Karl Hartley TAFE Directors Australia Convention 2026

Karl Hartley

Karl Hartley is founder of hotloop.ai and a Tairāwhiti-born automation specialist with 20+ years in systems, process, and learning across Aotearoa and Australia. He was Principal Investigator for ConCOVE Tūhura's national study on AI-generated assessments and led the 18-month AI transformation of Epic Learning — producing New Zealand's first ethical framework for AI in vocational education. His philosophy — human over the loop — puts governance first, ensuring AI does the heavy lifting while educators stay in control.

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