Artificial Intelligence
Why 'forgetting' is actually a new form of learning
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin and the University of Toronto now believe that 'forgetting' is actually a form of learning that helps our brains access more important information. Professor… Audio
Rage against the machine: Can an AI programme be an inventor?
New Zealand has been caught by a global fight between humans and machines that might define intellectual property rights for the rest of the century.
Veteran tech reporter warns against tech titans' overreach
Rory Cellan-Jones is a former BBC technology correspondent and author of 'Always On: Hope and Fear in the Social Smartphone Era.' The 63-year-old recently left the BBC after a 40-year association with… Audio
Tech: My Vaccine Pass, out of control AI and South Island cable
Technology commentator Bill Bennett joins Susie for a look at how My Vaccine Pass will work, whether humans will really be able to control super-intelligent AI and plans by Auckland-based submarine… Audio
NZ lagging behind when it comes to AI - report
A report out today reveals New Zealand is lagging behind when it comes to adopting artificial intelligence or AI. Audio
Former Google executive warns about AI's threat to mankind
In eight years the smartest thing on the planet will be an artificially intelligent machine, says Mo Gawdat, former chief business officer of Google whose new book, Scary Smart: The Future of… Audio
My Current Song: Hello Hello by The Eyes Open (ft Aly Cook)
Kiwi country singer Aly Cook has strong ties to the Aussie music scene, so it's perhaps no surprise that she's working as part of a New Zealand and Australian music collective. The Eyes Open's new… Audio
Foot in the door: Training AI to identify crime scene footprints
As anyone who's a fan of crime shows like CSI knows, a bloodied footprint at the crime scene can be key to cracking the case. But behind the forensic science is a person, and people can make… Audio
Technology commentator Tony Grasso
Technology commentator Tony Grasso joins Kathryn to look at an AI system that can replicate your voice, including pitch, timbre and pace - but that are the scam implications. Research finds young… Audio
Kevin Roose: How to be human in the age of automation
New York Times technology columnist and host of the podcast Rabbit Hole, Kevin Roose is the author of Futureproof: 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation, in which he lays out a vision for how… Audio
Dr. Katie Mack: How the universe is likely to end
How the universe will end remains a question that has not been definitively answered. Theoretical cosmologist Katie Mack researched and outlined five of the most likely ways it will come about in her… Audio
The 'daunting process' of creating a Covid-19 vaccine
A vaccine for Covid-19 could be developed in the next 18 months, but it could be longer depending on how the virus mutates, the head of the Human Vaccines Project says Audio
Technology best and worst of the decade
Technology correspondent Sarah Putt examines the tech ideas and events that have happened between 2010 and 2019 that have changed the way we live. Audio
Algorithmically turbo-charged journalism
Virtual newsreaders, stock reports and election results written up by algorithms, and news organisations dishing up articles based on what you've already clicked on are all examples artificial… Audio
The Culture of AI: Everyday Life and the Digital Revolution
Sociologist Anthony Elliott - AI is not so much the future as a revolution already well underway, albeit one which is unfolding in complex and uneven ways across the globe. Audio
Three Minutes Max: Amy Fletcher on Deep Fakes
Amy Fletcher is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Canterbury. She offers her take on the pros and cons of Deep Fakes. Audio
AI: two years for NZ to get it right
Does NZ need to catch-up to the benefits artificial intelligence can have for wellbeing, sustainability and the economy? And is there a lack of leadership, manifested by the absence of a Chief… Audio
Artificial intelligence will help reshape board meetings
Board meetings of the future will increasingly become virtual affairs, as artificial intelligence reshapes reallity. Audio
Female AI voices are too subservient - report.
A UN report says Artificial intelligence voice assistants, like Alexa and Siri are perpetuating harmful gender biases, as the female voice helpers are too subservient and eager to please. Audio
Deadly tech: What's NZ's position on killer robots?
Imagine a soldier that doesn’t need to eat or sleep, doesn’t get angry and always follows orders. Sounds like something out of a science-fiction novel but technological advances mean the potential for… Audio