November 2019 - nexa - server-nexa.polito.it

10 Technologies That Are Helping Save Endangered Species
by Agata Lo Tauro Nov. 17, 2019

Nov. 17, 2019

Ve lo inoltro sperando di fare cosa gradita. https://thecostaricanews.com/10-technologies-helping-save-endangered-specie… cari saluti a voi tutti, agata https://it.linkedin.com › agata-lo-tauro-6723257b <https://it.linkedin.com/in/agata-lo-tauro-6723257b> *La gentilezza è la carità nelle piccole cose*. Henri Drummond.

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Can the planet really afford the exorbitant power demands of machine learning? | John Naughton |
by Alberto Cammozzo Nov. 16, 2019

Nov. 16, 2019

<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/16/can-planet-afford-exo…> There is, alas, no such thing as a free lunch. This simple and obvious truth is invariably forgotten whenever irrational exuberance teams up with digital technology in the latest quest to “change the world”. A case in point was the bitcoin frenzy, where one could apparently become insanely rich by “mining” for the elusive coins. All you needed was to get a computer to solve a complicated mathematical puzzle and – lo! – you could earn one bitcoin, which at the height of the frenzy was worth $19,783.06. All you had to do was buy a mining kit (or three) from Amazon, plug it in and become part of the crypto future. The only problem was that mining became progressively more difficult the closer we got to the maximum number of bitcoins set by the scheme and so more and more computing power was required. Which meant that increasing amounts of electrical power were needed to drive the kit. Exactly how much is difficult to calculate, but one estimate published in July by the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge suggested that the global bitcoin network was then consuming more than seven gigwatts of electricity. Over a year, that’s equal to around 64 terawatt-hours (TWh), which is 8 TWh more than Switzerland uses annually. So each of those magical virtual coins turns out to have a heavy environmental footprint. At the moment, much of the tech world is caught up in a new bout of irrational exuberance. This time, it’s about machine learning, another one of those magical technologies that “change the world”, in this case by transforming data (often obtained by spying on humans) into – depending on whom you talk to – information, knowledge and/or massive revenues. As is customary in these frenzies, some inconvenient truths are overlooked, for example, warnings by leaders in the field such as Ali Rahimi and James Mickens that the technology bears some resemblances to an older speciality called alchemy. But that’s par for the course: when you’ve embarked on changing the world (and making a fortune in the process), why let pedantic reservations get in the way? Recently, though, a newer fly has arrived in the machine-learning ointment. In a way, it’s the bitcoin problem redux. OpenAI, the San Francisco-based AI research lab, has been trying to track the amount of computing power required for machine learning ever since the field could be said to have started in 1959. What it’s found is that the history divides into two eras. From the earliest days to 2012, the amount of computing power required by the technology doubled every two years – in other words, it tracked Moore’s law of growth in processor power. But from 2012 onwards, the curve rockets upwards: the computing power required for today’s most-vaunted machine-learning systems has been doubling every 3.4 months. This hasn’t been noticed because the outfits paying the bills are huge tech companies. But the planet will notice, because the correspondingly enormous growth in electricity consumption has environmental consequences. To put that in context, researchers at Nvidia, the company that makes the specialised GPU processors now used in most machine-learning systems, came up with a massive natural-language model that was 24 times bigger than its predecessor and yet was only 34% better at its learning task. But here’s the really interesting bit. Training the final model took 512 V100 GPUs running continuously for 9.2 days. “Given the power requirements per card,” wrote one expert, “a back of the envelope estimate put the amount of energy used to train this model at over 3x the yearly energy consumption of the average American.” [...]

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Slippery Slope - Peace organisation PAX - Report
by don Luca Peyron Nov. 15, 2019

Nov. 15, 2019

The development of increasingly autonomous weapons has raised deep concerns and has triggered an international debate regarding the desirability of these weapons. Lethal autonomous weapons systems, popularly known as killer robots, would be able to select and attack individual targets without meaningful human control. Please find herewith a very interesting report. Dl https://www.paxforpeace.nl/publications/all-publications/slippery-slope

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il produttore della mia prossima auto mi spierà, cosa posso fare?
by Giovanni Biscuolo Nov. 15, 2019

