NZ’s New AI Strategy Is Long on ‘Economic Opportunity’ but Short on Managing Ethical and Social Risk

NZ’s new AI strategy is long on ‘economic opportunity’ but short on managing ethical and social risk

Getty ImagesThe government’s newly unveiled National AI Strategy is all about what its title says: “Investing with Confidence”. It tells businesses that Aotearoa New Zealand is open for AI use, and that our “light touch” approach won’t get in their way. The question now is whether the claims made for AI by Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology Shane Reti – that it will help boost productivity and enable the economy to grow by billions o…

Workers absent from government’s AI “strategy” – NZCTU

The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi is concerned that the artificial intelligence (AI) “strategy” document released today by the Government ignores impacts on working people and replicates the corporate hype of Microsoft and other tech giants. “It is crucial that no workers are left behind as AI usage increases, and so it is deeply concerning that workers are absent from the document released by the Government today,” said N…

'Nothing burger' or 'sensible': reactions to NZ's first AI strategy

When science, innovation and technology minister Dr Shane Reti launched New Zealand’s first AI strategy this week it was pitched as a structure to boost productivity and grow a competitive economy. Reactions collected by the Science Media Centre since have spanned a scale of “nothing burger” to “a sensible approach”. “AI could add $76B to our GDP by 2038, but we’re falling behind other small, advanced economies on AI-readiness and many businesse…

Workers absent from government’s AI “strategy”

The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi is concerned that the artificial intelligence (AI) “strategy” document released today by the Government ignores impacts on working people and replicates the corporate hype of Microsoft and other tech giants. “It is crucial that no workers are left behind as AI usage increases, and so it is deeply concerning that workers are absent from the document released by the Government today,” said N…