🤖 Human in the Loop - Where AI Meets Human Intelligence
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From emerging technologies to ethical AI development, we examine how human oversight and creativity enhance automated systems. Whether you're a tech professional, business owner, or simply curious about AI's role in society, this channel bridges the gap between complex technology and human understanding.
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Why AI Is Rewriting Cyber Risk with George Meredith
George Meredith leads Security Technical Operations for RUSH, overseeing system quality and infrastructure security. With a Computer Systems Technology degree, Postgraduate Diploma in IT, and a PhD in Cybersecurity, George brings 15+ years of technical expertise to address privacy and security considerations essential to responsible AI deployment in manufacturing environments.
He's also the Unit Training Manager for the Hawke's Bay Coastguard.
In this chat we discuss:
· How AI has rewritten the cyber-risk equation, for attackers and defenders
· Why the defensive toolchain has caught up but governance hasn’t
· What trailing-edge organisations should address first to stay safe
George on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-meredith-nz/
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1 Oct 2026
Ethics at the Speed of AI with Prof. Aini Suzana Ariffin & Liz Longworth | Aotearoa AI Summit Special
Prof. Dr. Aini Suzana Ariffin is a Malaysian academic, policymaker, and global advocate for responsible artificial intelligence. Her core expertise includes AI policy and strategy development, AI governance and ethics, and AI risk and impact assessment. She led the development of Malaysia’s National Artificial Intelligence Roadmap and contributed to key national frameworks such as the AI Governance and Ethics Guidelines and the AI Risk and Impact Assessment Framework, aligning with global benchmarks including UNESCO’s ethical AI principles and IEEE standards.
Suzana currently serves as a Fellow Expert at the Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Chair of the UNESCO STEPAN Network for Asia and the Pacific.
Elizabeth (Liz) Longworth is Chair of the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO and an independent director and advisor, with a career spanning law, government, and international diplomacy. She spent much of her career at the United Nations, holding senior UNESCO posts in Paris — including Executive Director within the Director-General's office — before leading the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction in Geneva.
Before going international, Elizabeth led ICT sector strategy for Industry New Zealand and worked in telecommunications law, and she's also served on the board of New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority.
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18 Sept 2026
Adoption, Ambition and Agentic: Inside Aotearoa's AI Summit
Recorded live at the Aotearoa AI Summit 2026 in Wellington, this episode brings together six voices spanning the boardroom to the hackathon floor, and ultimately considering when does the human in the loop matter most?
In this episode, we hear from:
Madeline Newman — Executive Director, AI Forum NZ
Lou Compagnone — Director, Artificial Intelligence, Datacom
Akilan S — Head of Marketing, Zoho CRM and Zia Agents,
Martijn Verburg — Head of Engineering, Microsoft New Zealand
Wise Group Hackathon Team — Winners, 2026 Aotearoa AI Hackathon
Graeme Muller — Chief Executive, Tech NZ (NZTech)
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