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TEDxUniversity of Waikato

Dr Benjamin Djain

What Shakespeare's actors teach us about AI chatbots

Benjamin challenges us to consider AI chatbots as theatrical performances where the user, the chatbot and the programmer each play their part.

Tedx Dr Benjamin Djain

Research impact

A female and male giraffe weevil

Giraffe weevils play important ecological roles, making it vital to understand how they can withstand the impacts of climate change. This is the focus of research led by Dr Chrissie Painting.

The team have been looking at developing alternative alloys for medical and dental implants (1)

University of Waikato researcher Dr Leandro Bolzoni has been exploring a combination of various metals to make alternative implants.

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