AI
Yarn on the Farm
A visit to the dairy shed to find out about AI and how to keep cows cool during El Nino. Audio
Could AI change music culture for the better?
A PR manager passionate about helping get Indie artist cut-through, the UK’s Debbie Ball has developed an expertise in how best to work with digital media to make new fans for music online. Now also a… Audio
Stuff keeps Open AI at arm's length
New Zealand's biggest publisher of news this week joined big global names in blocking Open AI from using its content to power generative artificial intelligence tool Chat GPT. Stuff says it is being… Audio
If a robot causes an accident, who is to blame? – Toby Walsh
The world of AI has leapt into focus recently, fuelled by interest in ChatGPT. Prof. Toby Walsh talks to Toby Manhire about its future, in a highlight from the 2023 Auckland Writers Festival. Audio
Tech: AI vs account security, firearms breach, Microsoft hack
Technology correspondent Tony Grasso joins Susie to talk about how the security questions we rely on to our secure our accounts ..."what's your mum's maiden name?", "your first pet's name" could be… Audio
Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic: In an AI world, what makes us human?
AI can do many things, but what can't in replicate? Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is the Chief Innovation Officer at ManpowerGroup in the UK. Tomas' new book is I, Human: AI, Automation, and the Quest… Audio
Tech: AI company trust, robot teachers, X marks the spot?
Technology correspondent Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to talk about a pledge between AI companies and US President Joe Biden, and Elon Musk's Twitter rebrand. Audio
What now for ChatGPT and AI in business? Assoc. Prof. Elsamari Botha has some answers
Assoc. Prof. Elsamari Botha looks at how AI, and language models like ChatGPT, have the potential to revolutionise the way businesses operate, at Raising the Bar Christchurch 2023. Audio
Apple's new voice replicator can bypass bank voice authentication
A new accessibility tool set to roll out across Apple devices can replicate a user's voice with enough accuracy to bypass banking recognition systems. Audio
Tech: Open AI's regulation moves, Blinkenlights cybercrimes, billionaires cage fight
Technology commentator Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to talk about how OpenAI's Sam Altman tried to water down landmark AI legislation coming out of the EU, the security researchers who worked out how to… Audio
Massey University responds to students anxious over lack of tech for on-line, AI supervised exams
Anxious Massey University students say they are ill-prepared to sit exams on-line, supervised by AI, as now required by the university. Kathryn speaks with Massey University Provost Professor Giselle… Audio
Tracey Spicer: how AI backs up gender biases
Australian journalist Tracey Spicer speaks out against the use of sexist and racist stereotypes by artificial intelligence technology in her new book Man-Made. Audio
AI in education, skills for an AI-powered future and in-game
Technology expert Dr Mahsa Mohaghegh joins Kathryn to talk about the continued debate on how to handle the rise of artificial intelligence in the education sector, how people can develop their AI… Audio
Using AI to value companies
A research team at the University of Auckland has successfully used artificial intelligence to evaluate the actual value of companies. Dr Helen Lu is a senior lecturer accounting and finance, at the… Audio
Rina Bliss: how intelligence can expand
Dr Rina Bliss' new book examines the nature of intelligence and its elasticity. In Rethinking Intelligence - A Radical New Understanding of Our Human Potential Rina challenges the conventional wisdom… Audio
Grant Duncan: Slowing the AI Juggernaut
This week an open letter signed by more than 25,000 people, including Elon Musk and Apple's Steve Wozniak has called for all Artificial Intelligence labs to immediately pause the training of AI… Audio
AI and Photography
german artist has sent the photographic world into a spin, after his AI generated generated image won a major prize at a prestigious competition Despite winning first prize in the Creative category at… Audio
Concerns over the use of AI supervision in university exams
Controversial AI software used to monitor online exams is being rolled out at Massey University, a move being labelled as "disastrous" for disabled students, and students who are neuro-diverse. The… Audio
Brian Christian: AI’s ethical alignment problem
Computer scientist and author Brian Christian writes about one of the fundamental problems of AI development in his book The Alignment Problem: how do we ensure machine learning systems represent the… Audio
ChatGPT recipe fail leaves a sour taste
The latest iteration of artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT is supposed to be able to create recipes from images. But as food writer Lucy Corry finds out, results may vary.