Nov. 15, 2019

[sono piuttosto nuovo in lista, perdonatemi nel caso questa cosa fosse già stata discussa in precedenza... confesso di non aver cercato negli archivi] Buon giorno, sono costretto a sostituire a breve la mia gloriosa scassona con una nuova [1] e sono particolarmente preoccupato per il livello di sorveglianza che le case automobilistiche e diverse altre terze parti possono ottenere attraverso i dati che la mia prossima auto raccoglierà e - forse - trasmetterà in wireless, senza sapere bene manco quali. Questo sito http://mycarmydata.eu/ promosso dalla FIA Region I riassume la questione in modo piuttosto superficiale ma almeno è un punto di partenza [2]; tra l'altro ho iniziato a leggere anche il documento ``What EU legislation says about car data`` [3] e mi pare che anche dal punto di vista giuridico siamo ancora messi mauluccio [4]: «Striving for a robust answer on whether data in the context of connected vehicles shall be deemed personal data or not is challenged by legal disputes on two different levels: The question of whether technical data can at the same time qualify as personal data (see Sec 2.1) and the debate on the correct interpretation of the definition of personal data (see Sec 2.2).» (continuerò la lettura a piccole dosi, che è faticosa...) Comunque andrà a finire, anche questa vicenda evidenzia come il legislatore sia sempre _indietro_ rispetto a ciò che accade, compreso il celebratissimo GDPR (certo meglio di niente). Per tagliare la testa al toPo, a me piacerebbe proprio riuscire a fare in modo che: 1. l'auto non trasmetta assolutamente nessuna informazione attraverso una connessione wireless 2. la casa automobilistica, attraverso le officine connesse, non raccolga assolutemente nessun dato dalla mia auto se non do esplicito consenso a farlo (si veda il punto 3) 3. io abbia accesso a _tutti_ i dati immagazzinati nella **mia** auto, poterli scaricare su un mio dispositivo **e** cancellarli dal dispositivo a bordo dell'automobile [5]; se hanno bisogno dei dati me li devono chiedere: li immagazzino io e quando ne hanno bisogno per fare manutenzione li chiedono a me, senza immagazzinarli a loro volta In subordine vorrei riuscire a: 4. **scartavetrare** le funzioni più invasive di raccolta dei miei dati personali quali GPS (togliergli il segnale?) e Rubrica Telefonica (semmai volessi usare l'audio Blutooth) 5. **scartavetrare** ogni funzione di trasmissione wireless "embedded" nella mia auto, se vogliono i dati si deveno connettere via cavo I punti da 1 a 3 sono quelli più difficili da ottenere ma sono gli unici che ritengo seri (soprattutto il 3), però non ho risorse (la voglia l'avrei anche) per intraprendere una battaglia legale... è difficile anche solo *spiegare* perché è un problema serio e non roba da "diritti dei consumatori" o "libera concorrenza", uff... I punti 4 e 5 sono quelli più umanamente perseguibili, *hackerare* la mia auto per ridurre il livello di [omissis]; vorrei solo che la casa produttrice e/o chi fa la manutenzione non mi dicesse che la garanzia sull'auto viene compromessa perché ho **scartavetrato** quelle due/tre cose... altrimenti mi arrabbio (e nel qual caso sarei daccapo con una battaglia legale, che menata) Avete consigli o puntatori ad altre risorse sul web che possano aiutarmi? Grazie! Gio' [1] per una serie di motivi non riesco a sostituirla con una usata "scema", mi tocca prenderla "smart" [2] e io sono profondamente offeso a sentirmi definito consumatore, semmai sono una persona cliente della concessionaria che mi ha venduto l'auto... che al mercato mio padre comprò [3] http://mycarmydata.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170516-Legal-Memorandum-… [4] come mai ancora nessuna class action in EU in merito a 'sta cosa che è sotto gli occhi di tutti? Perché la Smart Car fa figo?!? [5] tolti quelli legalmente rilevanti, credo che il contachilometri totale (che deve essere anti manipolazione, giusto?) sia l'unico. Che poi come garantiscano il fatto che non sia manipolato, essendo controllato da software, non ho proprio idea. Però sono dettagli OT in questo contesto. -- Giovanni Biscuolo Xelera IT Infrastructures

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Research Engineer* - Software Development
by Agata Lo Tauro Nov. 15, 2019

