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Peter Griffin 06/10/2023 Peter Griffin 06/10/2023

National plans to go big on aerospace - without spending anything?

The National Party today pledged to appoint a minister of space and greenlight development of two additional aerospace facilities if it forms the next Government following the October 14 election.

Peter Griffin 22/09/2023 Peter Griffin 22/09/2023

TUANZ: Tackle tech skills shortage by attracting diverse talent

The Technology Users Association has called on the next Government to ramp up its efforts to address skills shortages which the tech sector has identified as its key barrier to growth.

Peter Griffin 12/09/2023 Peter Griffin 12/09/2023

A breakout year for generative AI - but how is it being used?

2023 is not just the breakout year for generative AI technology but has also seen artificial intelligence rise "from a topic relegated to tech employees to a focus of company leaders".

Mark Sanderson, Julian Thomas, Kieran Hegarty, Lisa M. Given 05/09/2023 Mark Sanderson, Julian Thomas, Kieran Hegarty, Lisa M. Given 05/09/2023

Google turns 25: the search engine revolutionised how we access information, but will it survive AI?

Today marks an important milestone in the history of the internet: Google's 25th birthday. With billions of search queries submitted each day, it's difficult to remember how we ever lived without the search engine.

Cameron Shackell 29/08/2023 Cameron Shackell 29/08/2023

Prompt engineering: is being an AI ‘whisperer’ the job of the future or a short-lived fad?

As generative AI settles into the mainstream, growing numbers of courses and certifications are promising entry into the "hot job" of prompt engineering.

John Nelson 22/08/2023 John Nelson 22/08/2023

ChatGPT and other language AIs are nothing without humans – a sociologist explains how countless hidden people make the magic

The media frenzy surrounding ChatGPT has a common theme: large language models herald artificial intelligence that will supersede humanity. But what's the reality?