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Spotlighting the movers and shakers in New Zealand’s AI scene - from entrepreneurs and researchers to public sector leaders - and to drive AI adoption across the country.

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Latest publication
Sep 20, 2026
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~342 subscribers
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Jul 12, 2026

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  1. Video · Sep 20, 2026

    Legal's role in building trusted AI | The AI Corner Ep: 61 Natalie Kim (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone · 45 min · 71 views by Sep 30, 2026

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    Join host Mike Bayly and guest Natalie Kim, founder of Inflection Group and former VP Legal and AI Transformation Lead at Omnidian, for a practical look at what it actually takes to drive AI adoption across an organisation. After 18 years in the US working across companies including Apple, Cisco and Alphabet-backed Intrinsic, Natalie has returned to New Zealand with a unique perspective spanning law, technology and enterprise AI transformation. Natalie shares how she led an organisation-wide AI

  2. Video · Aug 9, 2026

    Inside Air NZ's Approach to AI Engineering | The AI Corner Ep: 60 Jackson Lee (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone · 28 min · 115 views by Sep 30, 2026

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    Join host Mike Bayly and guest Jackson Lee from Air New Zealand for an inside look at how one of New Zealand’s most recognised businesses is approaching AI engineering. Jackson shares how Air New Zealand embeds AI engineers directly into business teams, why engineers are spending less time writing code and more time reviewing, architecting and applying judgement, and how the airline thinks about getting AI safely into production. You’ll hear why strong software engineering fundamentals still mat

  3. Video · Jul 26, 2026

    65% of New Zealanders are nervous about AI: Ipsos on why | The AI Corner Ep: 59 Carin Hercock (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone · 30 min · 44 views by Sep 30, 2026

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    Join host Mike Bayly and guest Carin Hercock, Country Manager NZ at Ipsos, to explore what the June AI Monitor study of 32 countries and 1,000 New Zealanders reveals about a country that keeps learning more about AI and keeps getting less excited about it. You'll hear why 65% of Kiwis report nervousness against only 40% excitement, why just 21% trust AI outputs enough to skip double-checking them compared with a 31% global average, and why only 35% believe the benefits to society outweigh the en

  4. Video · Jul 12, 2026

    Why Halter runs its support agents on Claude's top AI models | The AI Corner Ep: 58 Pouria Asghari (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone · 37 min · 106 views by Sep 30, 2026

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    Join host Mike Bayly and guest Pouria Asghari, Head of GTM Ecosystems & AI at Halter, to explore how a fast-scaling agritech unicorn builds an AI engine that runs its go-to-market from first support ticket to field sales visit. You'll hear how Halter triages farmer queries through a RAG pipeline over nearly 500 knowledge modules, why animal-welfare questions trigger instant escalation to a human, and how the sales team dictates voice notes in the ute that Whisper and Claude turn into clean CRM r

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