeting, members elected a new executive council and I am thrilled to have the input of more expert minds from diffe
November 19, 2019
More New Zealanders every day are becoming used to chatbots or digital employees who serve customer requests which saves companies money. The AI Forum of New Zealand’s recent research report says chatbots are increasingly being used in New Zealand to resolve any queries or issues. Support c
November 6, 2019
The Artificial Intelligence Forum of New Zealand (AI Forum) announces the appointment of Emma Naji as its new executive director. Emma is a computer scientist and brings a 20 year entrepreneurial career spanning tech, artificial intelligence (AI) and data science. She created one of the earlies
November 5, 2019
More than 600 women die from breast cancer each year in New Zealand. With an AI augmented screening programme, many of these deaths might be preventable according to the AI Forum of New Zealand’s latest research report. The programme could pay for itself, given that the cost of breast cancer i
November 5, 2019