How AI is Preserving a Māori Language - Top Stories of the Week

Explore four cutting-edge technology stories in this 14-minute video compilation from the World Economic Forum. Discover how Peter-Lucas Jones, CEO of Te Hiku Media, developed AI technology to transcribe and preserve 30 years of Māori-language archival recordings containing invaluable Indigenous knowledge and customs passed down by elders. Learn about financial literacy as three experts - Ana Mahony from AdditionWealth, Saira Malik from Nuveeninv, and Oluwatosin Olaseinde from MoneyAfrica - debunk common money myths and explain why financial education is essential for everyone in today's economy of rising living costs. Understand how quantum technology is revolutionizing product design, from creating corrosion-resistant aerospace alloys to accelerating pharmaceutical drug discovery for stronger and safer aircraft. Examine the potential of phage therapy as an alternative to antibiotics through the work of French startup Phagos, where co-founders Adèle James and Alexandros Pantalis demonstrate how AI helps identify the right bacteriophages to combat antimicrobial resistance, representing a promising breakthrough in the fight against drug-resistant bacteria.

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0:14 - This Māori leader trained AI to speak his language and preserve its wisdom: Peter-Lucas Jones, CEO of Te Hiku Media, a Māori media company, explains how they built an AI to help transcribe 30 years of Māori-language archival recordings, in which Indigenous elders passed down their priceless knowledge and customs.
4:11 - Think financial education isn’t for everyone? 3 money myths busted by the experts: In an age of rising living costs, understanding how to manage money is a critical life skill. Three financial experts - Ana Mahony of AdditionWealth, Saira Malik of Nuveeninv and Oluwatosin Olaseinde of MoneyAfrica - bust common money myths.
8:06 - Quantum technology could help make aircraft stronger and safer: Quantum holds promise in a number of areas of product design, from developing corrosion-resistant alloys in aerospace engineering to accelerating the discovery of new medication in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
11:31 - This solution could be an alternative to antibiotics. AI is making it possible: Phages are viruses that attack bacteria. French start-up Phagos is using AI to help find the right phages, with promising results for the fight against AMR. Here, co-founders Adèle James and Alexandros Pantalis explain how it works. Phagos is a World Economic Forum 2025 Technology Pioneer.