11:05 am today

Tech: Govt gets a chatbot, Starlink delays hit OneNZ

From Nine To Noon, 11:05 am today
Judith Collins posted an AI generated picture of herself on Instagram.

In making the announcement about Govt-GPT yesterday the Technology Minister Judith Collins also posted this AI image of herself. Photo: Supplied / screenshot

Technology commentator Peter Griffin looks at the government's plans to develop a pilot AI assistant to navigate...government. Has any other country done this, what can citizens expect and what are the risks?

Satellite internet service Starlink is facing delays getting clearance for its direct-to-cell service, which in turn is causing delays to local telco's plans to roll out their "text from anywhere" services.

And Apple is facing a huge tax bill in Ireland, just a day after it launched its latest product upgrades.

Peter Griffin is a Wellington-based science and technology journalist