It is an open secret that the Italian data protection authority is very interested in becoming the regulator for AI. They have started to appear in different areas, intervening as much as possible in the public debate. The OpenAI case is clearly part of this strategy by Andrea Monti – this is an abriged and edited version of a longer article publishe in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica Continue reading “Is ChatGPT going to be blocked again in Italy?”
Are VR Headset actually ‘cool’?
In the mind of marketing people, experiencing life through a VR headset should be ‘cool’, but —don’t ask why— I have the strong feeling that we are on the verge of making Dilbert’s cartoon real. I could not find the original image, so I used ChatGPT to make an image that conveyed the meaning.
Miyazaki’s warmth against the icy cold of data-driven marketing
Human being is (at least for some time yet) more than the data that describe him by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by La Repubblica – Italian Tech Continue reading “Miyazaki’s warmth against the icy cold of data-driven marketing”
Italy: Journalistic sources, Does ‘national security’ warrant formal legal recognition to protect media professional secrecy?
In order to protect the confidentiality of journalists’ sources it is arguable that the concept of national security ought to be accorded a full legal status. This question has been reignited by the debate concerning EU regulation on the future measure on press freedom which pits those who want journalists to have absolute ‘freedom to investigate’ against those who believe that this freedom cannot be absolute or, in any case, cannot be exercised to the point of endangering national security by Andrea Monti – Initially published in English by INFORRM and in Italian by La Repubblica – Italian Tech. Continue reading “Italy: Journalistic sources, Does ‘national security’ warrant formal legal recognition to protect media professional secrecy? “
ChatGPT’s next personal data scandal confirms free internet is a delusion
The next OpenAI personal data ‘scandal’ (Google’s researchers ottenere risposte che rendono disponibili i dati “grezzi” usati per addestrare il modelli della serie GPT) invariably made headlines about ‘privacy’, copyright and so on. These issues are also invariably discussed without taking into account some clear facts that defuse the hype and once again expose the consequences of the ‘freebie’ economy, ‘loneliness capitalism‘ and the inertia of the supervisory authorities – by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian on Strategikon – a La Repubblica-Italian Tech blog. Continue reading “ChatGPT’s next personal data scandal confirms free internet is a delusion”