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NZ Police Are Using AI

NZ Police Are Using AI

Alexandra Sims University of Auckland theconversation.com The use of artificial intelligence (AI) by New Zealand police is putting the spotlight on policing tactics in the 21st century. A recent Official Information Act request by Radio New Zealand revealed the use of SearchX, an AI tool that can draw connections

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The EU Digital ID Wallet Pilots Roll Out

Stavroula Pabst Stavroula Pabst is a writer, comedian, and media PhD student at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Athens, Greece. Her writing has appeared in publications including Propaganda in Focus, Reductress, Unlimited Hangout and The Grayzone. brownstone.org As 2023 continues, the European Commission appears busy developing

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Has the DOD Thought through Weaponized Robots?

Has the DOD Thought through Weaponized Robots?

Dave Patterson National Security Correspondent at LibertyNation.Com. Dave is a retired US Air Force Pilot with over 180 combat missions in Vietnam. He is the former Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Comptroller and has served in executive positions in the private sector aerospace and defense industry. In addition

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The Mounting Threats From AI –

The Mounting Threats From AI –

Andrew Lensen Victoria University of Wellington theconversation.com As the 2023 election campaign enters its final days, there is an elephant in the room that politicians seem keen to ignore: the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and what it will mean for New Zealand’s economy, politics and society. Developments

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Tech Talk: Dark Patterns
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Tech Talk: Dark Patterns

This series is designed to help people to understand modern technology, and become more confident in using computing devices. It is not designed to educate experts. The author is involved in tutoring older students at SeniorNet, a New Zealand wide organisation. SeniorNet hopes that students will feel more confident in

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Battery Fires: We Ain’t Seen Nuthin’ Yet

Back at the dawn of the automobile era, people were so concerned about these new-fangled infernal machines that drivers had to employ someone to walk in front of them waving a warning flag. But if the same people had had the mindset of the Climate Cult, they’d have been

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Money for Nothing? Some Thoughts on UBI

Money for Nothing? Some Thoughts on UBI

Steven Tucker mercatornet.com Would you like to be paid for sitting at home all day doing nothing? If so, you could try getting in touch with Autonomy, a British-based think-tank currently seeking £1.6m in funding to give away £1,600 per month over the course of two years

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Driverless Cars Could Be a Revolution for People With Disabilities

Driverless Cars Could Be a Revolution for People With Disabilities

Rohini Vijaygopal The Open University Rita Kottasz Roger Bennett Kingston University Like it or not, driverless cars will start to appear on our roads in the not too distant future. In theory, fully autonomous driverless vehicles will offer huge advantages to people with disabilities. Too often, people with disabilities face

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How Can You Have a Fair Election if Your Search Engine Is Biased?

How Can You Have a Fair Election if Your Search Engine Is Biased?

Gabriela Pariseau Gabriela is an Assistant Editor in the Media Research Center’s Free Speech America division. She is a graduate of Christendom College where she earned a B.A. in History. Gabriela has also contributed to The Catholic Register, Arlington Catholic Herald, Students For Life of America and Iowa

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Malware Is Not Ok, No Matter Your Cause

Malware Is Not Ok, No Matter Your Cause

If you think it’s a clever idea to send out a malware bot as a major recruitment campaign and still barely manage to suck in more than a couple of thousand confused Boomers, you just might be a “youth climate activist”. The “clever” online campaign was the brainchild of

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Tech Talk: Electric Vehicles
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Tech Talk: Electric Vehicles

This series is designed to help people to understand modern technology, and become more confident in using computing devices. It is not designed to educate experts. The author is involved in tutoring older students at SeniorNet, a New Zealand wide organisation. SeniorNet hopes that students will feel more confident in

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And You Thought Apple Maps Was Bad

And You Thought Apple Maps Was Bad

Like mothers throughout human history, mine would often reprimand me for some childish act of group stupidity by asking, if my friends jumped off a cliff, would I do it too? Of course, I never gave her the honest answer: of course I would. Children are idiots and born followers.

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‘EVS Are a Bit Shite’, #33

‘EVS Are a Bit Shite’, #33

Another day, another hilarious story of another EV failure. I really have to thank Elon Musk and the Climate Cult: if it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t have an endless supply of these stories to mock. It’s the gift that keeps on giving. Whether the cheap laughs

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Tech Talk: How Do I Write?
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Tech Talk: How Do I Write?

This series is designed to help people to understand modern technology, and become more confident in using computing devices. It is not designed to educate experts. The author is involved in tutoring older students at SeniorNet, a New Zealand wide organisation. SeniorNet hopes that students will feel more confident in

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Stomping All over Free Speech Again

Stomping All over Free Speech Again

As C S Lewis said, the worst inquisitors are those who torment us for our own good. The worst liars, censors and oppressors are those who swear that they are censoring us to protect. Who lie and oppress in the name of “truth” and “democracy”. This week, a Senate Judiciary

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