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But on the same day that they released the landmark report, police told an expert panel - which had earlier warned them against the road policing algorithm - that they have now dumped it.
The algorithm for use in roadside stops would have helped officers determine how to deal with a motorist. The panel were very concerned about that one, panel chairperson Professor Colin Gavaghan, the New Zealand Law Foundation chair in law and emerging technologies, told RNZ.
Its predictive policing powers could bring historic biases and inject them into future police decisions, he said. I ve been told by the police [today] that it s not going any further.
How will artificial intelligence change the way we work? There’s good and bad news
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Workplace accidents caused by malfunctioning robots grab the bulk of the headlines, but the greater risk may be related to recruitment and worker surveillance, writes Colin Gavaghan, director of the Centre for Law and Policy in Emerging Technologies
Until recently, a question such as that in the headline has led immediately to discussions about how many jobs will be lost to the technological revolution of artificial intelligence. Over the past few years, though, more of us have started looking at some other aspects of this question. Such as: for those of us still in work, how will things change? What will it be like to work alongside, or under, AI and robots? Or to have decisions about whether we’re hired, fired or promoted made by algorithms?
Whangārei MP Emily Henderson talks to us about life outside of politics
24 Apr, 2021 04:00 AM
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Jules the labradoodle spends time with Emily in the garden. Photo / Tania Whyte
Jenny Ling is the Northern Advocate s feature writer and news reporterjenny.ling@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat
Former lawyer Emily Henderson is six months into her job as Whangārei MP. She talks to reporter Jenny Ling about life outside of politics and court rooms. There is a unique phenomenon called a cousin rampage happening at Emily Henderson s house right now.
It s a frequent occurrence, the Whangārei MP says, which coincides with the school holidays and entails her numerous nephews and nieces descending on her house to catch up with her own four children.
Jonathan Temm QC obituary: Rotorua mourns great legal mind and master in the courtroom
5 Mar, 2021 12:20 AM
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Jonathan Temm QC at this chambers. Photo / File
If the courtroom was a stage, Jonathan Temm QC was the star of the show. The great legal mind never liked to back down in an argument, but he lost one of his few battles on Wednesday when he died from a brain tumour surrounded by his family.
The 58-year-old has left a legacy among the legal fraternity who are mourning the loss of one of the country s greatest lawyers.
Temm QC was more than just a brilliant performer in the courtroom. His true talent lay in his ability to simply listen, give his time and make people feel like they have been heard.