NZ's political leaders are ignoring the mounting threats from AI – and that’s putting everyone at risk
- Written by Andrew Lensen, Senior Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence | Pūkenga Matua, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
As the 2023 election campaign enters its final days, there is an elephant in the room that politicians seem keen to ignore: the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and what it will mean for New Zealand’s economy, politics and society.
Developments over the past year, such as ChatGPT and Midjourney, have AI experts worried about the deeper...