The Government is trialling a new artificial intelligence tool aimed at speeding up the development of New Zealand’s import health standards while maintaining existing biosecurity protections.
Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard said the technology is being tested as part of a broader programme to modernise the system used to assess biosecurity risks for imported plant, animal and biological products.
A four-month pilot is underway to determine whether generative AI can assist with the document-intensive work involved in preparing import health standards. Hoggard said the tool is intended to support, rather than replace, Biosecurity New Zealand experts, with all key decisions continuing to be made by specialist staff.
The Government says the trial will evaluate whether AI can produce high-quality, evidence-based standards more consistently while reducing the administrative workload and allowing officials to process applications more efficiently.
The AI project forms part of a wider reform of New Zealand’s import health system, including changes to the live plant import process designed to improve access to new plant genetics for farmers and growers. The Government says the reforms are intended to reduce unnecessary regulatory barriers, support productivity and help lift returns across the food and fibre sector, which is forecast to generate $64.3 billion in export revenue in the year ending 30 June 2026.
Hoggard said the goal is to create a faster, more efficient approvals process for imported goods without weakening New Zealand’s biosecurity safeguards.
That sounds like Biosecurity is going to turn to custard.
Trialling AI Government. AI Governments won’t need citizens to consent every 3 years.
Excuse to build a data center to monitor citizens.
There already are data centres in nz unfortunately
Only found out aboutvit recently. More than 70 if what I read was true
If AI is treated like a tool rather than an expert, it potentially has a place in document processing however there needs to be straightforward, informed input together with conscientious double or triple checking of it’s output by responsible human at either end of the process.
Don’t even look at it you National and Labour idiots will be gone ,for good I hope.
And just what is this AI software – C;mon Pete, stop stuttering, be a big PAL In the Tiers of govt and just say it.
There is a single opportunity to make a substantial change and start the process to remove UN/WHO/WEF/ BIS/ WB / IMF shackles – vote NZf PARTY AND NZ LOYAL – otherwise prepare to be poisoned / strangled to death by big PHARMA /NZ SO CALLED HEALTH/ MOH / MPI and the financial cabal that currently runs NZ finances and pulls the willis strings.
Suit yourself – wake up OR?????????