Nov. 15, 2019

Ve lo inoltro, sperando di fare cosa gradita. PS-Predico bene e razzolo male? Fuga dei talenti? :-) Cari saluti a voi tutti, agata https://it.linkedin.com › agata-lo-tauro-6723257b <https://it.linkedin.com/in/agata-lo-tauro-6723257b> Research Engineer* - Software DevelopmentIT InnovationLocation: *Southampton Science Park, Chilworth* Salary: *£30,942 to £38,017 per annum* *Full Time Fixed Term (12 months)* Closing Date: *Thursday 21 November 2019* Interview Date: *To be confirmed* Reference: *1203119FP* You will work with Professor Mike Surridge and Dr Stephen Phillips on the CyberASAP, ProTeGo and FOGPROTECT projects. These projects are all innovating in the area of cyber-security risk analysis, with the aim of CyberASAP being to create a spin-out company to commercialise our capability in this area. The projects will involve collaboration with the University’s Future Worlds start-up accelerator space, many leading industry partners and other universities. You will be involved in the creation of an Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and a spin-out company, assisting in all areas of work from front-end and back-end software engineering and Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD), to market validation. This will provide you with an excellent platform for career development. Your responsibilities include but are not limited to software engineering necessary to create an MVP, the secure deployment and management of software in cloud providers using e.g. Kubernetes and the creative work required to design and build the necessary interfaces to present complex information to decision makers responsible for risk management. The projects also involve supporting technology acceptance experiments and trials, writing project reports, and presenting to the community and (if appropriate) the public. To be successful you will have a PhD or an equivalent combination of qualifications and experience in computer science <https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=1203119FP#_msocom_1>, software engineering or a related discipline. Essential skills include excellent Java, JavaScript, and ReactJS; an understanding and aptitude for cyber-security; and clear communication and presentation skills. Competence with Git, CI/CD, Docker and Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) are desirable. Informal enquiries before or during the application process are welcomed and should be made to Michael Boniface (mjb(a)it-innovation.soton.ac.uk) Equality, diversity and Inclusion is central to the ethos in the School of Electronics and Computer Science. We are committed to improving equality for women in science and are submitting an application for Athena SWAN in November 2019. We give full consideration to applicants that wish to work flexibly including part-time and due consideration will be given to applicants who have taken a career break. The University has a generous maternity policy** and onsite childcare facilities. The University of Southampton is in the top 1% of world universities and in the top 10 of the UK’s research-intensive universities. The University of Southampton is committed to sustainability and being a globally responsible university and has recently been awarded the Platinum EcoAward. Our vision is to embed the principles of sustainability into all aspects of our individual and collective work, integrating sustainable development into our business planning, policy-making, and professional activities. This commits all of our staff and students to take responsibility for managing their activities to minimise harm to the environment, whether this through switching off non-essential electrical equipment or using the recycling facilities. *After appointment you will be known as an Enterprise Fellow. **Subject to qualifying criteria. *Application Procedure * You should submit your completed application form online at www.jobs.soton.ac.uk <https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/admin/vacancies/www.jobs.soton.ac.uk>. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Hannah Farrance (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 2507. Please quote vacancy reference number 1203119FP on all correspondence. In order for your application to be considered, please upload a covering letter, a detailed curriculum vitae, a list of publications (if not included in your CV) and one sample of a recent publication. Applicants must provide the names and contact details of two referees who are familiar with your work in the relevant field whom we can contact for a reference. The post is intended to start as soon as possible. The initial post is renewable subject to funding. The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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Amazon Is an Even Bigger Threat to Privacy Than Facebook
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 14, 2019

Nov. 14, 2019

Amazon Is an Even Bigger Threat to Privacy Than Facebook With its Ring doorbell, the tech giant can now see what you buy, what you browse, and who you’re letting into your home Trevor Timi https://gen.medium.com/amazon-is-an-even-bigger-threat-to-privacy-than-face… (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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Ottava Edizione del Convegno IATT - PRYSMIAN GROUP - Roma 3 dicembre
by Vincenzo Cortese Nov. 14, 2019

