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 … Continue reading "The changing faces of AI"
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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 … Continue reading "The changing faces of AI"
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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 … Continue reading "The changing faces of AI"
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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 … Continue reading "The changing faces of AI"
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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 … Continue reading "The changing faces of AI"
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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 … Continue reading "The changing faces of AI"
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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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Tēnā tātou katoa, The last few months has seen a period of change for AIFNZ as we sadly farewell Emma Naji. I would like to acknowledge the inspirational leadership Emma brought as Executive Director, she advocated for Women in AI and built strong foundations for our strategy work to continue
May 10, 2022
It is no longer enough to leave the impacts climate change and declining biodiversity to chance, AI Forum NZ executive director Madeline Newman says. The cost of inaction is rising exponentially and AI can help uncover hidden patterns that may help us answer some of our biggest challen
May 3, 2022
SOUL MACHINES RAISES US$70M SERIES B1 TO ADVANCE THE WAY DIGITAL PEOPLE DELIVER INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES IN THE METAVERSE Round Led by Softbank Vision Fund 2 with Participation from Cleveland Avenue, Liberty City Ventures and Solasta Ventures SAN FRANCISCO -- February 14, 2022 -- Soul Ma
February 17, 2022
The Artificial Intelligence Forum of New Zealand (AI Forum) thanks the Governance and Administration Committee for the opportunity to submit on the Data and Statistics Bill. The AI Forum NZ would be happy to speak to the Select committee about our submission. View now
December 21, 2021
Last week we took the opportunity to provide a submission on behalf of the AI Forum to the government’s Digital Strategy for Aotearoa discussion document. We supported the intention of developing a digital strategy for Aotearoa and noted the importance that artificial intelligence should play
November 24, 2021
The State of Artificial Intelligence in New Zealand Report: Stark divide in AI use and risk of Kiwi organisations being left behind Today, a new inaugural report was released by New Zealand’s largest data specialist business, Qrious. The report titled “State of AI in New Zealand” provides
October 20, 2021
E tūtaki ana ngā kapua o te rangi, kei runga te Mangōroa e kōpae pū ana || The clouds in the sky gather but above them extends the Milky Way.This Māori proverb speaks to the wonder of what lies beyond. Similarly, our ability to harness the true problem-solving power of AI lies in our imaginat
October 6, 2021
Mai nga Kuri a Whārei ki TihirauMai Wairakei ki te KaukauroaMai Maketu ki TongariroKo Megan Tapsell ahauNau mai and welcome to our AI Forum Aotearoa newsletter. I am Megan Tapsell, the Chair of AI Forum Aotearoa and whilst Emma Naji our Executive Director temporarily steps back for personal
September 9, 2021
For the first time, the State of AI in New Zealand report establishes a benchmark for ‘AI Maturity’ within Kiwi organisations and exposes the differences that separate organisations enjoying the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) from those lagging behind. The report is based on fin
September 9, 2021