The New Zealand Government has unveiled its first national strategy for Artificial Intelligence (AI), alongside new guidance aimed at helping businesses invest in the technology with confidence.
Released last Tuesday, the AI strategy outlines a clear path for how New Zealand can safely and responsibly embrace AI, encouraging local businesses to explore, adopt, and innovate with this transformative technology. The initiative is aligned with the Government’s broader “Going for Growth” objectives, aiming to harness AI to accelerate economic development and improve living standards and opportunities for all New Zealanders.
The strategy commits to adopting AI in line with the OECD’s established principles—upholding the rule of law, human rights, and democratic values such as fairness and privacy, as well as ensuring robustness, safety, and security in AI systems.
In addition to the strategy, the Government has also released new guidance for businesses on responsible AI use. The voluntary framework provides practical steps and best practices designed to help organizations successfully and ethically integrate AI into their operations.
Click here to read the full AI strategy.
(AI was used in part to facilitate this article.)