On the surface, the UN's blueprint for addressing concerns around AI seems to be a positive step forward, encouraging developments while also mitigating potential harms. However, the finer details of the report expose a number of concerns.

The reason GovGPT attracted a lot of attention this week is that many Kiwis have a frustrating time dealing with government agencies. It’s part of the reason why Judith Collins, who launched GovGPT at the AI Summit this week, created the digitising government ministerial portfolio. She wants to see a customer service revolution in government and sees AI as being central to that.

The Australian Government this week published some proposed mandatory guardrails for high-risk AI as well as a voluntary safety standard for organisations using AI that will act as a temporary stopgap.

New Zealand joined a handful of Nordic countries and the Czech Republic in being among the nations hardest hit by financial scams in the three months to June 30. That’s according to cybersecurity company Gen, which has well-known security softwaRE brands like Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG in its stable.

Real-time crime centres are specialised units within police departments that use the latest technology to monitor public spaces and record incidents. they are becoming widespread across the US.