ChatGPT maker OpenAI said it is restricting the release of its new artificial intelligence model at the request of President Donald Trump’s administration.
World
Sun, Jun 28
Analysis: A UN report warns AI could soon use more water than we need to drink.
Environment
Analysis: How much water do AI data centres actually use?
The selling largely targeted companies that have seen their values surge amid the frenzy over artificial intelligence technology.
Wed, Jun 24
A mum of three learned photos of her and her family had been used without consent alongside AI-generated explicit content.
Te Ao Māori
Tue, Jun 23
If you've been anywhere near social media lately, you may have seen the same sort of font, with the same sort of layout, lots of text and generic images.
Business
Sat, Jun 13
Visa said that it has embedded its payment network inside of ChatGPT, empowering the chatbot to independently shop and complete transactions.
Thu, Jun 11
Synthetic performers are defined under state law as "digitally-created media that appear as a real person", and apply to any medium including social media.
Wed, Jun 10
Robot companies seek ways to expand and dominate the market, but some experts believe demand lags the capacity to build them.
Sun, Jun 7
Anthropic warns AI technology is improving so quickly there's a risk humans would lose control.
Copyright Licensing NZ says New Zealand is behind on AI regulation, as the Government signals it won't have a framework in place until at least 2027.
The UN issued warnings in a report into the environmental impact of AI, calling for regulatory changes to avert its most harmful impacts.
Thu, Jun 4
The evolutionary biologist spoke to Q+A's Jack Tame ahead of what he is calling his farewell tour to New Zealand.
Sun, May 24
Artificial intelligence is increasingly reshaping how New Zealanders get hired — with one company alone conducting more than 2500 AI-led interviews last month.
Thu, May 21
Tom Campbell is standing by his view that a new cable for a large AI data factory will not impact the environment at Ōreti Beach, despite a report saying otherwise.
Tue, Mar 17
Potential impacts of a large cable on the natural environment have been highlighted in a commissioner’s report, including disturbance to wildlife.
Fri, Mar 13
Months out from the next general election, political "AI slop" is spilling over social media feeds. Experts say lessons from overseas could help electoral laws catch up.
Politics
Wed, Mar 4
All major political parties agree artificial intelligence must not be used to mislead, but their approaches to using – or avoiding – the technology in the 2026 campaign vary widely.
Tue, Feb 10
Facebook pages using unlabelled AI imagery and rewritten press releases are mimicking real news outlets, prompting warnings from civil defence authorities and media experts.
New Zealand
Mon, Feb 9
Why is everyone looking back to 2016? A look at the current cultural nostalgia for the transitional year.
Sun, Feb 1
Many of Apple's AI features remain in the development phase, while Google and Samsung have been rolling out more of the technology on their own devices.
Tue, Jan 13
Some have speculated online that some of the fake book titles published in NZME-owned papers may have been AI-generated.
December 27, 2025
The commercial boom in artificial intelligence has lit a spark under long-simmering visions to build humanoid robots that can move their mechanical bodies like humans and do things that people do.
December 13, 2025
Marketing expert Bodo Lang identifies key factors that may be putting local companies under pressure.
October 19, 2025
Global watchdogs have recorded an explosion in AI-generated child sexual abuse material.
October 17, 2025
