A lesson in tikanga and technology. When an AI-generated pounamu image I created went wrong, it reminded me that cultural design isn’t just visual — it’s sacred. This experience reshaped how I approach AI and creativity.

Critical thinking isn’t just about analysis; it’s about protection. For Indigenous peoples, it’s a way to question whose knowledge AI reflects, whose stories it tells, and whose values it embeds. This article explores how Māori and Indigenous worldviews can guide more ethical, inclusive, and culturally grounded approaches to AI.

When AI made my Nana white and erased my Grandad’s warmth, I realised something powerful: in trying to “perfect” our past, we risk erasing it. Sometimes, the blur tells the real story.

I’ve seen firsthand how AI gets Indigenous language and culture wrong, from translation blunders to cultural erasure. These four moments opened my eyes to why Indigenous leadership in AI isn’t optional it’s essential.

When AI translates te reo Māori without understanding tikanga, it risks turning culture into code and connection into performance. This piece explores why Indigenous language and identity can’t be automated, and what it takes to build technology that honours Te Ao Māori with respect, integrity, and mana.

What happens when machines learn our languages before our tamariki do and it’s wrong?
This article explores how AI, language, and storytelling intersect with culture and identity, and why protecting our reo and stories in the digital age is vital to our future.

AI learns from the stories we share. When we tell authentic Indigenous narratives of strength, creativity, and innovation, we change how the machines see us and how the future remembers us.