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random thought about the Google monopoly lawsuit in c/[email protected]
ACC trial of copilot sees boost in quality, speed of work in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I wonder how much it actually cost though...

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ACC trial of copilot sees boost in quality, speed of work (www.rnz.co.nz)
 

While I'm never excited about these general uses, it seems like they did a reasonably good job with this experiment. Hopefully other Dept's don't just loosely 'throw it in'...

Some tidbits:

The AI operated on a fixed dataset. It did not collect information, nor did it tap into the main client record systems, so privacy risks were low.

It did not learn from the queries staff made or the information they used with it, and did not add that information to its learning banks, the reports said.

The two tests - first with 25 staff, then with 300 - found that along with boosts to service came gains in employee wellbeing, such as helping people with ADHD or poor hearing focus more in meetings, or those with dyslexia to revise content.

random thought about the Google monopoly lawsuit in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Yes, unfortunately, it still feels like there's really only two telcos in the country - with various rebadged products (skinny, et al - I've list track of who's actually who).

Then again, our population density is probably off putting for any prospective telcos eyeing up the market!

ACT pledges pushback on supermarket crackdown in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Fucking bootlicker.

God, I bet he'd barbeque well...

/s

More cuts to come: Health NZ asking for more voluntary redundancies in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

That certainly sounds like the work they've got me involved in (migrating staff onto a common computer platform)

there's just no way moving the users and computers away from the hospital where all their data and systems reside is going to be an improvement for anyone...

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random thought about the Google monopoly lawsuit (lemmy.nz)
 

I was curious to hear what people think of the telecom breakup into chorus (and wasn't there a third party as well?) after all these years?

I was working there at the time, so some of the staff training was entertaining. I felt like they seemed to be on board with the general thrust of the changes, which I was a little surprised about (I expected a little more lip-service, I guess?)

Has it been a good change? I feel like the national fibre has been great but that's not actually related (but may have relied on the breakup as a precursor?)

More cuts to come: Health NZ asking for more voluntary redundancies in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Honestly, I'm thinking of getting my whole team to apply. Fuck these assholes

Revealed: Politically charged tobacco policy document that NZ First Minister Casey Costello tried to hide in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

That's really quite gross

Why Electric Kiwi is closing to new customers - and why it matters in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

We should get comcom to look into it so they can do absolutely fucking nothing, like the last few scams they've rubber-stamped

Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 8/7/2024 in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Yes! Beach waves and bird noises or something? Sounds great!

NZ Media Council upholds complaint on accuracy [story about Green MP Julie Anne Genter] in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I kinda sympathise though - the shops there have always struggled as long as I can remember (which, in fairness, probably isn't that long). Newtown has been dead for about a decade, easily.

Yes both parties are being dicks and the florist is probably conflating issues and blaming the bike lanes incorrectly.

It seems like one upside is, countdowns expansive parking is, I believe, available for people to use (I vaguely recall signage about it)

Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 8/7/2024 in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I hate how the music gets stuck in my head or has associations I'd rather not mix with my displeasure when dealing with.

That and my cynical view of aussie companies trying to look local using kiwi music (while the call taker is wherever is cheapest)

Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 8/7/2024 in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (8 children)

What would your ideal hold 'music' be?

I've always hated these things and think music is a terrible choice as it can only ever reinforce the 'middle of the road' tastes (something I have big problems with in NZ).

But the ringer sound just reduces your brain to mush after a few minutes as well...

Would silence work, with the occasional 'you're _n_th in the queue' update? I think that's my best choice

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Public Service Minister Nicola Willis defends job cuts before select committee (www.rnz.co.nz)
 

What got me the most was:

"I am really comfortable with asking government agencies to consider, are there ways that you can innovate to deliver the same level of service while taking less taxpayer dollars to do it."

"In fact, that should be how we conduct ourselves every day, not just in the lead up to a Budget"

Honestly, we've been doing that every year for decades, now!

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Treaty of Waitangi: Call for input from 'variety of voices' for revamped exhibition at Te Papa (www.rnz.co.nz)
 

Now is time to change Te Papa's Treaty of Waitangi display, the museum's co-leaders say.

It comes after the museum left a defaced version of the Treaty of Waitangi on display over summer to enable "valuable conversations" about te Tiriti o Waitangi

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Te Papa said it would consult with te Tiriti experts, iwi and communities for the permanent exhibition

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The removed panel will be stored by the museum, and while no decision has been made about its future, Johnston said it was part of the exhibition's history and the story of te Tiriti o Waitangi.

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