AI
The good, bad and ugly of AI for news
The New Zealand Herald copped criticism for using AI to create editorials recently, while the chair of the ABC in Australia has urged it to use AI for news more.
Mediawatch hears how AI has been… Video
AI is coming for your playlist
It's been called a revolution as big as electricity or the motorcar - artificial intelligence is changing the creation of music. Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - punching below our weight
In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about the Herald using AI to write an editorial - and delves into the media's disappointment over our lacklustre Olympic medal… Audio
Allison Pugh on why human interaction is good for us
Sociologist Allison Pugh says human interactions matter greatly, giving dignity and a sense of purpose to people. We need to feel that we're seen - and to see the other person. Her new book details… Audio
AI-trained laser could aid against weed problem
A New Zealand plant biologist has come up with a laser that can kill targeted weeds using artificial intelligence. Audio
Tech: Ball of AI confusion, vote for your... chatbot?
Technology correspondent Mark Pesce looks at where problems are cropping up in telling humans and AI apart. In one instance writers were fired after being accused of using AI - where they hadn't and… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - a PM forced to dish his own plaudits
In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about the prime minister becoming his own hype man, a strange malfunction in RNZ's push notifications, and a grab… Audio
Can we trust surveys of our trust in the media?
Recent surveys have said our trust in media’s falling fast, and made plenty of headlines. But lately new surveys say our trust in the media isn’t plummeting. The latest one is part of a pitch to…
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Tech: AI flaws - does any tech company want to know?
Technology correspondent Mark Pesce details the flaw he found in a number of AI systems and the difficulty he had in alerting the big tech companies to it. Audio
Tech: Deepfake crime, headfake Meta AI, fox in the AI henhouse?
Technology commentator Mark Pesce has a roundup of the weirdest AI news this week, including the Baltimore gym teacher accused of using an AI voice clone to get a high school principal fired for a… Audio
Stuff deploys AI for DIY news
Artificial intelligence tech threatens to take our eyeballs even further away from the outlets which produce news - but it’s also a tool they can use to make more of it. This week Stuff - which has… Audio
Eliezer Yudkowsky: The AI academic warning
Eliezer Yudkowsky, artificial intelligence researcher, decision theorist and co-founder of Machine Intelligence Research Institute, has a stark warning that we're moving too fast in the field of AI. Audio
What the Luddites can teach us about the march of tech
Technology journalist for the LA Times, Brian Merchant joins us to talk about his book Blood in the Machine and his thinking around how we respond to the current moment of AI job automation. Audio
Yarn on the Farm
A visit to the dairy shed to find out about AI and how to keep cows cool during El Nino. Audio
Could AI change music culture for the better?
A PR manager passionate about helping get Indie artist cut-through, the UK’s Debbie Ball has developed an expertise in how best to work with digital media to make new fans for music online. Now also a… Audio
Stuff keeps Open AI at arm's length
New Zealand's biggest publisher of news this week joined big global names in blocking Open AI from using its content to power generative artificial intelligence tool Chat GPT. Stuff says it is being… Audio
If a robot causes an accident, who is to blame? – Toby Walsh
The world of AI has leapt into focus recently, fuelled by interest in ChatGPT. Prof. Toby Walsh talks to Toby Manhire about its future, in a highlight from the 2023 Auckland Writers Festival. Audio
Tech: AI vs account security, firearms breach, Microsoft hack
Technology correspondent Tony Grasso joins Susie to talk about how the security questions we rely on to our secure our accounts ..."what's your mum's maiden name?", "your first pet's name" could be… Audio
Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic: In an AI world, what makes us human?
AI can do many things, but what can't in replicate? Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is the Chief Innovation Officer at ManpowerGroup in the UK. Tomas' new book is I, Human: AI, Automation, and the Quest… Audio
Tech: AI company trust, robot teachers, X marks the spot?
Technology correspondent Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to talk about a pledge between AI companies and US President Joe Biden, and Elon Musk's Twitter rebrand. Audio