A new Māori start-up aims to harness artificial intelligence to get more people conversing in te reo Māori every day. Say hello to ReoBot.
ReoBot has been launched to support people in using te reo Māori. Available for free via Facebook Messenger, it enables users to chat with and practice te reo Māori 24/7.
Infographic by 16best.net. Cheers for letting me use it!
With four businesses to his name and a ministerial award for innovation, Ashutosh Sharma has already achieved more than your typical 19-year-old.
Those achievements – and the plans he has for future ventures – have been spurred by a passion for technology. (read more)
/arc-anglerfish-syd-prod-nzme.s3.amazonaws.com/public/HOF6HN2L4ZGCFPFU2XWY2CTVUY.jpg?resize=474%2C267)
Long before texting and email were the go-to for instant communication, Princess Leia was sending holograms like it was no big deal. The hologram message she sent to Obi-Wan of course set in motion a rather large chain of events resulting in one of the most popular film franchises of all time. (read more)
The Present from Jacob Frey on Vimeo.
Here’s an amazing person. He didn’t wait for a teacher to tell him to make something. Despite the odds, he made it happen. This is well worth watching.
The biological world is computational at its core, argues computer scientist Leslie Valiant. His “ecorithm” approach uses computational concepts to explore fundamental mysteries of evolution and the mind. [Read more at Quanta]
What do you think this article means?
How does it relate to what you’re doing now at NCEA levels 1-3?
How does it relate to junior classes?
New Zealand companies have a chance to better what firms around the globe are struggling with – promoting technology leaders like CIOs into strategic roles.
University of Auckland Adjunct Associate Professor Daniel Vidal says companies around the world risk becoming “digital casualties” if they do not employ their best IT brains – like chief information officers – at a strategic level, helping to shape their company’s direction instead of just providing IT infrastructure and service.
The CIO should be seen as a designer or a strategiser, feeding technology into the overall strategy and creating “true business transformation”, he says.
“Look how Domino’s Pizza has woven digital through its business model, and Netflix and Spotify have transformed the model of how people engage with music, film and television. That’s where CIOs can play a big role.”
Read more at the New Zealand Herald.