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.

Scooter sharing company Beam had its licence to operate in Auckland revoked after revelations based on leaked messages and documents from the company showing it had put more scooters on the streets of Auckland than it was allowed to.

Datacom’s latest State of AI Index: AI Attitudes report highlights a concerning gap in governance and regulatory frameworks as more Kiwi businesses deploy artificial intelligence.

Durov’s arrest marks another act in the often confusing and contradictory negotiation of how much responsibility platforms shoulder for the content on their sites.

Another week, another tech vendor-sponsored report pointing to the huge productivity gains we’ll enjoy as a nation if we only improved our “digital maturity” and employed more artificial intelligence.