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Christchurch AI firm launches photo-blurring tool for school newsletters

A New Zealand tech company has developed AI software to automatically blur students' faces in school online publications, addressing parent concerns about image manipulation.

Skinny McBuntu

Parents are increasingly reluctant to have their children's photos shared on school websites and newsletters due to the rise of AI image-manipulation apps. Christchurch-based Hail is launching an AI service that automatically blurs student photos in online school newsletters. The company claims the application is a world first.

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AI fighting AI: How Hail’s tech automates online privacy for schoolchildren

New Zealand parents are growing more wary of allowing their children’s photos to appear on school websites and newsletters because of the proliferation of AI image-manipulation apps. In response, Christchurch tech company Hail is about to roll out its own…

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