Science and technology news

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.

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.

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