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”
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”
Anthropic isn’t exactly a saint. Not as they’d have us believe
For about a week now, the dispute between Anthropic and the US Department of Defence has been dominating international news. Much has been written on the subject, but the legal action announced and subsequently brought by the company provides concrete evidence for understanding the nature of the dispute and, more generally, the current challenges surrounding the use of AI (not only) in the military sector – Initially published in Italian by La Repubblica – Italian Tech. Continue reading “Anthropic isn’t exactly a saint. Not as they’d have us believe”
The (real) reason why Anthropic says no to autonomous weapons
The American company refuses to allow its technologies to be used by the military for fully autonomous systems. But the real problem, rather than an ethical one, concerns the reliability of artificial intelligence in warfare by Andrea Monti – initially published in Italian by La Repubblica-Italian Tech Continue reading “The (real) reason why Anthropic says no to autonomous weapons”
The Chinese empire’s new terracotta army is made up of robots
From martial tradition to software: Beijing is transforming robotics into a strategic language, while Washington is focusing on artificial intelligence as a decision-making amplifier – by Andrea Monti – adjunct professor of digital identity, privacy, and cybersecurity at Sapienza University of Rome – Initially published in Italian by Formiche.net Continue reading “The Chinese empire’s new terracotta army is made up of robots”