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The Commission has completed its inquiry into Technological change and the future of work. Thanks to everyone who read and commented on this blog! Read the final inquiry report and recommendations to Government here.

The 2010 Deepwater Horizon platform fire

Debunking fallacies – couldn’t say it better myself

30 January 2020 | John MacCormick

Our technological change and the future of work inquiry has turned the hose on some burning platform…

Will Dalek chilly bins conquer the last mile?

16 October 2019 | John MacCormick

In Berkeley, California last week I met the Kiwibots – a tribe of 4-wheeled robots about the size of…

Culturally diverse AI could enrich children’s learning

2 October 2019 | Amelia Sharman

I love the bold and colourful marae at Te Papa Tongarewa. The space is made up of a marae ātea (plac…

Biased algorithms – a good or bad thing?

2 October 2019 | Dave Heatley

Fears of social problems accompany any new technology. Not just new problems, as technology can re-i…

Left off the map – again!

26 September 2019 | Judy Kavanagh

This is a slide from Professor Richard Baldwin’s presentation about his new book The Globotics Uphea…

Robots and frozen vegetables

22 August 2019 | Dave Heatley

Freezing 500 tonnes of vegetables a day, most days of the year. That makes for a significant manufac…

Low-emissions economy

Climate change policy, technological change and the future o…

6 August 2019 | Judy Kavanagh

It’s always a big day for the Productivity Commission when the Government announces its response to …

Robots in Japan

Can robots help fund more attractive places to live?

1 August 2019 | Judy Kavanagh

Robots are going to take our jobs, right? Well, maybe. The available evidence provides conflicting …

Straight line to the mountains

The perils of straight-line forecasting

24 July 2019 | Dave Heatley

Skills scarcity is great. At least when it’s your skills in demand.

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