Nov. 14, 2019

> > *CONVEGNO PRYSMIAN GROUP - IATT* > > > *SAFE CITY: LE PRIORITA' DEL REMOTE CONTROL* > > * Roma - 3 Dicembre pv presso la sede ANCE (Via Guattani n. 16)* > > *La SMART CITY si evolve in SAFE CITY* > *Il tema della sicurezza delle infrastrutture è molto sentito, le autorià > stanno ponendo su di esso particolare attenzione:* > *A che punto siamo? cosa si sta facendo in concreto per affrontare questa > situazione?* > *La giornata si pone come scopo quello di illustrare le soluzioni > attualmente disponibili e le sfide future* > *attraverso la testimonianza di rappresentanti autorevoli del settore.* > *Confermata la presenza di: Ance, Anci, Ceit, Comune di Firenze, Ericsson > Italia, Infratel Italia, Inwit, Italtel,* > *Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti, MM, Nokia Italy, RFI, > Tim, Università degli Studi dell' Aquila, Vodafone* > > *L' ingresso è gratuito ma è obbligatoria l' iscrizione inviando il modulo > allegato debitamente compilato a iatt(a)iatt.info > <https://app.mailvox.it/nl/pvwk69/y2cwlm/hgadgu5/uf/4/bWFpbHRvOmlhdHRAaWF0dC…> entro > e non oltre il 26 Novembre pv* > Questo è il programma: > http://iatt-iatt.voxmail.it/rsp/pvwk69/content/agendadeilavori-web_3.pdf?_d… > Questo è il modulo di iscrizione: http://iatt-iatt.voxmail.it/rsp/pvwk69/content/modulo_di_iscrizione_2019_2.… > Grazie > > Vincenzo Cortese > https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincenzo-cortese-lean6sigma-94aa8568/ > >

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Re: [nexa] nexa Digest, Vol 127, Issue 27
by Agata Lo Tauro Nov. 14, 2019

Nov. 14, 2019

Apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate understanding ... <https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/apologise-for-any-inconvenience-and…> Il giorno gio 14 nov 2019 alle ore 16:34 Agata Lo Tauro < agatalotauro(a)gmail.com> ha scritto: > > Io non sono una esperta in questi settori... Pensavo potesse essere utile > a qualcuno... tutto quì... Non volevo dare fastidio a NESSUNO!!! > Eccessivo pessimismo di Giacomo???? > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > Da: Agata Lo Tauro <agatalotauro(a)gmail.com> > Date: gio 14 nov 2019 alle ore 16:31 > Subject: Re: nexa Digest, Vol 127, Issue 27 > To: <nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it> > > > Apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate understanding ... > <https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/apologise-for-any-inconvenience-and…> > > > Il giorno gio 14 nov 2019 alle ore 15:26 < > nexa-request(a)server-nexa.polito.it> ha scritto: > >> Send nexa mailing list submissions to >> nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> nexa-request(a)server-nexa.polito.it >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> nexa-owner(a)server-nexa.polito.it >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of nexa digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Fwd: Scholarships on GNUnet or GNU Taler (Giovanni Biscuolo) >> 2. Re: Fwd: Scholarships on GNUnet or GNU Taler (Giacomo Tesio) >> 3. Subject: Introduction: Heiko Schmidt CEO All4Life (Agata Lo Tauro) >> 4. Re: Subject: Introduction: Heiko Schmidt CEO All4Life >> (Giacomo Tesio) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 15:08:35 +0100 >> From: Giovanni Biscuolo <g(a)xelera.eu> >> To: nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it >> Subject: [nexa] Fwd: Scholarships on GNUnet or GNU Taler >> Message-ID: <8736eqo8ik.fsf(a)roquette.mug.biscuolo.net> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Buon giorno, >> >> vi giro questo messaggio di Christian Grothoff, dell'università di >> Berna, in merito un'opportunità di lavoro su gnu:net[1] e GNU Taler [2] >> in Svizzera, per stutendi con Master o PhD >> >> se siete qualificati e interessati - o ocnoscete qualcuno che lo è - non >> contattate me ma direttamente lui >> >> cordiali saluti, Giovanni >> >> >> [1] https://gnunet.org/en/ >> [2] https://taler.net/en/ >> >> >> P.S.: io non sono coinvolto nel progetto e non sono in grado di darvi >> ulteriori informazioni, seguo lo sviluppo di gnu:net "da fuori" >> >>

