December 2023 - nexa - server-nexa.polito.it

Articolo "Libertà di ricerca, licenze libere e sistemi d’intelligenza artificiale"

by Marco Ciurcina

Condivido un mio articolo sul tema in oggetto, pubblicato qualche settimana orsono (forse è d'interesse per qualcuno in lista) https://www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.53227/108473 Abstract After years in which many developments in artificial intelligence systems were the outcome of scientific research and were made available under free licences, the recent success of some generative artificial intelligence systems, which were developed using large computing capacities and quantities of data, leads to the question whether conditions are emerging in which a few players will be able to provide artificial intelligence systems, concentrating economic (but not only) power. But the development of artificial intelligence systems continues. Policies are therefore useful that, by exploiting the regulatory framework (favourable to the development of transparent systems and to the scientific research), make data and computing resources available to researchers in order to foster the free availability, study and understanding of artificial intelligence systems.To achieve this, it is certainly useful to make use of the methods already adopted for free software (which, on the one hand, have led to the generation of digital commons and, on the other, are usefully employed by companies). But this is not enough: artificial intelligence systems do not consist of software alone and require computing and data resources. It is supportive of the European regulatory framework which allows it to adopt policies that enhance the scientific research in the development of artificial intelligence systems thus balancing fundamental rights with conflicting objectives: freedom of enterprise, freedom of scientific research and protection of personal data. L'articolo è in italiano. m.c.

Dec. 16, 2023

How Couples Meet and Stay Together (HCMST)

by Luigi Scorca

https://data.stanford.edu/hcmst?fbclid=IwAR2uBvRZ9qf6CSy70BBOUFxoEQuD070nrc… Interessante come l'evoluzione sia stata velocissima..

Dec. 16, 2023

EU updates product liability regime to include, software, Artificial Intelligence

by maurizio lana

spesso tra le ragioni istitutive dell'UE quella della creazione del "mercato unico" viene dismissed come una svendita delle idealità a vantaggio della ragione economica. ma qui (product liability regime includes software, Artificial Intelligence) si vede che nell'Antropocene i prodotti non sono giusto delle 'inerti pietre grigie' ma concorrono a dare forma all'ambiente umano e regolare i prodotti significa prendere posizione sui principi. (ok ho scritto Antropocene ma potevo anche dire con intento puramente descrittivo "società del capitalismo"). questo della responsabilità civile dei product manufacturers e degli economic operators di sistemi di IA era un principio già espresso in pressoché tutti i precedenti documenti normativi e legislativi dell'UE che trattavano di IA. a me pare una buona cosa perché esclude agency dei sistemi di IA e di conseguenza impedisce quelle fantasiose cose come responsabilità del sistema intelligente (?). Maurizio Il 15/12/23 12:00, Daniela Tafani <daniela.tafani(a)unipi.it> ha scritto: > Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 13:20:57 +0000 > From: Daniela Tafani<daniela.tafani(a)unipi.it> > To:"nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it" <nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it> > Subject: [nexa] EU updates product liability regime to include > software, Artificial Intelligence > > EU updates product liability regime to include software, Artificial Intelligence > By Luca Bertuzzi | > > EU policymakers reached a political agreement on Thursday (14 December) on legislation to bring the bloc’s product liability regime in line with technological developments, notably covering digital products like software, which includes Artificial Intelligence. > > The Product Liability Directive (PLD) provides people who have suffered material damage from a defective product with the legal basis to sue the relevant economic operators and seek compensation. > > The product manufacturers will be liable for defectiveness resulting from a component under its control, which might be tangible, intangible, or a related service, like the traffic data of a navigation system. > > Defectiveness > A product is deemed defective when it does not provide the safety a person is entitled to expect based on the reasonable foreseeable use, legal requirements, and the specific needs of the group of users for whom the product is intended. > > One of the elements considered when assessing defectiveness is the capacity of the product to continue to learn and acquire new features or knowledge; wording meant to cover Artificial Intelligence technology based on machine learning techniques. > > Damages > Under the PLD, material damage includes death, personal injury, psychological harm, and destruction of property. At the same time, national liability regimes might still regulate compensation for non-material damages, such as those resulting from discrimination. > > The concept of damage also includes the loss or corruption of data that is not used exclusively for professional purposes. The European Parliament suggested introducing a threshold for the value of the data to qualify as a material loss, but this idea was rejected in the talks with the Council. > > Disclosure of evidence > The PLD introduces the possibility for claimants who have presented sufficient evidence to request that a national court mandates the defendant disclose the evidence at its disposal as long as necessary and proportionate. > > Conversely, the Parliament proposed allowing the defendant to ask for the disclosure of evidence at the disposal of the claimant under the same conditions. > > The disclosing party might request the national court to take the necessary measures to protect the confidentiality of disclosed information including trade secrets. > > Burden of proof > Claimants must prove the product’s defectiveness, the damage suffered, and the causal link between the two. However, under certain conditions, the defectiveness of the product will be assumed, and it will be on the defendant to disprove it. > > The conditions include cases where the defendant fails to disclose relevant evidence, the claimant demonstrates that the product does not comply with mandatory product safety requirements, or an obvious malfunction causes the damage. > > The defectiveness is also presumed in cases where the claimant faces excessive difficulties due to technical or scientific complexity to prove the defectiveness of the product or the causal link, or the claimant proves that it is likely that the product is defective or that there is a causal link. > > Open source software > The Directive will not apply to free and open-source software developed or supplied outside a commercial activity. The liability rules apply when the software is supplied in exchange for a price or personal data used for anything other than improving the software’s security or compatibility. > > Compensation fund > The European Parliament included the possibility of EU countries using existing or new national sectorial compensation schemes for victims of defective products who fail to obtain compensation because the economic operator is insolvent or no longer exists. > > The text specifies that the member states should preferably avoid funding the schemes with public money. > > Liability exemption > The Parliament pushed a liability exemption for manufacturers of software components to a defective product that were micro or small enterprises when they placed that software in the market, provided that another economic operator is liable. > > However, this measure was left for contractual arrangements between the small company and the other party. > > Right of recourse > Parliamentarians included the principle that whenever more than one economic operator is deemed liable for the same damage and is ordered to pay compensation, each one will have the right of recourse against the others. > > Risk development > The Council added the possibility for EU countries to maintain existing measures in their legal systems that make economic operators liable even if they can prove that they could not know the product’s defectiveness based on the state of scientific and technical knowledge. > > Limitation periods > Claimants will have three years to initiate proceedings following the damage. The right for an injured person to seek compensation under this directive expires after ten years, except for latent injuries that are slow to manifest, for which the timeframe is 25 years. > > Timeline > The PLD will apply to all products placed on the EU market 24 months after it enters into force. EU countries will have until then to transpose the directive into national law. > > [Edited by Zoran Radosavljevic] > > L'articolo è in questo luogo occhiuto: > https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/eu-updates-product-liability-… > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:40:08 +0000 > From: Daniela Tafani<daniela.tafani(a)unipi.it> > To:"nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it" <nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it> > Subject: [nexa] A proposito di prodotti pericolosi e non funzionanti: > Tesla recalls nearly all 2 million of its vehicles on US roads > Message-ID:<4b954e94abc14570919bcb2e9f94bae4(a)unipi.it> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" > > Tesla recalls nearly all 2 million of its vehicles on US roads > Chris Isidore, CNN > > Tesla is recalling nearly all 2 million of its cars on US roads to limit the use of its Autopilot feature following a two-year probe by US safety regulators of roughly 1,000 crashes in which the feature was engaged. > > The limitations on Autopilot serve as a blow to Tesla’s efforts to market its vehicles to buyers willing to pay extra to have their cars do the driving for them. > > The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the Autopilot system can give drivers a false sense of security and be easily misused in certain dangerous situations when a Tesla’s technology may be unable to safely navigate the road. The over-the-air software update will give Tesla drivers more warnings when they are not paying attention to the road while the Autopilot’s “Autosteer” function is turned on. Those notifications will remind drivers to keep their hands on the wheel and pay attention to the road, according to a statement from NHTSA > > After the recall, Teslas with Autosteer turned on will more routinely check on the driver’s attention level – and may disengage the feature – when the software determines the driver isn’t paying attention, when the car is approaching traffic controls, or when it’s off the highway when Autosteer alone isn’t sufficient to drive the car. > > The recall was disclosed in a letter to Tesla posted by NHTSA, which said that Tesla had agreed to the software update starting on Tuesday that will limit the use of the Autosteer feature if a driver repeatedly fails to demonstrate he or she is ready to resume control of the car while the feature is on > Tesla has been pushing its driver-assist features, including Autopilot and what it calls “Full Self Driving,” which Tesla has insisted make driving safer than cars operated exclusively by humans. But NHTSA has been studying reports of accidents involving Autopilot and its Autosteer function for more than two years. > > The recall comes two days after a detailed investigation was published by the Washington Post that found at least eight serious accidents, including some fatalities, in which the the Autopilot feature should not have been engaged in the first place. > > Tesla’s owners manuals say: “Autosteer is intended for use only on highways and limited-access roads with a fully attentive driver.” But the company has pushed the idea that its driver assist features allow the cars to safely make most driving decisions even away from those roads. > > A NHTSA investigation, however, has found numerous accidents over the past several years that suggest that these features do not live up to their names of Autopilot and Full Self Driving. > > The safety regulator in its letter to Tesla said “in certain circumstances when Autosteer is engaged, the prominence and scope of the feature’s controls may not be sufficient to prevent driver misuse [of the feature.]” It said that when drivers are not fully engaged and ready to take control of the car “there may be an increased risk of a crash.” > > In addition to the software updates, Tesla will mail letters to car owners notifying them of the change. > A history of Autopilot issues > > This is not the first time that NHTSA has pushed Tesla to make changes to its Autopilot or Full Self Driving features after finding the features posed safety problems. > > In February, Tesla recalled all 363,000 US vehicles then on the road with its FSD feature after finding cars operating with the feature would violate traffic laws, including “traveling straight through an intersection while in a turn-only lane, entering a stop sign-controlled intersection without coming to a complete stop, or proceeding into an intersection during a steady yellow traffic signal without due caution.” > > And NHTSA and the National Transportation Safety Board have been investigating crashes involving Tesla vehicles using the various driver assist features, including a series of crashes into emergency vehicles on the scene of other accidents. > > Tesla is not the only automaker offering driver assist features marketed as “self-driving.” And it is not the only one to run into safety problems. Recently General Motors’ Cruise unit suspended its driverless taxi service nationwide after California authorities suspended its ability to operate the system there after an accident. > > But, because it markets the names Autopilot and Full Self Driving, Tesla has made a greater emphasis than competitors on self-driving. It charges buyers $6,000 for cars with what it calls “enhanced Autopilot.” and $12,000 for the FSD feature. > > Many who paid extra for those features have told CNN they think the features are not worth the extra money. But while the features have found support among other owners, the reports of serious accidents and deaths by police and safety regulators could hurt Tesla’s efforts to market the cars and their expensive features. > Autopilot’s importance to Tesla > > Tesla is already the most valuable automaker in the world, by far, despite having a fraction of the sales of many established automakers such as Toyota, Volkswagen, General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. > > Investors are betting on projections of future sales growth as well as the value of its software in making those stock valuations. CEO Elon Musk has said the company’s investment in artificial intelligence and its use in both self-driving vehicles as well as its plans for humanoid robots are a key to its current and future value. > > “In the long term, I think, has the potential to make Tesla the most valuable company in the world by far,” Musk said in October on a call with Wall Street analysts. “If you have fully autonomous cars at scale and fully autonomous humanoid robots that are truly useful, it’s not clear what the limit is.” > > Tesla’s stock fell slightly Wednesday. > > https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/13/tech/tesla-recall-autopilot/index.html > > Qui il Safety Call Report: > https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2023/RCLRPT-23V838-8276.PDF > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa > > > ------------------------------ > > End of nexa Digest, Vol 176, Issue 18 > ************************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ the knowledge gap between rich and poor is widening witten & bainbridge, how to build a digital library ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maurizio Lana Università del Piemonte Orientale Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici Piazza Roma 36 - 13100 Vercelli

