12 Apr 2025

The positives of AI according to the PSA

From Saturday Morning, 7:50 am on 12 April 2025
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We're used to hearing how bad AI can be but there's no doubt there are many positives to it. 

One place you might not expect to see trumpeting those positives is the PSA - New Zealand's largest trade union which represents about 95,000 workers in Aotearoa.

But on Monday it is launching a booklet listing 10 benefits AI will bring its workers.

And one of the contributors to it is Dr Karaitiana Taiuru, (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungugu and Ngāti Toa) - he's a leading technology ethicist specialising in Māori rights with AI.