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  • Image of Māori women used in racist adverts

    Image of Māori women used in racist adverts

    Aukaha News story of a Māori women Ellen Tamati was woken my her mokopuna today to hear that her image of her face and moko kauae has been used in racist billboards advertising anti Māori wards. A campaign by Hobson’s Pledge. The media clip of the woman is here https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19LKSEc1f8/ Hours later, there was a public…

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  • Customary Māori Values and Copyright Legislation for Facial Recognition Technology (FRT)

    Customary Māori Values and Copyright Legislation for Facial Recognition Technology (FRT)

    For many years, I have written about the risks that Māori and other minority communities are confronted with, from emerging digital technologies.  In particular: deepfakes, cultural appropriation (such as the misuse of moko), voice cloning, and biased facial recognition systems. These technologies raise significant concerns, including identity theft, fake pornography, digital impersonation, and the broader…

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  • Māori stats re AI, FRT and Privacy

    Māori stats re AI, FRT and Privacy

    The latest research by the Privacy Commission “Research on Privacy Concerns and Use of Personal Information March 2025” has a significant focus on Māori views which is welcomed.  There is a concentration on Facial Recognition Technologies (FRT) reinforcing well established facts. The limited AI questions could have been more extensive, and should have included Algorithms…

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  • Risks of AI Action Figure Trend

    Risks of AI Action Figure Trend

    The AI action figure trend, where users generate personalised or stylised figures using AI tools (like custom avatars, toy-like images, or even physical 3D printed models based on AI renderings) carries several risks, particularly around privacy, ethics, cultural appropriation, and deepfake potential. From a Māori perspective, the AI action figure trend presents serious risks associated…

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