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SUMMARY:The copyright you keep: what collaboration with AI means for your creative works
DESCRIPTION:Details\n\n\n\n\n\nAmong the things that AI has generated includes fractious arguments as to whether AI-assisted creative works are protected under a country’s copyright law. \nThis talk will review the brief history of the purpose of copyright law\, and the repercussions surrounding its purview for creative works in New Zealand\, contrasted with developing legal cases from abroad. \nJoin us for a short lecture from our community members\, followed by an open discussion and meal/drinks at a local bar. \nRecommended Reading: \n\nCopyright NZ sources and information materials. https://www.copyright.co.nz/authors-and-publishers/resources\nCrichton Case Study: https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/04/17/is-the-pitt-a-copyright-infringement-of-er/\nDaniel Defoe’s Protest: https://www.luminarium.org/renascence-editions/defoe2.html
URL:https://epicinnovation.co.nz/event/the-copyright-you-keep-what-collaboration-with-ai-means-for-your-creative-works/
LOCATION:EPIC Innovation Centre\, 76/106 Manchester St\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8011\, New Zealand
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SUMMARY:Strategy Workshop: AI Safety & The 2026 Election
DESCRIPTION:Details\n\n\n\n\n\nStop just watching the headlines. Start contributing to the solutions. \nOur community is moving beyond traditional lectures to prioritise & scope action. This guided 75 minute workshop is designed to ‘stress test’ high-impact solutions and progress AI Safety in New Zealand\, with the following focus: The New Zealand Election\, Nov 2026. \nWhether you are a seasoned systems designer or new to solution scoping\, this session is designed to educate and sharpen your solutions & strategic thinking. \nWe will have a guided session using collective intelligence to pressure-test real-world pathways and uncover the “blind spots” that could derail AI governance. You’ll be given proposed solutions – it’s your job to rip them apart. \nBring yourself\, a pen and prepare yourself for ‘Red Hat’ thinking. \nAfterwards join us at a nearby pub for drinks and continued discussion.
URL:https://epicinnovation.co.nz/event/strategy-workshop-ai-safety-the-2026-election/
LOCATION:EPIC Innovation Centre\, 76/106 Manchester St\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8011\, New Zealand
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SUMMARY:DAMA
DESCRIPTION:DAMA New Zealand – Data & AI Governance Meet-up | April 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by Anup \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDAMA New Zealand\n1 review\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe’re excited to kick off DAMA New Zealand’s 2026 in-person event series with our community meet-up in Christchurch. \nThis session brings together data\, analytics\, AI\, and governance professionals to connect\, learn\, and exchange real-world insights on building trusted\, ethical\, and well-governed data foundations. \nWhat to expect: \n🔹 Practical discussions on data governance & responsible AI\n🔹 Community insights and knowledge sharing\n🔹 Networking with peers across industries\n🔹 DAMA New Zealand updates and upcoming initiatives \nWhether you’re a data leader\, practitioner\, architect\, analyst\, or just starting your data journey\, this event is designed to build connections and strengthen New Zealand’s data community. \nFollow DAMA NZ LinkedIn Page – \nhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/dama-new-zealand-forming/?viewAsMember=true
URL:https://epicinnovation.co.nz/event/dama/
LOCATION:EPIC Innovation Centre\, 76/106 Manchester St\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8011\, New Zealand
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SUMMARY:AI "personalities" and the future of critical thinking
DESCRIPTION:Details\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this session we unpack how bots think and how they’re changing the way we think. \nEach talk will be around 10-15 minutes followed by Q&A\nAfterwards we’ll have an open discussion along with drinks/food at a nearby bar. \nTalk 1: Nurturing Critical Thinking in the Age of AI\nAs AI tools become ubiquitous in the classroom\, a pressing concern has emerged: cognitive offloading. When students delegate their thinking to an algorithm\, do they lose the ability to reflect\, analyse\, and critique? \nBenny Pan—an AI researcher and educator—shares the results of a targeted study within senior high school settings. His research tests if custom made AI behaviours have any effect in nurturing critical thinking and self-reflection in the senior high school setting \n————————————————————\nTalk 2: Anthropic’s Persona Selection Model: The ‘Cyborgist’ Shift \nRecommended Reading: https://alignment.anthropic.com/2026/psm/ \nNew in AI Alignment\, Anthropic has recently published a blog on the Persona Selection Model. Hazel Shanks will breakdown the results and the ‘cyborgist’ philosophy that inspired them. Let’s have a deeper look at how and why the “malicious actor” persona might be an accidental byproduct of how we train them.
URL:https://epicinnovation.co.nz/event/ai-personalities-and-the-future-of-critical-thinking/
LOCATION:EPIC Innovation Centre\, 76/106 Manchester St\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8011\, New Zealand
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SUMMARY:BA Meet Up
DESCRIPTION:Christchurch BA & Beyond meetup – April [Working with Architects]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by Vaughan L. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChristchurch Business Analysis and Beyond meetup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are back for our April 2026 meetup. This month is the deferred session that was originally planned for March (but had to be rescheduled!) – the plan for this session is: \n\nNetworking\nPresentation – ‘Working with Architects’ by Nishant Bahad (Enterprise Architect\, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora) and Vaughan Luckman (Consultant\, Luckman – Beyond BA)\n\nIn this session we are pulling on lessons learned from working together on previous projects to explore how to get the best out of the Architect / BA relationship!
URL:https://epicinnovation.co.nz/event/ba-meet-up/
LOCATION:EPIC Innovation Centre\, 76/106 Manchester St\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8011\, New Zealand
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