Dave Heatley • Jun 28, 2019 •
Can automation tech keep improving at the current rate? First, how good is today’s AI-enabled software? There is no question that it is a lot better at specific tasks than its predecessors. These tasks are more than toys – they include classifying photos, language translation, speech recognition and text synthesis. My photo library has lived on … Read More
Laura Goodall • Jul 06, 2016 •
Dr Lance O’Sullivan was kicked out of school for disruptive behaviour. Twice. Now the award-winning Māori doctor has created another kind of disruption – an ambitious new health app that aims to speed up diagnosis and treatment times for common childhood illnesses. Māori innovation is skyrocketing. The June 2016 statistics say it all: Māori innovation reached almost 65 percent … Read More
Robert Hickson • Nov 06, 2013 •
Innovation’s a perverse thing. It can be quick or slow. We got from powered flight to a moon landing in just over 60 years. But the wheel barrow didn’t come along until 4000 years after the first record of the wheel (4th millennium BC). We never know how, or when, an idea or invention will be used or … Read More