Dec. 15, 2023

A proposito di prodotti pericolosi e non funzionanti: Tesla recalls nearly all 2 million of its vehicles on US roads

by Daniela Tafani

Tesla recalls nearly all 2 million of its vehicles on US roads Chris Isidore, CNN Tesla is recalling nearly all 2 million of its cars on US roads to limit the use of its Autopilot feature following a two-year probe by US safety regulators of roughly 1,000 crashes in which the feature was engaged. The limitations on Autopilot serve as a blow to Tesla’s efforts to market its vehicles to buyers willing to pay extra to have their cars do the driving for them. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the Autopilot system can give drivers a false sense of security and be easily misused in certain dangerous situations when a Tesla’s technology may be unable to safely navigate the road. The over-the-air software update will give Tesla drivers more warnings when they are not paying attention to the road while the Autopilot’s “Autosteer” function is turned on. Those notifications will remind drivers to keep their hands on the wheel and pay attention to the road, according to a statement from NHTSA After the recall, Teslas with Autosteer turned on will more routinely check on the driver’s attention level – and may disengage the feature – when the software determines the driver isn’t paying attention, when the car is approaching traffic controls, or when it’s off the highway when Autosteer alone isn’t sufficient to drive the car. The recall was disclosed in a letter to Tesla posted by NHTSA, which said that Tesla had agreed to the software update starting on Tuesday that will limit the use of the Autosteer feature if a driver repeatedly fails to demonstrate he or she is ready to resume control of the car while the feature is on Tesla has been pushing its driver-assist features, including Autopilot and what it calls “Full Self Driving,” which Tesla has insisted make driving safer than cars operated exclusively by humans. But NHTSA has been studying reports of accidents involving Autopilot and its Autosteer function for more than two years. The recall comes two days after a detailed investigation was published by the Washington Post that found at least eight serious accidents, including some fatalities, in which the the Autopilot feature should not have been engaged in the first place. Tesla’s owners manuals say: “Autosteer is intended for use only on highways and limited-access roads with a fully attentive driver.” But the company has pushed the idea that its driver assist features allow the cars to safely make most driving decisions even away from those roads. A NHTSA investigation, however, has found numerous accidents over the past several years that suggest that these features do not live up to their names of Autopilot and Full Self Driving. The safety regulator in its letter to Tesla said “in certain circumstances when Autosteer is engaged, the prominence and scope of the feature’s controls may not be sufficient to prevent driver misuse [of the feature.]” It said that when drivers are not fully engaged and ready to take control of the car “there may be an increased risk of a crash.” In addition to the software updates, Tesla will mail letters to car owners notifying them of the change. A history of Autopilot issues This is not the first time that NHTSA has pushed Tesla to make changes to its Autopilot or Full Self Driving features after finding the features posed safety problems. In February, Tesla recalled all 363,000 US vehicles then on the road with its FSD feature after finding cars operating with the feature would violate traffic laws, including “traveling straight through an intersection while in a turn-only lane, entering a stop sign-controlled intersection without coming to a complete stop, or proceeding into an intersection during a steady yellow traffic signal without due caution.” And NHTSA and the National Transportation Safety Board have been investigating crashes involving Tesla vehicles using the various driver assist features, including a series of crashes into emergency vehicles on the scene of other accidents. Tesla is not the only automaker offering driver assist features marketed as “self-driving.” And it is not the only one to run into safety problems. Recently General Motors’ Cruise unit suspended its driverless taxi service nationwide after California authorities suspended its ability to operate the system there after an accident. But, because it markets the names Autopilot and Full Self Driving, Tesla has made a greater emphasis than competitors on self-driving. It charges buyers $6,000 for cars with what it calls “enhanced Autopilot.” and $12,000 for the FSD feature. Many who paid extra for those features have told CNN they think the features are not worth the extra money. But while the features have found support among other owners, the reports of serious accidents and deaths by police and safety regulators could hurt Tesla’s efforts to market the cars and their expensive features. Autopilot’s importance to Tesla Tesla is already the most valuable automaker in the world, by far, despite having a fraction of the sales of many established automakers such as Toyota, Volkswagen, General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. Investors are betting on projections of future sales growth as well as the value of its software in making those stock valuations. CEO Elon Musk has said the company’s investment in artificial intelligence and its use in both self-driving vehicles as well as its plans for humanoid robots are a key to its current and future value. “In the long term, I think, has the potential to make Tesla the most valuable company in the world by far,” Musk said in October on a call with Wall Street analysts. “If you have fully autonomous cars at scale and fully autonomous humanoid robots that are truly useful, it’s not clear what the limit is.” Tesla’s stock fell slightly Wednesday. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/13/tech/tesla-recall-autopilot/index.html Qui il Safety Call Report: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2023/RCLRPT-23V838-8276.PDF

Dec. 14, 2023

EU updates product liability regime to include software, Artificial Intelligence

by Daniela Tafani

EU updates product liability regime to include software, Artificial Intelligence By Luca Bertuzzi | EU policymakers reached a political agreement on Thursday (14 December) on legislation to bring the bloc’s product liability regime in line with technological developments, notably covering digital products like software, which includes Artificial Intelligence. The Product Liability Directive (PLD) provides people who have suffered material damage from a defective product with the legal basis to sue the relevant economic operators and seek compensation. The product manufacturers will be liable for defectiveness resulting from a component under its control, which might be tangible, intangible, or a related service, like the traffic data of a navigation system. Defectiveness A product is deemed defective when it does not provide the safety a person is entitled to expect based on the reasonable foreseeable use, legal requirements, and the specific needs of the group of users for whom the product is intended. One of the elements considered when assessing defectiveness is the capacity of the product to continue to learn and acquire new features or knowledge; wording meant to cover Artificial Intelligence technology based on machine learning techniques. Damages Under the PLD, material damage includes death, personal injury, psychological harm, and destruction of property. At the same time, national liability regimes might still regulate compensation for non-material damages, such as those resulting from discrimination. The concept of damage also includes the loss or corruption of data that is not used exclusively for professional purposes. The European Parliament suggested introducing a threshold for the value of the data to qualify as a material loss, but this idea was rejected in the talks with the Council. Disclosure of evidence The PLD introduces the possibility for claimants who have presented sufficient evidence to request that a national court mandates the defendant disclose the evidence at its disposal as long as necessary and proportionate. Conversely, the Parliament proposed allowing the defendant to ask for the disclosure of evidence at the disposal of the claimant under the same conditions. The disclosing party might request the national court to take the necessary measures to protect the confidentiality of disclosed information including trade secrets. Burden of proof Claimants must prove the product’s defectiveness, the damage suffered, and the causal link between the two. However, under certain conditions, the defectiveness of the product will be assumed, and it will be on the defendant to disprove it. The conditions include cases where the defendant fails to disclose relevant evidence, the claimant demonstrates that the product does not comply with mandatory product safety requirements, or an obvious malfunction causes the damage. The defectiveness is also presumed in cases where the claimant faces excessive difficulties due to technical or scientific complexity to prove the defectiveness of the product or the causal link, or the claimant proves that it is likely that the product is defective or that there is a causal link. Open source software The Directive will not apply to free and open-source software developed or supplied outside a commercial activity. The liability rules apply when the software is supplied in exchange for a price or personal data used for anything other than improving the software’s security or compatibility. Compensation fund The European Parliament included the possibility of EU countries using existing or new national sectorial compensation schemes for victims of defective products who fail to obtain compensation because the economic operator is insolvent or no longer exists. The text specifies that the member states should preferably avoid funding the schemes with public money. Liability exemption The Parliament pushed a liability exemption for manufacturers of software components to a defective product that were micro or small enterprises when they placed that software in the market, provided that another economic operator is liable. However, this measure was left for contractual arrangements between the small company and the other party. Right of recourse Parliamentarians included the principle that whenever more than one economic operator is deemed liable for the same damage and is ordered to pay compensation, each one will have the right of recourse against the others. Risk development The Council added the possibility for EU countries to maintain existing measures in their legal systems that make economic operators liable even if they can prove that they could not know the product’s defectiveness based on the state of scientific and technical knowledge. Limitation periods Claimants will have three years to initiate proceedings following the damage. The right for an injured person to seek compensation under this directive expires after ten years, except for latent injuries that are slow to manifest, for which the timeframe is 25 years. Timeline The PLD will apply to all products placed on the EU market 24 months after it enters into force. EU countries will have until then to transpose the directive into national law. [Edited by Zoran Radosavljevic] L'articolo è in questo luogo occhiuto: https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/eu-updates-product-liability-…