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Re: [nexa] nexa Digest, Vol 127, Issue 27
by Agata Lo Tauro Nov. 14, 2019

Nov. 14, 2019

Apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate understanding ... <https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/apologise-for-any-inconvenience-and…> Il giorno gio 14 nov 2019 alle ore 15:26 <nexa-request(a)server-nexa.polito.it> ha scritto: > Send nexa mailing list submissions to > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > nexa-request(a)server-nexa.polito.it > > You can reach the person managing the list at > nexa-owner(a)server-nexa.polito.it > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of nexa digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Fwd: Scholarships on GNUnet or GNU Taler (Giovanni Biscuolo) > 2. Re: Fwd: Scholarships on GNUnet or GNU Taler (Giacomo Tesio) > 3. Subject: Introduction: Heiko Schmidt CEO All4Life (Agata Lo Tauro) > 4. Re: Subject: Introduction: Heiko Schmidt CEO All4Life > (Giacomo Tesio) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 15:08:35 +0100 > From: Giovanni Biscuolo <g(a)xelera.eu> > To: nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > Subject: [nexa] Fwd: Scholarships on GNUnet or GNU Taler > Message-ID: <8736eqo8ik.fsf(a)roquette.mug.biscuolo.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Buon giorno, > > vi giro questo messaggio di Christian Grothoff, dell'università di > Berna, in merito un'opportunità di lavoro su gnu:net[1] e GNU Taler [2] > in Svizzera, per stutendi con Master o PhD > > se siete qualificati e interessati - o ocnoscete qualcuno che lo è - non > contattate me ma direttamente lui > > cordiali saluti, Giovanni > > > [1] https://gnunet.org/en/ > [2] https://taler.net/en/ > > > P.S.: io non sono coinvolto nel progetto e non sono in grado di darvi > ulteriori informazioni, seguo lo sviluppo di gnu:net "da fuori" > >

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Subject: Introduction: Heiko Schmidt CEO All4Life
by Agata Lo Tauro Nov. 14, 2019

Nov. 14, 2019

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Edgar Furtado <edgar.furtado(a)all4life.ai> Date: Thu, Nov 14, 2019 at 7:33 AM Subject: Introduction: Heiko Schmidt CEO All4Life To: <agatalotauro(a)libero.it> CC: Heiko Schmidt <heiko(a)all4life.ai> Dear Edgar Furtado, Thanks a lot for your e.mail and feedback (you are reading in cc.) Dear friends, please read below. All the best to all of you, agata https://it.linkedin.com › agata-lo-tauro-6723257b <https://it.linkedin.com/in/agata-lo-tauro-6723257b> "Hello Agata: As I mentioned earlier on LinkedIn I am introducing you to Heiko Schmidt, CEO at All4Life in Sanfrancisco, CA. I’m reaching out for your help with investor opportunities in Italy. One in four people worldwide suffer from mental health disorders at some point in their lives. I’m the VP for Digital Innovation of All 4 Life, creating an Artificial Intelligence powered global mental health platform where everyone who has a solution to offer can engage with anyone who is seeking mental help. Our main focus is helping parents and mental health practitioners predict and prevent child and teenage suicide. I’m looking for serial entrepreneurs outside the US, who have had a few exits and are eager to implement a solution for a very important pain point in a mostly undiscovered, underserved and mega sized mental health market. We would like to partner with colleagues who have local expertise,product launch experience, as well as the desire to leave behind a personal footprint while earning a significant amount of money. Do you know anyone in your network who might fit that bill? I appreciate any recommendations. Thanks a lot. best, Edgar Edgar D. Furtado Vice President - All 4 Life Inc. M +1.857.233.6317 555 California Street, Suite 4925 San Francisco, CA 94104 ________________________________________________________ ALL 4 LIFE - PREDICTING THE FUTURE SO YOU CAN CHANGE IT www.All4Life.ai <http://www.all4life.ai/> ________________________________________________________ -- best, Edgar Edgar D. Furtado Vice President - All 4 Life Inc. M +1.857.233.6317 555 California Street, Suite 4925 San Francisco, CA 94104 ________________________________________________________ ALL 4 LIFE - PREDICTING THE FUTURE SO YOU CAN CHANGE IT www.All4Life.ai <http://www.all4life.ai/> ________________________________________________________"

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