The Pormanove case reopens a radical question: to what extent can we dispose of our bodies in front of a camera? And who is really responsible? by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica Continue reading “Dying on live streaming: when freedom becomes extreme entertainment”
The dangers of self-surveillance: the De Martino case and the vulnerability of the “digital home”
The videos stolen from the anchorman’s house are not just a news story: they expose the contradictions of a technological model based on surveillance and the illusion of control by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica Continue reading “The dangers of self-surveillance: the De Martino case and the vulnerability of the “digital home””
The economic exploitation of the illusion of immortality thanks to AI, chatbots and personal data
We are once again talking about “digital resurrection”, a misleading and inappropriate term that, in reality, constitutes another problematic aspect of informational identity and control over data concerning us — or its economic exploitation by Andrea Monti Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica Continue reading “The economic exploitation of the illusion of immortality thanks to AI, chatbots and personal data”
GPT-OSS is OpenAI’s “open-weight” model (which does not mean open source).
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).”
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””