Dec. 14, 2023

Dropbox spooks users by sending data to OpenAI for AI search features

by Daniela Tafani

Dropbox spooks users by sending data to OpenAI for AI search features Feature turned on by default bothers users who like to keep their files private On Wednesday, news quickly spread on social media about a new enabled-by-default Dropbox setting that shares your Dropbox data with OpenAI for an experimental AI-powered search feature. Dropbox says that user data shared with third-party AI partners isn't used to train AI models and is deleted within 30 days. Even with assurances of data privacy laid out by Dropbox on an AI privacy FAQ page, the discovery that the setting had been enabled by default upset some Dropbox users. The setting was first noticed by writer Winifred Burton, who shared information about the Third-party AI setting through Bluesky on Tuesday, and frequent AI critic Karla Ortiz shared more information about it on X. Ortiz expressed worries that the data might be trained secretly without consent. In its FAQ, Dropbox contradicts this claim, saying, "We won’t let our third-party partners train their models on our user data without consent." Either way, communication about the change could have been clearer. AI researcher Simon Willison wrote, "Great example here of how careful companies need to be in clearly communicating what's going on with AI access to personal data." So why would Dropbox send user files to OpenAI anyway? In July, the company announced an AI-powered feature called Dash that allows AI models to perform universal searches across platforms like Google Workspace and Microsoft Outlook. According to the Dropbox privacy FAQ, the third-party AI opt-out setting is part of the "Dropbox AI alpha," which is a conversational interface for exploring file contents that involves chatting with a ChatGPT-style bot using an "Ask something about this file" feature. To make it work, an AI language model similar to the one that powers ChatGPT (like GPT-4) needs access to your files. According to the FAQ, the third-party AI toggle in your account settings is turned on by default if "you or your team" are participating in the Dropbox AI alpha. Still, multiple Ars Technica staff who had no knowledge of the Dropbox AI alpha found the setting enabled by default when they checked. Right now, the only third-party AI provider for Dropbox is OpenAI, writes Dropbox in the FAQ. "Open AI is an artificial intelligence research organization that develops cutting-edge language models and advanced AI technologies. Your data is never used to train their internal models, and is deleted from OpenAI’s servers within 30 days." It also says, "Only the content relevant to an explicit request or command is sent to our third-party AI partners to generate an answer, summary, or transcript." Disabling the feature is easy if you prefer not to share Dropbox data with OpenAI. Log into your Dropbox account on a desktop web browser, then click your profile photo > Settings > Third-party AI. This link may take you to that page more quickly. On that page, click the switch beside "Use artificial intelligence (AI) from third-party partners so you can work faster in Dropbox" to toggle it into the "Off" position. We reached out to Dropbox for comment, but it did not respond before this story was published. We will update this piece when we hear back from the company. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/12/dropbox-spooks-users…

Dec. 13, 2023

Re: [nexa] Twenge, "Yes, it’s the phones (and social media)"

by Marco Fioretti

Per completezza, 1) (ri) segnalo quando dissi sostanzialmente la stessa cosa lo scorso giugno, includendo anche una"reading list" per approfondire: https://mfioretti.substack.com/p/honestly-the-problem-with-children (https://mfioretti.substack.com/p/honestly-the-problem-with-children) 2) un seguito scritto a novembre in reazione a M. Masnick di TechCrunch, che invece continua a sostenere che "the claim that social media is bad for kids’ mental health is still totally unproven" https://mfioretti.substack.com/p/it-doesnt-really-matter-whether-social (https://mfioretti.substack.com/p/it-doesnt-really-matter-whether-social) 3) l'ultimo pezzo di una serie di Peter Gray, che aggiunge parecchio materiale da studiare a UNA parte del problema, provando che e' senza dubbio complesso ma senza comunque intaccare, a mio avviso, la validita' del criterio "smartphone personale piu' tardi possibile": https://petergray.substack.com/p/d8-multiple-causes-of-increase-in (https://petergray.substack.com/p/d8-multiple-causes-of-increase-in) Marco On Wed, Dec 13, 2023 at 16:54, J.C. DE MARTIN wrote: Yes, it’s the phones (and social media) How every other explanation – from lack of independence to academic pressure to the pandemic – falls short Jean M. Twenge Oct 18, 2023 https://jeanmtwenge.substack.com/p/yes-its-the-phones-and-social-media (https://jeanmtwenge.substack.com/p/yes-its-the-phones-and-social-media) ------ Here are 13 Other Explanations For The Adolescent Mental Health Crisis. None of Them Work. Only smartphones plus social media can explain the international collapse in the early 2010s. Jean M. Twenge Oct 24, 2023 https://www.afterbabel.com/p/13-explanations-mental-health-crisis (https://www.afterbabel.com/p/13-explanations-mental-health-crisis)

Dec. 13, 2023

Re: [nexa] AI systems? unlawful by default

by Enrico Nardelli

Grazie Maurizio, ricostruire l’evoluzione delle linee di pensiero è fondamentale per capire bene le questioni. -- sent from mobile, please forgive typos and conciseness =================== Prof. Enrico Nardelli Univ. Roma Tor Vergata =================== > Il giorno 13 dic 2023, alle ore 14:49, maurizio lana <maurizio.lana(a)uniupo.it> ha scritto: > > > Il 13/12/23 14:05, Enrico Nardelli <nardelli(a)mat.uniroma2.it> ha scritto: >> /This paper proposes a system of “unlawfulness by default” for AI systems, an ex-ante model where some AI developers have the burden of proof to demonstrate that their technology is not discriminatory, not manipulative, not unfair, not inaccurate, and not illegitimate in its legal bases and purposes/ >> >> https://brusselsprivacyhub.com/2022/06/01/brussels-privacy-hub-working-pape… >> >> Con un grazie a Daniela Tafani che me l'ha fatto scoprire in una sua recente presentazione > questo paper del maggio 2022 è probabilmente una prima fase di riflessioni che hanno poi dato luogo a > Malgieri, Gianclaudio, e Frank Pasquale. «Licensing High-Risk Artificial Intelligence: Toward Ex Ante Justification for a Disruptive Technology». Computer Law & Security Review 52 (aprile 2024): 105899. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2023.105899. > > anche questo, se non ricordo male, segnalato qui in lista da Daniela Tafani > Maurizio > > PS: non è pignoleria documentale, ma il senso di ricostruire i percorsi degli sviluppi di pensiero, per sottrarsi almeno un po' all'inevitabile sensazione serendipica (almeno per me) che le cose interessanti si trovano qua e là basta che uno guardi con attenzione. > che è pure vero, ma questo rende difficile cogliere delle linee di sviluppo > >> >> Ciao, Enrico > > > a questo punto devo fare una confessione: > come il mio amico Erri De Luca, sono un europeista estremista. > Questo significa che, per me, l’Europa unita è l’unica utopia politica > ragionevole che noi europei abbiamo coniato. > xavier cercas, inaugurazione del salone del libro, torino 2018 > Maurizio Lana > Università del Piemonte Orientale > Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici > Piazza Roma 36 - 13100 Vercelli > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa

Dec. 13, 2023

Re: [nexa] Twenge, "Yes, it’s the phones (and social media)"

by Stefano Zacchiroli

On Wed, Dec 13, 2023 at 04:54:00PM +0100, J.C. DE MARTIN wrote: > *Jean M. Twenge > Oct 18, 2023 > */https://jeanmtwenge.substack.com/p/yes-its-the-phones-and-social-media Per chi si diverte al gioco "trova le 10 differenze", si può provare a comparare questo pezzo con quest'altro di qualche mese fa: https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/honestly-its-probably-the-phones (con tutti i limiti dello stile argomentativo di Noah Smith...) -- Stefano Zacchiroli . zack(a)upsilon.cc . https://upsilon.cc/zack _. ^ ._ Full professor of Computer Science o o o \/|V|\/ Télécom Paris, Polytechnic Institute of Paris o o o </> <\> Co-founder & CTO Software Heritage o o o o /\|^|/\ https://twitter.com/zacchiro . https://mastodon.xyz/@zacchiro '" V "'

Dec. 13, 2023

Twenge, "Yes, it’s the phones (and social media)"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

*Yes, it’s the phones (and social media) */How every other explanation – from lack of independence to academic pressure to the pandemic – falls short/ * *Jean M. Twenge Oct 18, 2023 * */https://jeanmtwenge.substack.com/p/yes-its-the-phones-and-social-media /* ------ Here are 13 Other Explanations For The Adolescent Mental Health Crisis. None of Them Work. */Only smartphones plus social media can explain the international collapse in the early 2010s. / Jean M. Twenge Oct 24, 2023 https://www.afterbabel.com/p/13-explanations-mental-health-crisis

