What role did big data play in New Zealand’s covid response and how can AI be applied to address other local and global challenges? ▶
What role did big data play in New Zealand’s covid response and how can AI be applied to address other local and global challenges? We have seen the critical role that big data has played in the pandemic, from detecting outbreaks to identifying new variants. This...
Is our COVID tracer app data protected enough?
By Andrew Chen New Zealand is introducing mandatory record keeping to help contact tracers. But is the data protected enough? From 11:59pm on Tuesday September 7, every person in Aotearoa New Zealand over the age of 12 will be required to keep a record of their...
Can individuals control the monetisation of their data?
By Paul Panckhurst Tech giants make billions of dollars as people hand over their personal information in exchange for free apps, search engines and social media platforms. The raw material of our digital lives – location data, online searches, purchases, “likes” – is...
How can we learn to adapt to changes in this dynamic world? ▶
Artificial Intelligence (AI) promises to make improvements to our lives in so many ways, including enhancing efficiencies in the workplace, generating productivity gains and having a positive impact on our wellbeing. It also promises to help with even bigger issues...
Why are data ethics important? ▶
Artificial Intelligence (AI) promises to make improvements to our lives in so many ways, including enhancing efficiencies in the workplace, generating productivity gains and having a positive impact on our wellbeing. It also promises to help with even bigger issues...
Q+A: Is the age of privacy over?
Is the age of privacy over? What is at stake when we lose our privacy? How does a lack of privacy affect security, democracy, and society? Maria Armoudian speaks with Helen Nissenbaum, Michael Patrick Lynch, Bruce Schneier, and Joshua Fairfield. Helen Nissenbaum is a...
Q+A: The Golden State Killer case: Are our data rights slipping away?
Earlier this year, a 72-year-old former police officer named Joseph D’Angelo was arrested for a spate of rapes and murders attributed to the elusive Golden State Killer between 1976 and 1986. D’Angelo’s arrest has raised profound questions about ethical uses of DNA...Subscribe by Email
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