{"id":231853,"date":"2026-04-06T14:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T18:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/could-nzs-next-christchurch-call-be-a-push-for-fairer-safer-ai\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T15:20:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T19:20:27","slug":"could-nzs-next-christchurch-call-be-a-push-for-fairer-safer-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/could-nzs-next-christchurch-call-be-a-push-for-fairer-safer-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Could NZ\u2019s next Christchurch Call be a push for fairer, safer AI?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Could NZ\u2019s next Christchurch Call be a push for fairer, safer AI?<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/theconversation.com\/could-nzs-next-christchurch-call-be-a-push-for-fairer-safer-ai-279085<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-04-06 14:20:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: theconversation.com<\/a><\/p>\n

For New Zealanders, artificial intelligence (AI) is fast becoming as much a part of everyday life as smartphones and social media did before it.<\/p>\n

According to the recently released 2026 InternetNZ Internet Insights report, nearly eight in ten Kiwis have used AI tools in the past year. More than half are now using them at least weekly.<\/p>\n

But as use is rising, so too is unease about this transformative technology\u2019s impact on society. In a recent survey, half of respondents were extremely or very concerned about AI\u2019s implications for misinformation, privacy and potential misuse.<\/p>\n

Other national surveys tell a similar story.<\/p>\n

One found only a quarter of respondents believed current safeguards are sufficient to make AI use safe. In another, two thirds of those surveyed said they would stop using a company\u2019s products if they had concerns about how it was using AI.<\/p>\n

These views are not surprising. Major AI companies are increasingly entangled in everything from \u201cdeepfake\u201d images and AI-generated misinformation to geopolitics and military applications.<\/p>\n

At the same time, this widespread distrust could represent another opportunity for New Zealand to influence big tech \u2013 and build our own valuable brand grounded in responsible AI.<\/p>\n

Who controls AI \u2013 and on whose terms?<\/h2>\n

The US-Israel war on Iran \u2013 where AI has helped identify bombing targets \u2013 has raised fresh concerns about the technology.<\/p>\n

In the lead-up to the conflict, major AI companies were pressured by the US Department of War to allow widespread military uses of their AI systems.<\/p>\n

Anthropic pushed for limits on applications like autonomous weapons and surveillance but was sidelined. Rival OpenAI instead agreed to allow broad \u201clawful\u201d military uses, prompting a backlash and reports of users deleting the company\u2019s ChatGPT at triple the usual rate.<\/p>\n

China\u2019s military is meanwhile leveraging its own AI-powered systems, while companies like Palantir, chaired by US billionaire and New…<\/p>\n

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