AI can protect us from nature, but how do we get there?

AI can protect us from nature, but how do we get there?
AI might help predict storms and reduce the damage they cause. (Image: Getty)
Ben Moore
The government should consider investing in its own private cloud, including a supercluster that can run machine learning workloads, if it wants to have the best chance of using artificial intelligence to create a country resilient to natural disasters.Kiarie Ndegwa, a senior machine learning engineer for Wellington-based Dragonfly Data Science, believes that there is huge potential for using data gained from a variety of data about Earth and its natural systems to create a more resilient country, but told BusinessDesk that it will take se...

More Technology

Kauricone courts computer users locked out of Windows 11
Technology

Kauricone courts computer users locked out of Windows 11

The back-to-basics operating system cuts out the bloat.

Steven Joyce to chair NZME
Markets

Steven Joyce to chair NZME

Tech expert Bowen Pan will also join, later on. 

Staff reporters 09 May 2025
NZ's space sector revenue grows over 50% in five years
Policy

NZ's space sector revenue grows over 50% in five years

Advanced aviation is also a growing sector, according to a new industry survey.

Greg Hurrell 09 May 2025