Dec. 13, 2023

Re: [nexa] AI systems? unlawful by default

by maurizio lana

Il 13/12/23 14:05, Enrico Nardelli <nardelli(a)mat.uniroma2.it> ha scritto: > /This paper proposes a system of “unlawfulness by default” for AI systems, an ex-ante model where some AI developers have the burden of proof to demonstrate that their technology is not discriminatory, not manipulative, not unfair, not inaccurate, and not illegitimate in its legal bases and purposes/ > > https://brusselsprivacyhub.com/2022/06/01/brussels-privacy-hub-working-pape… > > Con un grazie a Daniela Tafani che me l'ha fatto scoprire in una sua recente presentazione questo paper del maggio 2022 è probabilmente una prima fase di riflessioni che hanno poi dato luogo a Malgieri, Gianclaudio, e Frank Pasquale. «Licensing High-Risk Artificial Intelligence: Toward Ex Ante Justification for a Disruptive Technology». /Computer Law & Security Review/ 52 (aprile 2024): 105899. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2023.105899. anche questo, se non ricordo male, segnalato qui in lista da Daniela Tafani Maurizio PS: non è pignoleria documentale, ma il senso di ricostruire i percorsi degli sviluppi di pensiero, per sottrarsi almeno un po' all'inevitabile sensazione serendipica (almeno per me) che le cose interessanti si trovano qua e là basta che uno guardi con attenzione. che è pure vero, ma questo rende difficile cogliere delle linee di sviluppo > > Ciao, Enrico ------------------------------------------------------------------------ a questo punto devo fare una confessione: come il mio amico Erri De Luca, sono un europeista estremista. Questo significa che, per me, l’Europa unita è l’unica utopia politica ragionevole che noi europei abbiamo coniato. xavier cercas, inaugurazione del salone del libro, torino 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maurizio Lana Università del Piemonte Orientale Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici Piazza Roma 36 - 13100 Vercelli

Dec. 13, 2023

AI systems? unlawful by default

by Enrico Nardelli

/This paper proposes a system of “unlawfulness by default” for AI systems, an ex-ante model where some AI developers have the burden of proof to demonstrate that their technology is not discriminatory, not manipulative, not unfair, not inaccurate, and not illegitimate in its legal bases and purposes/ https://brusselsprivacyhub.com/2022/06/01/brussels-privacy-hub-working-pape… Con un grazie a Daniela Tafani che me l'ha fatto scoprire in una sua recente presentazione Ciao, Enrico -- -- EN https://www.hoepli.it/libro/la-rivoluzione-informatica/9788896069516.html ====================================================== Prof. Enrico Nardelli Presidente di "Informatics Europe" Direttore del Laboratorio Nazionale "Informatica e Scuola" del CINI Dipartimento di Matematica - Università di Roma "Tor Vergata" Via della Ricerca Scientifica snc - 00133 Roma home page: https://www.mat.uniroma2.it/~nardelli blog: https://link-and-think.blogspot.it/ tel: +39 06 7259.4204 fax: +39 06 7259.4699 mobile: +39 335 590.2331 e-mail: nardelli(a)mat.uniroma2.it online meeting: https://blue.meet.garr.it/b/enr-y7f-t0q-ont ====================================================== --

Dec. 13, 2023

Google’s Epic Legal Defeat Threatens $200 Billion App Store Industry

by Daniela Tafani

Google’s legal defeat at the hands of Fortnite maker Epic Games Inc. threatens to roil an app store duopoly with Apple Inc. that generates close to $200 billion a year and dictates how billions of consumers use mobile devices. The loss — handed down by a San Francisco jury on Monday — is a blow to the two companies’ business model in apps, where they charge commissions of as much as 30% to software developers who typically have few other options. Google shares were down less than 1% in New York Tuesday morning at $132.62. Epic has spent years railing against the practice and got a federal jury to agree that Alphabet Inc.’s Google unit had acted unfairly as a monopoly. The case is likely to accelerate the weakening of app store rules, which have already come under fire from regulators and lawmakers around the world. “The dominoes are going to start falling here,” Tim Sweeney, chief executive officer of Epic, said in an interview after the verdict. “The end of 30% is in sight.” Though Apple won a similar case against Epic in 2021, that ruling was made by a single judge. The nature of the Google suit — where a jury sided unanimously with Epic — let actual consumers weigh in on the world of smartphone apps. In under four hours of deliberations, they found that Google had engaged in anticompetitive conduct, harmed Epic and illegally forced its own billing system on developers. There were other significant differences between the Apple and Google trials. During the current case, Epic highlighted agreements Google reached with top game developers, including Activision Blizzard Inc. and Nintendo Co., for smaller fees. “Revenue sharing deals among Google, smartphone makers and game developers came to light during the trial,” Justin Patterson and other analysts at KeyBanc Capital Markets wrote in a note to clients. “We believe this was a key difference between the cases that contributed to Apple’s victory and Google’s loss.” In Apple’s App Store, the same 30% take rate was applied evenly, while Google was attempting to steer traffic away from rival app stores on Android, analysts at Jefferies wrote in a note. “Meanwhile, Apple simply does not allow any rival app stores whatsoever.” The battle began in 2020, when Fortnite was kicked off the Apple and Google Play app stores because the game developer installed its own payment system. The idea was to bypass the up-to-30% revenue share that the two tech giants take from in-app purchases and subscriptions on their platforms. In response, Epic sued both companies. Google also has drawn criticism for making side deals with big developers like Spotify Technology SA where it offers lower commissions. In Monday’s decision, the jury found that Google shouldn’t require Android app developers to use its billing system for software sold through its store — and that it shouldn’t offer custom agreements to certain developers. “The immediate aftereffect is we will see a shift in the marketplace where big tech companies will have to make accommodations — whether it is more access, better terms, more options for developers — to stave off legal exposure,” said Paul Swanson, a partner at Holland & Hart who specializes in technology and antitrust law. Continua qui: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-12/google-s-epic-legal-defe…

Dec. 12, 2023

MEMENTO | 167° Mercoledì di Nexa | 13 dicembre 2023, ore 17.00

by Valeria Bergantino

Gentilissime, gentilissimi, Vi ricordiamo che *mercoledì 13 dicembre*, alle ore 17.00, si terrà il *167° Mercoledì di Nexa* con un incontro dal titolo /*"Internet fatta a pezzi. Sovranità digitale, nazionalismi e big tech"*/. Ospiti dell'incontro: *Vittorio Bertola* (Open-Xchange) e *Stefano Quintarelli *(UN/CEFACT)/*.*/ _L'incontro si terrà IN PRESENZA e ONLINE._ _SEDE FISICA_ dell'incontro: Centro Nexa su Internet e Società, Politecnico di Torino, Via Boggio 65/a, Torino (1° piano). Per accedere alla sala si raccomanda di suonare al citofono *Portineria* e di seguire le indicazioni segnalate lungo il percorso. QUI <https://nexa.polito.it/contatti> maggiori informazioni su come raggiungerci. _STANZA VIRTUALE_ dell'incontro: https://didattica.polito.it/VClass/NexaEvent Maggiori informazioni alla pagina: https://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi-167 Cordiali saluti, -- Valeria Bergantino Communication Officer Nexa Center for Internet & Society Politecnico di Torino - DAUIN Via Pier Carlo Boggio, 65/A - 10138 Torino web: https://nexa.polito.it/ <https://nexa.polito.it/> mail: valeria.bergantino(a)polito.it <mailto:valeria.bergantino@polito.it> tel: 3473443585

Dec. 11, 2023

ChatGPT entusiasta dell'AI Act

by Guido Vetere

GPT: The European Parliament and the Council have recently reached a provisional agreement on the Artificial Intelligence Act, a significant regulatory framework for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the European Union. The agreement aims to ensure that AI systems in the EU are safe and respect fundamental rights, while also fostering innovation and positioning Europe as a leader in the field. Key aspects of the Act include safeguards on general purpose AI, limitations on the use of biometric identification systems by law enforcement, bans on social scoring and AI used to manipulate or exploit vulnerabilities, and rights for consumers to lodge complaints and receive explanations. Specifically, the Act prohibits certain applications of AI that pose a threat to citizens' rights and democracy. These include biometric categorisation systems using sensitive characteristics, untargeted scraping of facial images, emotion recognition in workplaces and educational institutions, social scoring based on social behaviour, and AI systems that manipulate human behaviour or exploit vulnerabilities. For high-risk AI systems, the Act establishes clear obligations, including a mandatory fundamental rights impact assessment. This applies also to the insurance and banking sectors, and AI systems used in influencing elections and voter behaviour are classified as high-risk. The Act also sets out obligations for high-impact general-purpose AI systems, which include risk assessments, adversarial testing, incident reports, and transparency requirements. In terms of enforcement, non-compliance with the rules can result in fines ranging from 35 million euros or 7% of global turnover to 7.5 million euros or 1.5% of turnover, depending on the infringement and the size of the company. The agreed text will now need formal adoption by both the Parliament and Council to become EU law, with the Parliament’s Internal Market and Civil Liberties committees set to vote on the agreement in an upcoming meeting. The legislation is not expected to take effect until at least 2025. For more detailed information, you can refer to the articles from the European Parliament's news page [here](6) and from BNN [here](7). Me: yes, but consider the following passage: For high-impact GPAI models with systemic risk, Parliament negotiators managed to secure more stringent obligations. If these models meet certain criteria they will have to conduct model evaluations, assess and mitigate systemic risks, conduct adversarial testing, report to the Commission on serious incidents, ensure cybersecurity and report on their energy efficiency. MEPs also insisted that, until harmonised EU standards are published, GPAIs with systemic risk may rely on codes of practice to comply with the regulation. What 'codes of practice' means, in practice? Him: In the context of the European AI Act, "codes of practice" refer to a set of guidelines or standards that organizations can follow to ensure compliance with the regulation, particularly for general-purpose AI (GPAI) systems that pose systemic risks. These codes are intended to provide practical guidance on how to meet the Act's requirements, such as conducting model evaluations, assessing and mitigating systemic risks, performing adversarial testing, ensuring cybersecurity, and reporting on energy efficiency. Until harmonized EU standards are established, these codes of practice offer a framework for organizations to align their AI systems with the Act's objectives and principles. For more detailed information, you can refer to the European Parliament's website: [Artificial Intelligence Act: deal on comprehensive rules for trustworthy AI]( https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20231206IPR15699/artifici… ). Me: Please help me understand. What 'regulatory sandbox' could mean in the following passage? MEPs wanted to ensure that businesses, especially SMEs, can develop AI solutions without undue pressure from industry giants controlling the value chain. To this end, the agreement promotes so-called regulatory sandboxes and real-world-testing, established by national authorities to develop and train innovative AI before placement on the market Him: A "regulatory sandbox" in this context refers to a controlled environment where businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), can develop and test innovative AI solutions under relaxed regulatory conditions. This setup allows for real-world testing and development without the full burden of compliance with extensive regulations that might normally apply. These sandboxes are established by national authorities to encourage innovation in AI while ensuring safety and compliance standards are met before these AI solutions are introduced to the broader market. For more detailed information, you can refer to the European Parliament's website: [Artificial Intelligence Act: deal on comprehensive rules for trustworthy AI]( https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20231206IPR15699/artifici… ) Me: Suppose I'm a SME and I'm in the process of developing an AI solution based on LLM. Why should I care about a “regulatory sandbox”? Him: As an SME developing an AI solution based on Large Language Models (LLM), a regulatory sandbox offers significant advantages. It allows you to test and refine your AI product in a real-world environment with reduced regulatory constraints. This means you can innovate and experiment more freely, accelerating development while ensuring compliance with essential safety and ethical standards. Essentially, a regulatory sandbox provides a safer, more flexible space for you to bring your AI innovations to market more efficiently and effectively. For more details, visit the European Parliament's website: [Artificial Intelligence Act: deal on comprehensive rules for trustworthy AI]( https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20231206IPR15699/artifici… ). Tutto a posto, buona domenica! Guido

