AI
Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson
Today Dan Watson, owner and managing director of Vertech IT Services talks to Jesse about usage of AI to make imposter scams using voice cloning. Audio
Technology: Jack Dorsey's new social network, the rise of AI scams
Technology correspondent Peter Griffin joins Kathryn to talk about Twitter founder Jack Dorsey's new social media endeavour - Bluesky. The US Federal Trade Commission has issued a warning over… Audio
AI screens patients for melanoma
An artificial intelligence programme has been created by MoleMap to be used by GPs, nurses and technicians to screen patients for melanoma, with an accuracy rate of over 90 percent, almost as accurate… Audio
Advanced AI in criminals' hands is a danger
Opinion - Generative AI can write essays, code software, create music and art, and hold conversations. It is exciting, but what happens when they're turned to illegal uses?
Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson
Today owner and managing director of Vertech IT Services, Daniel Watson talks to Jesse about the chat bot chatGPT uses in the office and what it means for the future. Audio
AI's new frontier: Works of art and human-like chatbots
Artificial intelligence continues to seep into our daily lives, but what are the ethical implications of it? Audio
Tech: Facebook job cuts and the boom in generative AI
Technology commentator Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to talk about the 11,000 jobs being cut from Facebook's parent company Meta, the explosion in generative AI, a programming tool that can write code in a… Audio
Using AI to stop the spread of diseases in live stock
A New Zealand based company is hoping its state of the art technology can be used globally in the fight against foot and mouth and other livestock diseases. Epidemiologist Tom Brownlie, who founded… Audio
The Week in Detail: AI, party presidents, and food banks
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Planning for the robot uprising
Major parts of our daily lives are controlled by artificial intelligence. What if it turns against us? Audio
Connecting remote residents with renewable energy
84 percent of New Zealand's electricity comes from renewable sources, but for those living in remote places, even getting on the grid can be a challenge. Electrical engineer Soheil Mohseni is using AI… Audio
An easier way to detect diabetes through technology
A Kiwi company has created a revolutionary technology called THEIA, which uses AI to examine blood vessels in the eye to detect disease. To explain the technology Jesse is joined by THEIA founder and… Audio
Elise Bohan: looking to the future of our species
What is the future of our species? As technology becomes more and more a part of our daily lives, we may become something different to human down the line. Elise Bohan has written the book on it. Audio
A.C. Grayling: 'We're heading towards a series of catastrophes'
In his new book, For the Good of the World, English philosopher Professor A.C. Grayling outlines the biggest challenges he believes the world faces right now - climate change, technology and justice -… Audio
The risk of slow adoption of AI by NZ business
The country's largest data specialist business, Qrious has the results from its inaugural State of AI report. Qrious' acting CEO, Stephen Ponsford, says it's the most complete picture of artificial… Audio
Meet the woman who scams the scammers
We've all wanted to scream down the phone at scammers before. Some people even keep whistles next to the phone so they can go one better. But few out there would have tried to scam the scammers… Audio
NZ lagging behind when it comes to AI - report
A report out today reveals New Zealand is lagging behind when it comes to adopting artificial intelligence or AI. Audio
Foot in the door: Training AI to identify crime scene footprints
As anyone who's a fan of crime shows like CSI knows, a bloodied footprint at the crime scene can be key to cracking the case. But behind the forensic science is a person, and people can make… Audio
The history and future of the mobile phone
It seems hard to think of a time when we didn't all have a cellphone. Daniel Bliss is a professor of Electrical Engineering and he's with us to look at how cellphone technology has developed over the… Audio
Technology commentator Tony Grasso
Technology commentator Tony Grasso joins Kathryn to look at an AI system that can replicate your voice, including pitch, timbre and pace - but that are the scam implications. Research finds young… Audio