The convergence of research in the fields of AI, neurotechnology and soft robotics raises the possibility of creating something very similar to Andrew, the protagonist of Bicentennial Man written by Isaac Asimov in 1976, which blurs the differences between human and artificialbeings by Andrea Monti -Initially published in Italian by MIT Technology Review Italia Continue reading “Are biohybrid prostheses another step towards the Bicentennial Man?”
Imane Khelif should be a scandal, but for an entirely different reason
The case of Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer who is the subject of heated controversy at the Paris 2024 Olympics because as a ‘trans’ woman she cannot fight a woman should, yes, make a scandal, but not for the reasons that many are arguing by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica. Continue reading “Imane Khelif should be a scandal, but for an entirely different reason”
Neuralink is the ante-chamber of technological discrimination
Public announcements about brain-computer interfaces and some developments in the field of genetics risk enhancing the discrimination between humans, if we do not take action, now by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Wired.it Continue reading “Neuralink is the ante-chamber of technological discrimination”
Social networks, private powers and public rights
This is an excerpt from the lecture I gave on 5 February 2022 in my Digital Law course at the University of Chieti-Pescara. A year has passed, but the analysis is still dramatically topical – Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica Continue reading “Social networks, private powers and public rights”
The European Union puts open source software at risk
Incoming rules on the security of IT products put free software at risk. The Python Foundation calls on programmers and developers to make themselves heard by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Wired.it Continue reading “The European Union puts open source software at risk”