Dec. 10, 2023

Intelligenza artificiale: trovato accordo - via alla regolamentazione

by Mauro Alovisio

Ciao segnalo news di interesse https://www.ilpost.it/2023/12/09/ai-act-intelligenza-artificiale-unione-eur… https://www.consilium.europa.eu/it/press/press-releases/2023/12/09/artifici… Buon sabato Mauro Alovisio

Dec. 9, 2023

Re: [nexa] Attivissimo: Il video dimostrativo di Google Gemini è un falso

by Giacomo Tesio

La reazione dei vari sacerdoti della AI alla rivelazione però è molto indicativa: ``` "I can't stop thinking about the implications of this demo," tweeted TED organizer Chris Anderson on Thursday. "Surely it's not crazy to think that sometime next year, a fledgling Gemini 2.0 could attend a board meeting, read the briefing docs, look at the slides, listen to every one's words, and make intelligent contributions to the issues debated? Now tell me. Wouldn't that count as AGI?" ``` D'altro canto, ai molti sotto sorveglianza arriveranno solo le lodi delle magnifiche sortive e progressive: la consapevolezza delle menzogne e delle manipolazioni diffuse da queste società verrà riservata a pochi strambi paranoici. E forse ai rassegnati, a quelli che "tanto non c'è nulla da fare". Giacomo Il 9 Dicembre 2023 08:30:02 UTC, Alberto Cammozzo via nexa <nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it> ha scritto: > <https://attivissimo.blogspot.com/2023/12/il-video-dimostrativo-di-google-ge…> > > Questo video promozionale di Google per presentare la propria nuova intelligenza artificiale, denominata /Gemini/, è un falso: Gemini non è affatto in grado di fare le cose mostrate qui. > > <https://www.youtube.com/embed/UIZAiXYceBI> > > Lo spiega in dettaglio Matteo Flora in questo video, supportato dalle dichiarazioni <https://developers.googleblog.com/2023/12/how-its-made-gemini-multimodal-pr…> fatte da Google stessa nei propri blog. > > <https://www.youtube.com/embed/rI0X6be5zC4> > > Specialmente per i chatbot, questa faccenda dell’IA comincia a puzzare sempre più di speculazione. > > /Fonti aggiuntive: > Ars Technica <https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/12/google-admits-it-fud…>, <https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/12/google-admits-it-fud…> > Gizmodo <https://gizmodo.com/google-gemini-ai-hands-on-demo-1851084170>. <https://gizmodo.com/google-gemini-ai-hands-on-demo-1851084170> > /

Dec. 9, 2023

Attivissimo: Il video dimostrativo di Google Gemini è un falso

by Alberto Cammozzo

<https://attivissimo.blogspot.com/2023/12/il-video-dimostrativo-di-google-ge…> Questo video promozionale di Google per presentare la propria nuova intelligenza artificiale, denominata /Gemini/, è un falso: Gemini non è affatto in grado di fare le cose mostrate qui. <https://www.youtube.com/embed/UIZAiXYceBI> Lo spiega in dettaglio Matteo Flora in questo video, supportato dalle dichiarazioni <https://developers.googleblog.com/2023/12/how-its-made-gemini-multimodal-pr…> fatte da Google stessa nei propri blog. <https://www.youtube.com/embed/rI0X6be5zC4> Specialmente per i chatbot, questa faccenda dell’IA comincia a puzzare sempre più di speculazione. /Fonti aggiuntive: Ars Technica <https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/12/google-admits-it-fud…>, <https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/12/google-admits-it-fud…> Gizmodo <https://gizmodo.com/google-gemini-ai-hands-on-demo-1851084170>. <https://gizmodo.com/google-gemini-ai-hands-on-demo-1851084170> /

Dec. 9, 2023

Evaluating and Mitigating Discrimination in Language Model Decisions

by don Luca Peyron

Buona lettura Dl https://www.anthropic.com/index/evaluating-and-mitigating-discrimination-in…

Dec. 8, 2023

La rivista il Mulino: Non chiamiamola “intelligenza” artificiale

by Antonio Vetro'

https://www.rivistailmulino.it/a/non-chiamiamola-intelligenza-artificiale Come tutte le concentrazioni di potenza, anche quella informatica ha le sue conseguenze: si pensi alla ricchezza creata da questi sistemi sempre più concentrata in poche mani e ai rischi di usi inappropriati di Norberto Patrignani

Dec. 7, 2023

15° Conferenza Annuale del Centro Nexa su Internet e Società | "Digitali possibili. Resistenza, immaginazione e attivismo nell'epoca degli algoritmi" | Venerdì 15 dicembre 2023

by Valeria Bergantino

Gentilissime, gentilissimi, Vi ricordiamo che *venerdì 15 dicembre**, dalle ore 9.00 alle ore 18.00*, presso la Sala Conferenze "Luigi Ciminiera", DAUIN, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Castelfidardo 34/D <https://www.google.com/maps/place/Corso+Castelfidardo,+34d,+10138+Torino+TO…> (5° piano), si terrà la *15°* *Conferenza Annuale del Centro Nexa su Internet e Società*, dal titolo: /*"Digitali possibili. Resistenza, *//*immaginazione e attivismo nell'epoca degli algoritmi*//*"*/. L'evento verrà registrato, e il video sarà reso disponibile alla visione del pubblico nei giorni successivi alla conferenza. Vi invitiamo a consultare la seguente pagina https://nexa.polito.it/conf2023 per avere maggiori informazioni riguardo al tema dell'incontro e per scoprire tutti gli interventi in programma e gli ospiti invitati. L'iscrizione alla conferenza è libera e gratuita fino ad esaurimento posti: iscriviti QUI <https://www.eventbrite.it/e/biglietti-15-conferenza-nexa-digitali-possibili…>. Speriamo di vedervi numerosi! Vi ringraziamo per l'attenzione e vi auguriamo una buona giornata, -- Valeria Bergantino Communication Officer Nexa Center for Internet & Society Politecnico di Torino - DAUIN Via Pier Carlo Boggio, 65/A - 10138 Torino web: https://nexa.polito.it/ <https://nexa.polito.it/> mail: valeria.bergantino(a)polito.it <mailto:valeria.bergantino@polito.it> tel: 3473443585

Dec. 7, 2023

The new economics of industrial policy

by Luigi Scorca

https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/new-economics-industrial-policy?s=09

