The prototype PlugIn lets CMS users and bloggers to auto-translate their content into one of over 82 languages, as well as the ability to create audio files or podcasts from the same content. The plugin is driven by Azure Cognitive Services and has been designed alongside Microsoft to improve accessibility of content cost-effectively for the creative community www.enlighten.co.nz
The talented team at Aware Group are enabling cities and campuses to make better, data-driven planning decisions on their pathways, facilities and spaces. Their AI-enabled devices, such as cameras and microphones, collect environmental data to count and classify traffic. Results and usage patterns can be closely monitored in a dashboard for making smarter, data-driven decisions. As part of their smart cities initiative, Hamilton City Council is leveraging AwareGroup’s AI: “Our recent use of AI has enabled us to address some of the needs that were once either difficult or expensive to meet,” John Kinghorn, Transport Systems Engineer at Hamilton City Council. www.awaregroup.com
Founded in 2021, the Artificial Intelligence Institute at the University of Waikato is the first of its kind in New Zealand and home to the country’s most powerful supercomputer dedicated to machine learning.