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TUANZ: Tackle tech skills shortage by attracting diverse talent
The Technology Users Association has called on the next Government to ramp up its efforts to address skills shortages which the tech sector has identified as its key barrier to growth.
A breakout year for generative AI - but how is it being used?
2023 is not just the breakout year for generative AI technology but has also seen artificial intelligence rise "from a topic relegated to tech employees to a focus of company leaders".
Griffin on Tech: Hipkins talks up a clean, green tech-driven economy, but is it too little too late?
The political parties faced the business community in Auckland this week outlining their plans to breathe new life into a stagnant economy.
How SaaS start-ups are doing in the midst of the economic downturn
New Zealand software as a service (SaaS) startups have experienced great export success, but how are inflation and soft economic conditions impacting the SaaS market in general?
Google turns 25: the search engine revolutionised how we access information, but will it survive AI?
Today marks an important milestone in the history of the internet: Google's 25th birthday. With billions of search queries submitted each day, it's difficult to remember how we ever lived without the …
TUANZ: We need a national AI strategy
The Tech Users Association is urging whoever makes up the next Government to put users at the centre of its approach to artificial intelligence.
Prompt engineering: is being an AI ‘whisperer’ the job of the future or a short-lived fad?
As generative AI settles into the mainstream, growing numbers of courses and certifications are promising entry into the "hot job" of prompt engineering.
ChatGPT and other language AIs are nothing without humans – a sociologist explains how countless hidden people make the magic
The media frenzy surrounding ChatGPT has a common theme: large language models herald artificial intelligence that will supersede humanity. But what's the reality?
New initiative to boost NZ-India digital links
With Indians making up 5% of New Zealand's population and forming a valuable source of skilled IT workers, a new initiative aims to build on linkages between the two countries' digital and tech sector…
Griffin on Tech: The school cellphone ban is a bad idea
While there is evidence pointing to the distraction cellphones cause, and cyberbullying is clearly a toxic trend, the problem is too nuanced for a blanket cellphone ban during the school day.
Spark’s bid to overhaul the IT service desk
It's the moment anyone working in a large organisation dreads - when you can't sort out your tech problem yourself and have to resort to calling the IT service desk for help.