Dec. 4, 2023

167° Mercoledì di Nexa | 13 dicembre 2023, ore 17.00

by Valeria Bergantino

Gentilissime, gentilissimi, Vi invitiamo a partecipare al *167° Mercoledì di Nexa*, che si terrà *mercoledì 13 dicembre*, alle ore 17.00, con un incontro dal titolo /*"Internet fatta a pezzi. Sovranità digitale, nazionalismi e big tech"*/. Ospiti dell'incontro: *Vittorio Bertola* (Open-Xchange)/**/e *Stefano Quintarelli* (UN/CEFACT)/*.*/ _L'incontro si terrà IN PRESENZA e ONLINE._ _SEDE FISICA_ dell'incontro: Centro Nexa su Internet e Società, Politecnico di Torino, Via Boggio 65/a, Torino (1° piano). Per accedere alla sala si raccomanda di suonare al citofono *Portineria* e di seguire le indicazioni segnalate lungo il percorso. QUI <https://nexa.polito.it/contatti> maggiori informazioni su come raggiungerci. _STANZA VIRTUALE_ dell'incontro: https://didattica.polito.it/VClass/NexaEvent Di seguito maggiori dettagli: Se non visualizzi correttamente questo messaggio clicca qui <https://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi-167> NEXA 167° Mercoledì di Nexa Mercoledì 13 dicembre 2023, ore 17.00 - 19.00 Politecnico di Torino https://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi-167 /Internet fatta a pezzi/ /Sovranità digitale, nazionalismi e big tech/ *VITTORIO BERTOLA (Open-Xchange)* e *STEFANO QUINTARELLI (UN/CEFACT)* *L'INCONTRO SI TERRÀ IN PRESENZA E ONLINE* *SEDE FISICA*: Centro Nexa su Internet e Società, Politecnico di Torino, Via Boggio 65/a, Torino (1° piano). Suonare al citofono *Portineria* - Seguire le indicazioni segnalate dai cartelli lungo il percorso. (Per maggiori informazioni su come raggiungerci clicca QUI <https://nexa.polito.it/contatti>) *STANZA VIRTUALE*: https://didattica.polito.it/VClass/NexaEvent Proprio come il mondo è delimitato da confini e frontiere, lo stesso vale per Internet. L’utente il più delle volte neppure lo sa, ma *Internet non è «tutto il mondo», è un ambiente frammentato, in feroce competizione economica, spesso in guerra*. La promessa di contenuti universali della rete è svanita da tempo. Eppure l’avventura era partita in maniera diversa. Inizialmente nata come infrastruttura intrinsecamente priva di barriere, negli anni novanta la rete aveva ospitato una prima comunità di internauti che pensavano a un *sogno di fratellanza universale, indipendente da qualsiasi potere economico o politico*. Quando però le istituzioni hanno iniziato a comprendere il potenziale commerciale e strategico di Internet le cose sono cambiate. Con sistemi differenti a seconda della zona geografica e del sistema sociale, la rete è andata via via frammentandosi, sono sorti enormi monopoli tecnologici in grado di orientarla, con guadagni colossali, e si sono formate barriere geografiche più o meno evidenti sotto diretto controllo dell’autorità politica. Quello che viviamo oggi è un *rapporto irrisolto tra un’infrastruttura globale e una struttura politica del mondo basata sugli Stati nazionali*, con tutte le tensioni che ne derivano. Ma la partita è in corso e il governo di Internet è uno dei punti nodali del futuro assetto del mondo e ci riguarda tutti. Bertola e Quintarelli ne narrano la storia e indicano possibili futuri, alla *ricerca di una via che possa tenere insieme le libertà personali e le esigenze di una società pacifica, democratica e sicura*. BIOGRAFIE e informazioni supplementari: [mercoledì167] *Vittorio BERTOLA* è un ingegnere, esperto di policy e attivista, attualmente Head of Policy di Open-Xchange, azienda europea di piattaforme open source per email e DNS, che rappresenta nelle istituzioni e nelle conferenze di tutto il mondo. In passato ha fondato aziende, blog, newsgroup Usenet, giornali online, campagne d'opinione e partiti politici, ha ricoperto cariche nelle maggiori entità globali della rete (ICANN, Internet Governance Forum ONU) ed è stato consigliere comunale di Torino. *Stefano QUINTARELLI*, imprenditore informatico, pioniere di Internet e venture capitalist, è stato presidente dell’Advisory group on advanced technologies per il commercio e l’e-business per le Nazioni Unite (CEFACT), componente del Gruppo di esperti ad alto livello sull’Intelligenza Artificiale per la Commissione Europea e presidente del Comitato di indirizzo dell’Agenzia per l’Italia digitale. È l’ideatore di SPID. Per Bollati Boringhieri ha pubblicato /Capitalismo immateriale. Le tecnologie digitali e il nuovo conflitto sociale/ (2019) e curato /Intelligenza artificiale. Cos’è davvero, come funziona, che effetti avrà/ (2020). *Letture consigliate:* * Bertola, V.; Quintarelli, S. (2023), /Internet fatta a pezzi. Sovranità digitale, nazionalismi e big tech/, Bollati Boringhieri * Doctorow, C. (23 gennaio 2023), /The ‘Enshittification’ of TikTok/, Wired, disponibile al LINK <https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-platforms-cory-doctorow/> * Lomas, N. (31 agosto 2021), /US giants top tech industry’s $100M+ a year lobbying blitz in EU/, TechCrunch, disponibile al LINK <https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/31/us-giants-top-tech-industrys-100m-a-year-…> * Drake, W. J.; Cerf, V. G.; Kleinwächter, W. (2016), /Internet Fragmentation: An Overview/, World Economic Forum, disponibile in PDF <https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_FII_Internet_Fragmentation_An_Overview_20…> Che cosa sono il Centro Nexa e i cicli di incontri “Mercoledì di Nexa” e “Nexa Lunch Seminar” <https://www.facebook.com/nexa.center/> <https://twitter.com/nexacenter> <https://www.youtube.com/user/NexaCenter> <https://www.instagram.com/nexa_center/> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/3054864/admin/> #nexawednesday <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23nexawednesday&src=typd> #VittorioBertola <https://twitter.com/vittoriobertola> #StefanoQuintarelli <https://twitter.com/quinta> #Open-Xchange <https://twitter.com/openxchange> #UN/CEFACT <https://twitter.com/hashtag/CEFACT?src=hashtag_click> Il Centro Nexa su Internet & Società del Politecnico di Torino (Dipartimento di Automatica e Informatica), fondato nel 2006, è un centro di ricerca interdisciplinare che, in collaborazione con l’Università di Torino (in particolare il Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza), studia le tecnologie digitali e il loro rapporto con la società. Maggiori informazioni all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/about. Durante i “Mercoledì di Nexa”, che si tengono *ogni 2° mercoledì del mese alle ore 17 in punto*, il Centro Nexa su Internet e Società apre le sue porte non solo agli esperti e a tutti coloro i quali lavorano con Internet, ma anche a semplici appassionati e cittadini. Il ciclo di incontri intende approfondire, con un linguaggio preciso ma accessibile, i temi legati alla Rete: “intelligenza artificiale”, reti sociali, software libero, capitalismo della sorveglianza, neutralità della rete, libertà di espressione, privacy, condivisione di file, "big data" e "open data", “smart cities”, e molto altro. Al centro della maggior parte degli incontri un ospite pronto a dialogare con i direttori del Centro Nexa, il Prof. Juan Carlos De Martin del Politecnico di Torino, i Proff. Marco Ricolfi e Maurizio Borghi dell'Università di Torino, lo staff, i Fellows del Centro Nexa e tutti i presenti. Maggiori informazioni sui Mercoledì di Nexa, incluso un elenco di tutti i “Mercoledì” passati, sono disponibili all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi. Le registrazioni degli incontri sono disponibili qui: https://nexa.polito.it/audio-video. Si segnala inoltre che dal maggio 2012 *ogni 4° mercoledì* del mese *dalle ore 13 alle ore 14* il Centro Nexa organizza anche i "*Nexa Lunch Seminar*". Una lista di tutti i “Lunch Seminar” passati è disponibile all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/lunch-seminars. See our events calendar <http://nexa.polito.it/events> if you're curious about future luncheons, discussions, lectures, and conferences not listed in this email. Our events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. Responsabile Comunicazione Centro Nexa su Internet & Società: *Valeria Bergantino*, tel: +39 011 090 7219, Mob: +39 347 344 3585, valeria.bergantino(a)polito.it. Maggiori informazioni sui Mercoledì di Nexa e i Nexa Lunch Seminar, sono disponibili all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/events. Weekly Events Newsletter. Sign up <http://nexa.polito.it/mailing-lists> to receive this newsletter if this email was forwarded to you. To manage your subscription preferences, please click here <https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa>. Connect & get involved: Jobs, internships, and more <http://nexa.polito.it/get-involved>. Nexa Center for Internet and Society Newsletter Cordiali saluti, -- Valeria Bergantino Communication Officer Nexa Center for Internet & Society Politecnico di Torino - DAUIN Via Pier Carlo Boggio, 65/A - 10138 Torino web: https://nexa.polito.it/ mail: valeria.bergantino(a)polito.it <mailto:valeria.bergantino@polito.it> tel: 3473443585

Dec. 4, 2023

CfP GIG-ARTS 2024: 'Thirty Years of Multistakeholderism in Internet Governance: Assessments and Prospects' 3-4 June, The Hague

