17 Oct 2024

Tech: Elon Musk's AI party, consumer law and AI

From Nine To Noon, 11:05 am on 17 October 2024
An image of Tesla's CyberCab.

Photo: Tesla

Tech correspondent Peter Griffin joins Kathryn to talk about Elon Musk's big event last week where he revealed plans for a CyberCab - but failed to impress the market.

Australia has kicked off consultation on whether its consumer protection laws are fit to deal with the AI revolution - how does New Zealand's shape up.

And Google has joined Microsoft in seeking a deal to buy energy from a fleet of mini nuclear reactors to generate the power needed for the rise of AI. 

Peter Griffin is a Wellington-based science and technology journalist