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AI sackings reach New Zealand, which will use it to eject 14 percent of government staff
(www.theregister.com)
this post was submitted on 20 May 2026
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The government needs to prioritize moving away from IT systems reliance that is not NZ based.
Software/hardware need to be NZ based and NZ owned. All systems should be FOSS; and only allow non-FOSS where a very good reason exists.
It would've been a great opportunity to do what many European governments are now doing, reducing the reliance on US tech companies. Instead, they decided to do the exact opposite.
Sometimes I wonder if they actually believe what they are saying. Or is "AI" just an excuse to further push their neoliberal agenda.
Sovereign software at the bare minimum. I'm fine with hardware from allies because I doubt we are capable for making that here. But US doesnt count as an ally anymore in my eyes.
Indeed, but the hardware needs to be NZ based.
Back to pen and paper then
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Yeah but FOSS doesn't take decision makers out to dinner, send them to junkets or give out free swag.