by Mauro SANTANIELLO

Dear colleagues, We are glad to announce that *The Eighth European Multidisciplinary Conference on Global Internet Governance Actors, Regulations, Transactions and Strategies (GIG-ARTS 2024) will be held in The Hague, The Netherlands, on 3-4 June 2024*. Please find hereafter the CFP for the GIG-ARTS 2024 Conference. Feel free to disseminate this call. Submissions are already open, we are looking forward to receiving your abstracts describing your latest research work and we very much hope to see you in The Hague! Best regards, GIG-ARTS 2024 Organizing Committee: Meryem Marzouki, Mauro Santaniello, Jan Aart Scholte (Co-Chair), and Tatiana Tropina (Co-Chair) ===== *8th GIG-ARTS Conference* *3-4 June 2024, The Hague* *‘Thirty Years of Multistakeholderism in Internet Governance: Assessments and Prospects'* *Global Transformations and Governance Challenges Programme * *The Hague Program on International Cyber Security * *Leiden University* *Call for Papers - Deadline: 2 February 2024* *GIG-ARTS* The European Multidisciplinary Conference on Global Internet Governance Actors, Regulations, Transactions and Strategies (GIG-ARTS) assembles scholars and practitioners in an annual conference to debate the latest research on governing the global internet. Each conference highlights a main theme, as well as including contributions on other aspects of global internet governance. Earlier GIG-ARTS meetings have addressed themes of “Global Internet Governance as a Diplomacy Issue” (Paris, 2017), “Overcoming Inequalities in Internet Governance” (Cardiff, 2018), “Europe as a Global Player in Internet Governance” (Salerno, 2019), “Online Information Governance” (Vienna, 2021), “Global Internet Governance and International Human Rights” (Nicosia, 2022), and “Governance of Cyber Security” (Padua, 2023). *GIG-ARTS 2024* The Eighth GIG-ARTS Conference, to be held at The Hague Campus of Leiden University, takes as its main theme “Thirty Years of Multistakeholderism in Internet Governance: Assessments and Prospects”. The multistakeholder principle has spread across governance of the internet (and other global issues) since the 1990s. After three decades of experimentation and development, how has this approach to ruling the internet fared? What promises have been fulfilled, and what problems persist? How can and should multistakeholder governance of the internet be taken forward into the future? In contrast to traditional multilateralism, which approaches global governance through formal intergovernmental organisations, multistakeholder arrangements bring together sectoral groups who “have a stake” in a given policy issue. Thus, rather than assembling representatives of nation-states, multistakeholder governance works through collaborations among academia, business, civil society, governments, technical community, etc. Multistakeholder global internet governance is most formally institutionalised in policymaking at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The principle also underpins workings of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) at its global, regional, and national levels, as well as organisations like the Internet Society (ISOC). Other nongovernmental global internet governance arrangements such as the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) continually involve academia, business, civil society, and governments alongside their main technical participants. Various United Nations processes, especially related to cybersecurity and internet governance, are also embracing the multistakeholder principle with pervasive consultations of nonstate actors. Multistakeholderism has been much debated in the internet ecosphere as well as global governance more broadly. Proponents argue that putting stakeholders at the heart of global resource management makes for more effective, democratic, trusted, and fair governance. Critics argue that multistakeholder processes are on the contrary inefficient, unaccountable, and subject to special-interest capture. Yet what does the record of thirty years actually show, and what are the prospects for the years to come? The Eighth GIG-ARTS Conference therefore especially welcomes papers and panels that address the sorts of questions listed below. We hope to bundle a collection of contributions in a journal special issue and/or an edited volume. • theorising multistakeholderism in global internet governance • typologies of multistakeholder internet governance • comparisons of multistakeholder governance in internet and other policy fields • comparisons of multistakeholderism with other models of internet governance (e.g. digital constitutionalism, digital sovereignty) • multistakeholderism as a discourse, narrative, and ideology of internet governance • general evolution of the multistakeholder approach in internet governance • experiences of particular multistakeholder arrangements in internet governance • (in)effectiveness of multistakeholder processes in internet governance • multistakeholderism and (deficits of) democracy in internet governance • equality and/or discrimination in multistakeholder internet governance • human rights and multistakeholder internet governance • collaboration and/or competition between multilateralism and multistakeholderism • multistakeholderism and geopolitics in internet governance • the role of governments in multistakeholder internet governance • legitimacy (empirical, legal, and normative) in multistakeholder internet governance • accountability (and its limits) in multistakeholder internet governance Of course, as always, next to the theme the GIG-ARTS conference also welcomes paper and panels on other aspects of internet governance. *Submission information* Authors are invited to submit their extended abstracts (no longer than 500 words), describing their research question(s), theoretical framework, approach and methodology, expected findings or empirical outcome. Submitted abstracts will be evaluated through a peer-review process. Abstracts and authors’ information should be submitted through https://conftool.gig-arts.eu. *Key dates* - Deadline for abstract submissions: 2 February 2024 - Notification to authors: 29 March 2024 - Deadline for author confirmation (at least one author must register for a selected presentation to appear on the programme): 12 April 2024 - Programme publication: 22 April 2024 - Registration deadline: 22 May 2024 - Conference dates: 3-4 June 2024 *Co-Sponsors* - Global Transformations and Governance Challenges Programme, Leiden University - The Hague Program on International Cyber Security, Leiden University - Internet & Communication Policy Centre, University of Salerno *Organizing Committee* - Meryem Marzouki, Global Internet Governance & Digital Rights Expert - Mauro Santaniello, Internet & Communication Policy Centre, University of Salerno - Jan Aart Scholte, Global Transformations and Governance Challenges, Leiden University (Co-Chair) - Tatiana Tropina, Cyber Security Governance, Leiden University (Co-Chair) *Scientific Programme Committee* - Carolina Aguerre, Universidad Católica del Uruguay - Francesco Amoretti, University of Salerno - Dennis Broeders, Leiden University - Andrea Calderaro, Cardiff University - Madeline Carr, University College London - Corinne Cath, Delft University of Technology - Olga Cavalli, South School on Internet Governance - Eduardo Celeste, Dublin City University - Jean-Marie Chenou, Expertise France - Dmitry Epstein, Hebrew University - Marianne Franklin, University of Groningen - Rikke Frank Jørgensen, The Danish Institute for Human Rights - Hortense Jongen, Free University Amsterdam - Matthias Kettemann, University of Innsbruck - Nanette S. Levinson, American University - Robin Mansell, London School of Economics - Meryem Marzouki, Global Internet Governance & Digital Rights Expert - Milton Mueller, Georgia Tech - Francesca Musiani, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Riccardo Nanni, Fondazione Bruno Kessler - Niels ten Oever, University of Amsterdam - Claudia Padovani, University of Padova - Roxana Radu, University of Oxford - Dennis Redeker, University of Bremen - Michele Rioux, Université du Québec à Montréal - Mauro Santaniello, University of Salerno - Yves Schemeil, Sciences Po Grenoble - Jan Aart Scholte, Leiden University - Jamal Shahin, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, UNU-CRIS & University of Amsterdam - Nadia Tjahja, UNU-CRIS - Tatiana Tropina, Leiden University *Venue* GIG-ARTS 2024 will be held at Campus The Hague of Leiden University, Main Auditorium at Schouwburgstraat 2, 2511 VA The Hague, Netherlands. Participants may like to note that the GIG-ARTS Conference on 3-4 June immediately precedes the Third International Conference on Global Transformations and Governance Challenges on 5-7 June, where various global governance innovations will be explored across a range of issue areas. You are welcome to stay for the second conference and can find the relevant Call for Papers here. *Conference Registration and Fees* Registration fees for the Eighth GIG-ARTS Conference are 120€ for regular participants and 60€ for students showing proof of status. Conference fees (non-refundable) cover a participant kit as well as coffee breaks, lunch, and reception. Registration deadline is 22 May 2024. *Communication Channels* - Website: www.gig-arts.eu - Email for information: events(a)gig-arts.eu - Submissions: https://conftool.gig-arts.eu - X/Twitter: @GigArtsEU - Hashtag: #GIGARTS24 - Mailing list for updates: https://listes.lip6.fr/sympa/subscribe/info-gig-arts -- GIG-ARTS Conference Series (The European Multidisciplinary Conference on Global Internet Governance Actors, Regulations, Transactions and Strategies) Paris 2017 - Cardiff 2018 - Salerno 2019 - Vienna 2020 - Nicosia 2022 - Padova 2023 - The Hague 2024 Email: events(a)gig-arts.eu - Web: www.gig-arts.eu - Twitter: @GigArtsEU

Dec. 4, 2023

Bando Conferenza INDL-MEA "Prospettive del lavoro digitale dal Medio Oriente e dall'Africa" (Cairo, Egitto 28 maggio 2024)

