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”
Suicide and artificial intelligence: Can ChatGPT be held responsible?
A tragic case involving the use of a chatbot raises an urgent question: not about AI itself, but about the systemic lack of accountability of those who design and distribute it by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica Continue reading “Suicide and artificial intelligence: Can ChatGPT be held responsible?”
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”