Following our third AGM we welcome our new Board including our Executive Committee - Albert Bifet & Richard Green who were re-elected as Co-Chairs, Julian Maclaren & Mengjie Zhang who were re-elected as Co Deputy Chairs, Gill Dobbie - Treasurer, Fangfang Zhang - Secretary, Varvara Vetrova - Diversity Chair, and Dr. Dwain Allan + Paul Brown as our Tangata Whenua representatives. The wider board includes Seyed Reza Shahamiri, Bing Xue, Thomas Li, Mahsa Mohaghegh, Bernard Pfahringer, Ruili ..read more

Our main message in the 2024 edition of Aotearoa NZ AI: A strategic approach is that we must invest in leveraging our strong AI research base to increase the competitiveness and productivity of Aotearoa New Zealand in a manner that suits our needs and priorities. Building and strengthening mechanisms that efficiently disseminate AI expertise from research to industry has the potential to significantly increase productivity and prosperity for all of Aotearoa New Zealand.Download the paper here ..read more

The "How to attract funding" panel at our 2024 conference sparked lively discussion and enthusiastic audience participation. Moderated by Prof. Gillian Dobbie FRNZ from the University of Auckland, the panel featured accomplished experts who have secured grants from diverse sources, Dr Qi Chen (VUW), Prof Richard Green (UoC) and Prof Mengjie Zhang (VUW).Throughout the discussions, several common themes emerged, offering valuable insights for individuals seeking funding:Advance preparation is keyC ..read more

Recordings and photos from our 2024 conference are now available at the conference website - www.ainz.ai. A thank you once again to our sponsors The University of Auckland, The University of Waikato, University of Canterbury and Amazon Web Services (AWS ..read more

We have a fantastic line up for this year's conference including a keynote presentation from Vikash Kumar - Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, four panel discussions covering: AI policy in NZ, Generative Reo Māori AI, attracting research funding & AI's impact on society, research presentations, a PhD forum, and loads of opportunities to connect and network including at the conference dinner ..read more

Fantastic to see our members as part of the Engineering New Zealand Te Ao Rangahau AI Advisory Committee including Ali Knott & our Treasurer Bing Xue.Engineering New Zealand has commissioned a desktop review from the Rutherford Business Institute about the current state of artificial intelligence and its possible near- and medium-term impacts for engineering, engineers, and Engineering New Zealand. This working paper will inform the ..read more

We are excited to announce that we have joined NZTech as an affiliate member alongside Canterbury Tech, the Digital Health Association (DHA), Manawa Tech, the NZ Hi-Tech Awards, Tech Leaders Executive, the Technology Investment Network (TIN), Trust Alliance NZ Inc, NZGDA, and TUANZWe looking forward to engaging with other Affiliates and across the NZ Tech Alliance in pursuit of our purpose.For information on our activities visit our website ..read more

Watch last week's launch of our Responsible AI discussion paper where a highly engaged audience asked great questions of the panel after a brief overview of the paper from Helen Lu. Session Chair Paul Brown did a great job enabling a great discussion & of course the panelists were invaluable in sharing their knowledge & perspectives.The paper addresses the unique challenges & opportunities for Aotearoa NZ, provides up-to-date ethical principles for& ..read more

Tune in to our launch of our Responsible AI discussion paper, focused on how we can ensure artificial intelligence works reliably, fairly, transparently and safely for everyone. The paper aims to promote responsible AI innovation and adoption in New Zealand and delves into the unique challenges and opportunities presented to our Small and Medium-size Enterprises (SMEs), offering practical advice for organisations and regulators.The paper is available here ..read more

We contributed some thoughts on the potential of AI in the survey & spatial sector as well as insights around Dos and Don'ts for the September Survey and Spatial New Zealand magazine (see Page 10 & 11 ..read more