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If digital technology kills the sound of a guitar, is its shape still worth anything?
The legal dispute between Thomann and Fender over the shape of the Stratocaster is one of the many negative consequences of the virtualisation of reality caused by the ‘everything digital’ philosophy by Andrea Monti – Originally published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica Continue reading “If digital technology kills the sound of a guitar, is its shape still worth anything?”
India blocks Telegram and passes on the cost of prevention
To prevent fraud relating to the retaking of the national entrance exam for medical degree programmes, the Indian government has suspended access to the platform even for users who are completely unconnected to the incident. This case illustrates the shift from cracking down on specific types of behaviour to the preventative and blanket restriction of communications: an approach that also sheds light on the controversial European initiatives on content moderation and the new British protocols for managing online crises by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica
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The Anthropic model freeze: why the AI race between the US and China hinges on technological dependence
The debate on artificial intelligence continues to be framed around the wrong question: who has the best model? It is a useful question for the market, for investors and for corporate communications, but it is not enough to understand the geopolitical dimension of the competition between the US and China by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Formiche.net
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Anthropic, Google and liability for the use of AI
Anthropic makes last-minute changes to Fable 5’s safeguards, whilst a German court rules that Google is liable for the results of AI Overview: provider liability for the operation of AI systems is gaining ground even beyond the screen of disclaimers by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by La Repubblica – Italian Tech Continue reading “Anthropic, Google and liability for the use of AI”
Temu, the DSA and European regulation as a geopolitical tool
The Temu case shows that the DSA is not merely a regulation on digital services: when consumer protection becomes a tool for controlling infrastructure by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica Continue reading “Temu, the DSA and European regulation as a geopolitical tool”