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Griffin on Tech: OpenAI’s Air NZ tie-up, AI search and the Singapore AI connection
Air New Zealand has partnered with OpenAI to roll out GPT bots across the airline in a productivity push, while the Government has doubled down on its research links with Singapore, funding several AI projects.
Does AI actually boost productivity? The evidence is murky
The common narrative around AI and productivity is that AI automates mundane tasks, making us faster at doing things and giving us more time for creative pursuits. This, however, is a naive view of how work happens.
Griffin on Tech: MethaneSAT loss, transparency, and a win for Auckland
For every dazzling image beamed home from Mars rovers or navigation satellite keeping ships on course, there are missions that go astray, technology that fails, and millions, sometimes billions, of taxpayer dollars lost to the void.
Music is at the forefront of AI disruption, but NZ artists still have few protections
The government’s AI strategy prioritises adoption, innovation and a light-touch approach over these creative and cultural implications. But there is growing consensus internationally that regulatory intervention is warranted.
Griffin on Tech: An AI nothingburger and X chief groks out
We now have a national AI strategy, but relative to other countries’ approaches, its a bit of a nothing burger. I guess if you don’t know what to do, it’s best to just stay out of the way.
AI won’t replace computer scientists any time soon – here are 10 reasons why
Writing code is not synonymous with computer science. One can learn to write code without ever attending a single university class, but a CS degree goes far beyond this one skill.