News in the Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies - Te Ara Auaha

Experts talk AI & data sovereignty

Unlocking the value of AI without compromising trust or sovereignty was at the heart of the recent AUT Technology in Society Event.

Q&A: Advertising Matters

Why do some ads stick while others flop? AUT lecturer Dan Fastnedge answers big questions on creativity, bad ads, boycotts and culture in Aotearoa.

Animating extinct megafauna

AUT’s Dr Jason Kennedy is creating scientifically credible images of extinct Sri Lankan megafauna using 3D animation.

AI can be helpful in podcast production

New research shows AI can be useful in streamlining workflows and in specific production roles, but is an unreliable researcher when making podcasts.

AUT students top maths modelling comp

Two teams of AUT students received the top award at the international SIMIODE Challenge Using Differential Equations Modelling (SCUDEM) competition.

Global role for AUT lean construction

AUT’s leading role in Lean Construction has seen the School of Future Environments take on the co-lead of a prestigious international group.

AUT design grads win at WAFF

The film More Than Magic by AUT Bachelor of Design grads won the Jury Prize at the Wellington Animation Film Festival (WAFF) Student Animation Awards

AUT grad selected for wool internship

AUT Master of Design graduate Ella Cook will head to Italy this year as part of a global wool industry partnership between Zentera and Reda.

Can gen AI be a privacy expert?

AUT researchers find AI tools like Chat GPT, Claude AI and Gemini can interpret websites’ privacy policies with up to 85% accuracy.

World-leading asbestos research at AUT

Research to determine if asbestos fibres found in kids’ play sand can be inhaled is underway, led by AUT Associate Professor Terri-Ann Berry