While the world is focused on the release of GPT 5, the almost simultaneous publication of GPT-OSS has gone virtually unnoticed. This is an “open” model with 120 billion parameters that can also run locally on older machines. It is censored but, above all, it is designed to resist jailbreaking by Andrea Monti Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica Continue reading “GPT-OSS is OpenAI’s “open-weight” model (which does not mean open source).”
Why it is wrong (and dangerous) to impose copyright on human beings
To ‘combat deep fakes,’ Denmark is proposing a law to give people copyright over their physical features and voices. But this makes it easier to sell data and objectify individuals, and risks paralysing research by Andrea Monti Continue reading “Why it is wrong (and dangerous) to impose copyright on human beings”
AI strategy comparison: China’s “open” imperialism versus the United States’ “race for dominance”
A comparison between the White House document ‘Winning the Race’ and the ‘Action Plan for Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence’ recently released by Beijing highlights that in the competition for global leadership in AI, the two superpowers are adopting fundamentally different philosophies and operating methodologies, but with the same goal: the creation of spheres of technological influence. by Andrea Monti – Adjunct Professor of Digital Identity, Privacy and Cybersecurity at Sapienza – Rome University – initially published in Italian by Formiche.net Continue reading “AI strategy comparison: China’s “open” imperialism versus the United States’ “race for dominance””
The real failure of the EU in the tariff agreement is that it accepted that rights are negotiable.
In the (temporary) agreement on tariffs, the EU leaves Big Tech and rights out of the picture, thus calling into question the rules on digital sovereignty and user rights – by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica Continue reading “The real failure of the EU in the tariff agreement is that it accepted that rights are negotiable.”
Artificial intelligence according to Trump: power, biosecurity and zero rules
The new AI Action Plan of the US president abandons all caution: more defence, less regulation, full alliance with Big Tech. For Europe, it is time to decide whether to remain bound by its regulations or enter the global industrial game. by Andrea Monti – Initially published on Italian Tech – La Repubblica Continue reading “Artificial intelligence according to Trump: power, biosecurity and zero rules”