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  • AI and Pepeha

    AI and Pepeha

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    After generations of successful assimilation of Māori culture by governments including Native Schools, Tohunga Suppression Act, The Hunn Report, etc, many Māori were left without knowing their identity. There has been an increasing trend for those Māori individuals to reclaim back that knowledge. For many people, they are disconnected from their families and communities, so

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  • AI Facial Detection Technology miss-identified 3 Māori men

    AI Facial Detection Technology miss-identified 3 Māori men

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    Google AI search that uses Face Detection Technology miss-identified me and two other Māori men by interchanging images and representing the other men as me. The other Māori men are: Brian Dickey KC of Waikato-Tainui (Ngāti Maahanga), Kingi Snelgar (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whakaue, Te Whakatōhea and Ngāi Tahu) and me, Karaitiana Taiuru (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu,

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  • Reo Māori with Artificial Intelligence

    Reo Māori with Artificial Intelligence

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    A quick snapshot of the usage of the Māori language in the New Zealand Artificial Intelligence communities, while also celebrating The Māori Language Week for 2025. Translations for Artificial Intelligence There are a number of Māori words that are used to say Artificial Intelligence in the Māori language. The reason there are so many is

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  • NZ AI productivity report 3 and Māori

    NZ AI productivity report 3 and Māori

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    The AI Forum released their third “BI-ANNUAL SNAPSHOT AI IN ACTION Exploring the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on New Zealand’s Productivity“. This is the second consecutive time Māori and the first time Pacific Peoples are included. The report recognises that 44% of New Zealanders believe the benefits of AI outweigh the risks, and concerns are

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  • AI will not save our screen industry

    AI will not save our screen industry

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    Below is a script I used for a debate about if AI will replace humans in the Aotearoa screen industry at  the Big Screen Symposium at Auckland University. It is a well-known fact that most of the world’s AI is dominated from big tech companies that are dominated by white middle class men, and based

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  • Hapū and Marae Data Sovereignty Podcast

    Hapū and Marae Data Sovereignty Podcast

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    Māori communities such as hapū, marae, taurahere, urban Māori and Māori organisation have always enacted sovereignty over their taonga, and in the digital age it has been no different. This podcast discusses the technical and grass roots level of Māori sovereignty that Māori refer to as “Tino Rangatiratanga” and “Mana Motuhake”. Terms enshrined in our

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  • Image of Māori women used in racist adverts

    Image of Māori women used in racist adverts

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    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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  • New Zealand and Māori AI Sovereignty

    New Zealand and Māori AI Sovereignty

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    This article considers why building sovereign AI capability within New Zealand is not just a technological imperative, it is a strategic necessity. Countries like Australia, Germany, Denmark and the EU are already planning and implementing Sovereign AI, while New Zealand remains a customer and not an AI leader. Many overseas AI models are controlled by

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  • Māori AI Sovereignty Principles

    Māori AI Sovereignty Principles

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    Sovereign AI is about keeping control over our future. Tino rangatiratanga mō tātou, ā, mō ngā uri ā muri ake nei The ability to create and control our destiny for generations to come. These principles are a localised version of the international Indigenous AI Sovereign principles. Pou 1. Data sovereignty and Data Governance: Our data,

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  • Gen AI for Ethical use of Mātauranga

    Gen AI for Ethical use of Mātauranga

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    Below is a Gen AI for Ethical use of Mātauranga template statement that can be copied and pasted for use in any educational facility, workplace or other organisation. Please be respectful of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License associated with this and acknowledge accordingly. Māori data sovereignty and AI governance Data is the source

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  • AI generated video lessons of not what to do

    AI generated video lessons of not what to do

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    This YouTube video clip is a perfect example of why AI will not replace our talented people in the screen industry. It was reported in RNZ and in the Spin Off. The Chat GPT AI generated video is just over 10 minutes long and is supposed to be about about keeping your phone silent in

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  • AI explained using mātauranga Māori

    AI explained using mātauranga Māori

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    I have over the years shared some mātauranga Māori and compared it to AI, I am hoping to revive our pre traditional practices of using pepeha, moemoea, waiata, oriori and other oral preservation and learning resources to assist Māori to understand AI is a powerful tool. Despite Māori being at the crossroads of new digital

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  • NZ AI Strategy released – Te Ao Māori

    NZ AI Strategy released – Te Ao Māori

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    Yesterday the New Zealand Government released its AI Strategy and advise to small businesses. The Strategy aligns with OECD AI Principles and the Government says it will continue to work with international partners on global rules to support the responsible use and development of AI. The strategy is primarily focused on productivity and not human

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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)

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    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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  • Benefits to Māori of no Census

    Benefits to Māori of no Census

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    The recent announcement by the government that the Census will cease in 2028 has been met with various reactions. Māori statisticians and academics with memberships and affiliations to Te Mana Raraunga and Iwi Leaders Data Group in particular are warning of issues for Māori and Iwi. As a Māori technologist/governor with Data and AI, I

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  • Good news AI case study for Māori education

    Good news AI case study for Māori education

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    According to their media release, the Writer’s Toolbox is a New Zealand and Australian education company. They provide an educational writing programme, powered by patented AI, designed to help students master writing. It is having a serious impact on Māori students’ literacy achievements. After using Writer’s Toolbox [using a locally-built AI], Thornton School [Decile 5,

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  • AI with IP Art and Reo webinar

    AI with IP Art and Reo webinar

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    We successfully ran another free over subscribed (150 people) webinar, this month. The topic was on Māori and IP rights and Māori language with Artificial Intelligence. The recording is available at https://bit.ly/IPandReo. Next month, I will be discuss how Te Tiriti, He Whakaputanga and other legal instruments recognise Māori rights in relation to AI, including

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  • Scribble moko online protest with unintended consequences

    Scribble moko online protest with unintended consequences

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    Earlier this week the Honourable Winston Peters, in an open parliament debate about the punishment of three politicians of the Māori Party, made what is considered a derogatory and racist comment. He commented about the Honourable Rawiri Waititi’s moko kanohi. This is a traditional tattoo that covers the face, while a moko kauae is on

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