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Why Beijing Is Banning Manus AI Founders From Leaving the Country
Meta wants to acquire the Chinese startup Manus AI; Beijing responds by barring the founders from leaving China. It is not just control over technology but control over individuals that represents the new frontier of strategic knowledge dominance. A reflection by Andrea Monti, professor of digital identity, privacy, and cybersecurity at Sapienza University of Rome – Originally published on Formiche.net Continue reading “Why Beijing Is Banning Manus AI Founders From Leaving the Country”
The Anthropic project that will give Big Tech (and the US) unprecedented power
Claude Mythos promises to revolutionise software security, but it increases the concentration of technological, economic and strategic power in the hands of Big Tech by Andrea Monti – Originally published in Italian on Italian Tech-La Repubblica Continue reading “The Anthropic project that will give Big Tech (and the US) unprecedented power”
When Reading a Manual Becomes a Crime: Why the Hunt for “Banned Books” Threatens Democracy
From the investigation into neo-Nazi minors to the legal conundrum: Can possessing critical information constitute evidence of a crime? The crux lies in the transition from thought to action by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech-La Repubblica Continue reading “When Reading a Manual Becomes a Crime: Why the Hunt for “Banned Books” Threatens Democracy”
Social media and ‘addiction’: the Los Angeles ruling raises more questions than it answers
To attribute responsibility for individual behaviour tout-court to product design can profoundly alter the boundary between technological neutrality and active intervention in users’ decision-making processes, with effects that may extend far beyond the individual court case by Andrea Monti Continue reading “Social media and ‘addiction’: the Los Angeles ruling raises more questions than it answers”
Mass surveillance in times of war is a necessary evil. But who says we’re at war?
The changing nature of contemporary conflicts is legitimizing the introduction of mass surveillance tools even in the absence of a formally declared war, redefining the relationship between security and freedom in Western democracies by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by La Repubblica-Italian Tech Continue reading “Mass surveillance in times of war is a necessary evil. But who says we’re at war?”