GPT5 Has Landed — But Don’t Expect Fireworks (Yet)

by Andrew Hunt | Aug 8, 2025 | AI, IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates

OpenAI’s GPT5 just dropped, and as expected, tech circles are buzzing. Improved reasoning! Smoother tone! Even “vibe coding”!   But let’s be clear: this isn’t a moon landing. It’s a refined evolution, not a revolution.   If GPT4 was the charismatic genius who...

Does Generative AI Still Needs a Human Eye ?

by Andrew Hunt | Aug 8, 2025 | AI, IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, TIPS TRICKS AND HINTS

It’s no secret that generative AI tools have become powerful assistants in modern work. From drafting emails and reports to generating insights and summarising complex documents, the productivity gains are real.  But there’s a catch. A big one.  Generative AI needs a...

July’s AI Headlines: Progress, Problems & Public Concerns

by Andrew Hunt | Aug 5, 2025 | AI, IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates

AI re-Investment causes job cuts at Microsoft:  Microsoft has announced plans to reduce its workforce by up to 9,000 employees, representing approximately 4% of its global staff, as part of the latest round of job reductions this year. While the company has not...

Can Copilot tame your Outlook Inbox?

by Andrew Hunt | Jul 14, 2025 | AI, IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, TIPS TRICKS AND HINTS

Is your email inbox overflowing? You’re not alone. Managing a busy inbox can be time-consuming and draining. The average professional deals with around 100+ emails a day, and over half of those could be spam or trivial notifications2. Every new email interrupting your...

June AI Digest

by Andrew Hunt | Jun 29, 2025 | AI, IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates

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?

by Andrew Hunt | Jun 28, 2025 | AI, IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates

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...