A lot has been written about this in the last 24 hours, so I want to devote this week’s column to some of the best commentary I could find coming out of the US analysing areas of tech where Trump’s authority will likely be felt…

Like many in the AI research community, I believe safe superintelligence is feasible. However, building it will be a complex and multidisciplinary task, and researchers will have to tread unbeaten paths to get there.

As a researcher of information systems and AI, I examined both candidates’ records on technology regulation. Here are the important differences.

Access to ultrafast broadband could add $163 billion to GDP over the next decade as the high-speed network enables new digital services and uptake increases.

As investment in generative AI continues to grow globally, New Zealand’s government has been implementing its use across the public sector and businesses to embrace the technology’s potential. But the environmental, social and governance risks and costs of AI remain under-investigated.

US presidential hopefuls are embracing podcasts like never before because they attract large audiences and people have more trust in podcast hosts than mainstream media. But NotebookLM could be about to turn podcasting on its head with automated discussions from real-sounding hosts.