June AI Digest

AI wants to stay ‘on’. Hot on the heels of Anthropic’s blackmail experiment, OpenAi had a similar problem.  Researchers have observed that their newest model, o3, does not consistently follow commands, particularly in relation to shutting down. In a...

Did AI really try to blackmail its operator?

AI attempts blackmail to avoid being turned off. During pre-release testing in May 2025, Anthropic (maker of claude.ai) conducted extensive safety evaluations using controlled scenarios to test the model’s behaviour under extreme conditions.  The company...

AI-Driven Productivity Gains in New Zealand (2025)

New Zealand’s businesses are experiencing notable productivity increases in 2025 due to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Across diverse industries – from manufacturing floors to rural farms – AI technologies are streamlining operations, cutting costs, and...

Webinar Replay: A real world guide to AI

You’ve heard the hype on how amazing AI is, and then you tried it and were… underwhelmed. Or maybe you’ve read how dangerous AI is, and so you don’t want anyone in your organisation to risk using it. So, what is the AI reality for people that work in small to medium...