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Rewriting the rulebook on DNA in criminal investigations – Expert Reaction

Rewriting the rulebook on DNA in criminal investigations – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 24 November 202024 November 2020

A new report highlights significant gaps in the rules around how DNA is obtained, used and retained for criminal investigations. […]

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Government use of Artificial Intelligence – Expert Reaction

Government use of Artificial Intelligence – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 May 2019

New Zealand is a leader in government use of artificial intelligence, but regulation is needed to ensure it is used […]

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Deepfake and the law – Expert Reaction

Deepfake and the law – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 21 May 201921 May 2019

Deepfake and other ‘synthetic media’ will be the next wave of online content causing concern, but there’s no need to rush […]

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Limits to brain scanning technology – Prof Donna Rose Addis

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 13 July 201603 May 2017

A proposal to test how reliable brain scans could be in detecting whether suspects knew anything about a crime goes […]

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Glowing bacteria ‘illegally’ produced in New Zealand – The Dominion Post

In the News  |  Published: 08 April 201528 March 2016

Glowing green bacteria has been produced illegally in New Zealand using mail-order kits from America, Tom Hunt reports in The Dominion […]

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