Friday, July 18
Drinking (late) from the AI Kool-Aid cup: A sociological reading of the NZ AI strategy

Drinking (late) from the AI Kool-Aid cup: A sociological reading of the NZ AI strategy

As is well documented, New Zealand has experienced significant economic and productivity issues for decades, at the very least since the UK entered the European Common Market in 1973. But apparently, ...

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Culture

Drinking (late) from the AI Kool-Aid cup: A sociological reading of the NZ AI strategy

Drinking (late) from the AI Kool-Aid cup: A sociological reading of the NZ AI strategy

As is well documented, New Zealand has experienced significant economic and productivity issues for decades, at the very least since the UK entered the European Common Market in 1973. But apparently, decades of worry and...

Politics

Denialism about the free speech crisis at our universities is unconvincing

Denialism about the free speech crisis at our universities is unconvincing

In a recent column in The Post, Sereana Naepi and Peter Davis claim that ‘the current push to mandate “free speech” policies in New Zealand universities’ – including through the Education and Training Amendment Bill (No. 2) that is currently before P...

Science

Why do they fear Populism?

Why do they fear Populism?

When a political leader or their movement is referred to as Populist it is most commonly employed as a slur. The image we’re instructed to conjure is one of a snake-oiled salesman preying off the unwashed, too dim to...