Colin Gavaghan

Guest writer

Colin Gavaghan is a professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Otago, a board member of Yes for Compassion, and director of the Centre for Law and Policy in Emerging Technologies.

Fast food restaurant touch screens – like this prototype version at a McDonald’s in 2005 – is a kind of workplace automation many of us regularly interact with (Photo: Ralf-Finn Hestoft/Corbis via Getty Images)

How will artificial intelligence change the way we work? There’s good and bad news

Job loses caused by automation may grab the bulk of the headlines, but more of us may be affected by changes to recruitment and worker surveillance.

By Colin Gavaghan | 31st May, 2021

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The End of Life Choice bill is safer than many of our current critical care laws

Uncertainty is an unavoidable part of healthcare at the edges of life.

By Colin Gavaghan | 23rd September, 2020

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The problem with DIY sperm donations

Increasing numbers of New Zealand women are turning to ‘freelance’ sperm donors. Now some of them are complaining about a donor's conduct. Is this an issue we need to be looking into?

By Colin Gavaghan | 9th May, 2019