*by Professor Alexandra Andhov, Director of ALTeR --- excerpts from the speech delivered at Aotearoa AI Summit 2025, organised by AI Forum "Let me tell you a story that starts with a house. House is tangible, specific… And I will not just talk about any houses, but...
Simply: Yes! Written by Tobit Lingnau, a student in LAWCOM733: Special Topic: Shaping the Law in Tech Driven Era (2025); This blog summarises his longer academic essay. “[L]aw was not important only to regulate or promote innovation. During some periods, law was...
The 2018 Cambridge Analytica scandal exposed the misuse of millions of personal data points, highlighted regulatory gaps, and triggered privacy breaches and global legal controversies.
How an Access to Justice Hackathon became the catalyst for homegrown innovation by Keenan Evans, Research Assistant @ ALTeR Opening: Setting the Stage Unleash Space: The Beginning Imagine this: the Unleash Space at the University of Auckland, Friday afternoon....
Every click, swipe, and search you make leaves behind a trace. For years, most people ignored it, assuming their data was invisible or insignificant. Not anymore. A recent Time magazine survey found that 74% of Americans now consider their personal data “very important.”
by Keenan Evans, Research Assistant @ ALTeR The saturation of technology products and services influences everyday life – from social media algorithms to legal practice and even government environments – the question is no longer whether to regulate, but how....
by Professor Alexandra Andhov, Director of ALTeR, University of Auckland With New Zealand's Strategy for Artificial Intelligence: Investing with Confidence, New Zealand has joined the global conversation on artificial intelligence with the publication of its...
A Practical Guide to GenAI Tools In the rapidly evolving landscape of novel technologies, artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the legal profession everywhere we look. New Zealand is no exception. AI dominates conversations in law firms across Aotearoa, from...
The Future of Legal Tech in New Zealand by Professor Alexandra Andhov Legal services in New Zealand have traditionally followed a conventional model, with most law firms providing localised, in-person services. While we have successfully embraced digital...
