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Helping solve kauri dieback disease

How soil microbes shape kauri health, influence dieback disease, and offer clues to protecting one of Aotearoa’s great taonga.

E-scooter design makes crashing easy

The unstable design of e-scooters makes them easier to crash, and with a higher chance of serious injury, says an AUT mechanical engineering researcher.

Mechanical engineers shift gears with AI

Research commercialisation from AUT is set to revolutionise the process of gear system design.

AI could be NZ’s competitive advantage

Tech leader and alumnus discusses the geopolitics of AI at AUT.

AI an existential threat to documentary?

AI has revolutionised documentary production techniques but raises critical questions about ethics, authenticity and the nature of truth in storytelling.

Third year running for AUT NASA interns

Laura Franssen is about to head to NASA, the third AUT student to have been awarded a 3-month internship at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

AUT shaping our AI future

AUT’s Dr Geri Harris has played a central role in shaping New Zealand’s most influential AI discussion document.

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.

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.