by Antonio Casilli

Gentili tutte e tutti, sono lieto di presentare il bando della nostra nuova iniziativa, la sezione Medio Oriente e Africa dell'International Network on Digital Work (INDL-MEA). (Questo evento è organizzato in modo indipendente rispetto al convegno annuale INDL-7, il cui bando sarà diffuso nel 2024.) La versione PDF del bando è disponibile qui, in inglese, francese e arabo 👉 [ https://mea-indl-1.sciencesconf.org/data/pages/_INDL_MEA_1_CfP_EngFrAr.pdf | https://mea-indl-1.sciencesconf.org/data/pages/_INDL_MEA_1_CfP_EngFrAr.pdf ] Saremmo grati se poteste diffonderlo 'tra i vostri contatti. Per ulteriori informazioni, l'indirizzo e-mail è: [ mailto:mea-indl-1@sciencesconf.org | mea-indl-1(a)sciencesconf.org ] Cordiali saluti Antonio Casilli [EN/FR] Call for Abstracts – INDL-MEA 1 Conference Cairo, Egypt 28 May 2024 " Digital Labor Perspectives from the Middle East and Africa " 1 st conference of the Middle East & Africa chapter of International Network on Digital Labor ∗ [ https://mea-indl-1.sciencesconf.org/ | https://mea-indl-1.sciencesconf.org ] The [ https://www.indl.network/indl_mea/# | International Network on Digital Labor (INDL) ] and the [ https://business.aucegypt.edu/research/centers/a2k4d | Access to Knoweldge for Development Center (A2K4D) ] at The American University in Cairo’s School of Business are excited to invite you to the inaugural conference of the Middle East and Africa (MEA) chapter of INDL titled "Digital Labor Perspectives from the Middle East and Africa." Organized in collaboration with the [ https://www.ilo.org/ | International Labour Organization (ILO) ] , the [ https://diplab.eu/ | Digital Platform Labor (DiPLab) ] research initiative, the [ https://www.weizenbaum-institut.de/ | Weizenbaum Institut Berlin ] , and the [ https://ufe.edu.eg/?lang=fr | Université française d'Égypte ] , this conference will be held on May 28 , 2024, in Cairo, Egypt. 1 Rationale Digital labor is at the heart of our evolving economies. To address the specific challenges and developments in the Middle East and Africa, we are launching a dedicated chapter of INDL. This conference provides a unique platform to present research related to the MEA region, ongoing and/or burgeoning. The conference offers opportunities for scholars and practitioners to engage with topics such as platformization, automation, gig economy dynamics, and technology-mediated labor. INDL-MEA will feature three tracks: one in Arabic, one in English, and one in French, reflecting the linguistic diversity of the region. 2 Topics Submissions must be in reference to the MEA region, for instance: in perspective, case studies, or focus. Submission topics may include, but are not limited to: * – Case studies examining platforms, gig economy workers, and online digital labor in MEA * – Exploring algorithmic management practices in work processes, recruiting, and HR in MEA * – Consequences of the shift to digital labor on workers, businesses, economies, and labor markets in MEA * – Effects of remote work and digital labor on employee well-being and productivity in MEA * – Policy responses to the rise of digital labor and automation in MEA, including regulatory measures and government intervention * – Strategies of organizing digital workers and managing geographically distributed workforces in MEA * – Intersectional perspectives on digital labor in MEA * – Exploring AI and digital labor through a decolonial lens in MEA * – Challenges posed by Generative AI to human labor in MEA 3 Submissions We invite submissions of anonymized abstracts for papers, case studies, and policy briefs related to these topics. Abstracts, up to 500 words, can be submitted in Arabic, English, or French through our website. You need to create an account to submit. The submission deadline is January 15 , 2024. Selected participants will be notified of acceptance by January 31 , 2024. To submit your propos al register and follow the steps at this URL: [ https://z.imt.fr/zimbra/Call%20for%20Abstracts%20%E2%80%93%20INDL-MEA%201%20Conference%20Cairo,%20Egypt%2028%20May%202024%20%22Digital%20Labor%20Perspectives%20from%20the%20Middle%20East%20and%20Africa%22%201st%20conference%20of%20the%20Middle%20East%20&%20Africa%20chapter%20of%20International%20Network%20on%20Digital%20Labor%20%E2%88%97%20https://mea-indl-1.sciencesconf.org%20The%20International%20Network%20on%20Digital%20Labor%20%28INDL%29%20and%20the%20Access%20to%20Knowledge%20for%20Development%20Center%20%28A2K4D%29%20at%20The%20American%20University%20in%20Cairo%E2%80%99s%20School%20of%20Business%20are%20excited%20to%20invite%20you%20to%20the%20inaugural%20conference%20of%20the%20Middle%20East%20and%20Africa%20%28MEA%29%20chapter%20of%20INDL%20titled%20%E2%80%9DDigital%20Labor%20Perspectives%20from%20the%20Middle%20East%20and%20Africa.%E2%80%9D%20Organized%20in%20collaboration%20with%20the%20International%20Labour%20Organization%20%28ILO%29,%20Digital%20Platform%20Labor%20%28DiPLab%29,%20Weizenbaum%20Institut,%20and%20Universit%C3%A9%20fran%C3%A7aise%20d%E2%80%99Egypte,%20this%20conference%20will%20be%20held%20on%20May%2028,%202024,%20in%20Cairo,%20Egypt.%201%20Rationale%20Digital%20labor%20is%20at%20the%20heart%20of%20our%20evolving%20economies.%20To%20address%20the%20specific%20challenges%20and%20developments%20in%20the%20Middle%20East%20and%20Africa,%20we%20are%20launching%20a%20dedicated%20chapter%20of%20INDL.%20This%20conference%20provides%20a%20unique%20platform%20to%20present%20research%20related%20to%20the%20MEA%20region,%20ongoing%20and/or%20burgeoning.%20The%20conference%20offers%20opportunities%20for%20scholars%20and%20practitioners%20to%20engage%20with%20topics%20such%20as%20platformization,%20automation,%20gig%20economy%20dynamics,%20and%20technology-mediated%20labor.%20INDL-MEA%20will%20feature%20three%20tracks:%20one%20in%20Arabic,%20one%20in%20English,%20and%20one%20in%20French,%20reflecting%20the%20linguistic%20diversity%20of%20the%20region.%202%20Topics%20Submissions%20must%20be%20in%20reference%20to%20the%20MEA%20region,%20for%20instance:%20in%20perspective,%20case%20studies,%20or%20focus.%20Submission%20topics%20may%20include,%20but%20are%20not%20limited%20to:%20%E2%80%93%20Case%20studies%20examining%20platforms,%20gig%20economy%20workers,%20and%20online%20digital%20labor%20in%20MEA%20%E2%80%93%20Exploring%20algorithmic%20management%20practices%20in%20work%20processes,%20recruiting,%20and%20HR%20in%20MEA%20%E2%80%93%20Consequences%20of%20the%20shift%20to%20digital%20labor%20on%20workers,%20businesses,%20economies,%20and%20labor%20markets%20in%20MEA%20%E2%80%93%20Effects%20of%20remote%20work%20and%20digital%20labor%20on%20employee%20well-being%20and%20productivity%20in%20MEA%20%E2%80%93%20Policy%20responses%20to%20the%20rise%20of%20digital%20labor%20and%20automation%20in%20MEA,%20including%20regulatory%20measures%20and%20government%20intervention%20%E2%80%93%20Strategies%20of%20organizing%20digital%20workers%20and%20managing%20geographically%20distributed%20workforces%20in%20MEA%20%E2%80%93%20Intersectional%20perspectives%20on%20digital%20labor%20in%20MEA%20%E2%80%93%20Exploring%20AI%20and%20digital%20labor%20through%20a%20decolonial%20lens%20in%20MEA%20%E2%80%93%20Challenges%20posed%20by%20Generative%20AI%20to%20human%20labor%20in%20MEA%201%20%203%20Submissions%20We%20invite%20submissions%20of%20anonymized%20abstracts%20for%20papers,%20case%20studies,%20and%20policy%20briefs%20related%20to%20these%20topics.%20Abstracts,%20up%20to%20500%20words,%20can%20be%20submitted%20in%20Arabic,%20English,%20or%20French%20through%20our%20website.%20You%20need%20to%20create%20an%20account%20to%20submit.%20The%20submission%20deadline%20is%20January%2015,%202024.%20Selected%20participants%20will%20be%20notified%20of%20acceptance%20by%20January%2031,%202024.%20To%20submit%20your%20proposal%20register%20and%20follow%20the%20steps%20at%20this%20URL:%20https://mea-indl-1.sciencesconf.org/.%204%20Important%20Dates%20%E2%80%93%20Deadline%20for%20submissions:%20January%2015,%202024%20%E2%80%93%20Acceptance%20notification:%20January%2031,%202024%20%E2%80%93%20Registration%20opens:%20TBA%20%E2%80%93%20INDL-MEA%20conference%20date:%20May%2028,%202024%20We%20are%20enthusiastic%20about%20the%20prospect%20of%20your%20valuable%20contributions.%20Together,%20let%E2%80%99s%20foster%20a%20thought-provoking%20dialogue%20and%20contribute%20to%20shaping%20the%20future%20of%20digital%20labor%20in%20the%20Middle%20East%20and%20Africa.%205%20Special%20Opportunity%20Our%20conference%20is%20co-located%20with%20Conf-IRM.%20We%20encourage%20you%20to%20consider%20also%20participating%20in%20the%20Conference%20on%20Information%20Resource%20Management%20%28Conf-IRM%29,%20taking%20place%20at%20the%20same%20time%20as%20our%20event%20at%20the%20American%20University%20in%20Cairo%20%2826-28%20May,%202024%29.%20It%20offers%20a%20unique%20chance%20for%20continued%20networking%20and%20knowledge%20exchange.%20Please%20note%20that%20registration%20for%20Conf-IRM%20is%20separate.%206%20INDL%20Conferences%20INDL,%20the%20International%20Network%20on%20Digital%20Labor,%20is%20an%20initiative%20founded%20in%202019%20by%20researchers%20from%20different%20countries.%20Its%20mission%20is%20to%20foster%20collaboration%20to%20advance%20our%20understanding%20of%20the%20nexus%20between%20emerging%20transformations%20of%20labour%20and%20digital%20technologies.%20INDL%20conferences%20welcome%20academics%20at%20all%20levels%20-%20includ-%20ing%20early%20career%20researchers%20-%20and%20stakeholders%20such%20as%20union%20leaders,%20policymakers,%20artists%20and%20journalists.%207%20Contact%20If%20you%20have%20any%20questions%20or%20requests,%20please%20do%20not%20hesitate%20to%20contact%20us%20at%20the%20following%20email%20address:%20mea-%20indl-1@sciencesconf.org.%20Acknowledgements%20%E2%80%93%20INDL%20-%20International%20Network%20on%20Digital%20Labor%20%E2%80%93%20Access%20to%20Knowledge%20for%20Development%20Center%20%28A2K4D%29%20at%20The%20American%20University%20in%20Cairo%20%E2%80%93%20Universit%C3%A9%20Fran%C3%A7aise%20d%E2%80%99Egypte%20%E2%80%93%20ILO%20-%20International%20Labor%20Office%20%E2%80%93%20Weizenbaum%20Institut%20%E2%80%93%20DiPLab%20-%20Digital%20Platform%20Labor | https://mea-indl-1.sciencesconf.org/ ] . 4 Important Dates – Deadline for submissions: January 15 , 2024 – Acceptance notification: January 31 , 2024 – Registration opens: TBA – INDL-MEA conference date: May 28 , 2024 We look forward to your valuable contributions. Together, let’s foster a thought-provoking dialogue and contribute to shaping the future of digital labor in the Middle East and Africa. 5 Special Opportunity Our conference is co-located with Conf-IRM. We encourage you to consider also participating in the Conference on Information Resource Management (Conf-IRM) , taking place at the same time as our event at the American University in Cairo (26- 28 May, 2024 ). It offers a unique chance for continued networking and knowledge exchange. Please note that registration for Conf-IRM is separate. 6 INDL Conferences INDL, the International Network on Digital Labor , is an initiative founded in 2019 by researchers from different countries. Its mission is to foster collaboration to advance our understanding of the nexus between emerging transformations of labour and digital technologies. INDL conferences welcome academics at all levels - including early career researchers - and stakeholders such as union leaders, policymakers, artists and journalists. 7 Contact If you have any questions or requests, please do not hesitate to contact us at the following email address: [ mailto:mea-indl-1@sciencesconf.org | mea-indl-1(a)sciencesconf.org ] . Appel à contributions (abstracts) - Conférence INDL-MEA 1 Le Caire, Égypte 28 mai 2024 ”Perspectives du travail numérique au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique” 1e conférence du chapitre Afrique et Moyen-Orient (AMO) International Network on Digital Labor (INDL) ∗ https ://mea-indl-1.sciencesconf.org Le International Network on Digital Labor (INDL) et Access to Knoweldge for Development Center (A2K4D) à l’Université Américaine du Caire ont le plaisir de vous inviter à la conférence inaugurale du chapitre Afrique et Moyen-Orient (AMO) de l’INDL intitulée « Digital Labor Perspectives from the Middle East and Africa » (Perspectives du travail numérique au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique). Organisée en collaboration avec l’Organisation Internationale du Travail (ILO - International Labour Organization), l’équipe Digital Platform Labor (DiPLab), le Weizenbaum Institut de Berlin, et l’Université française d’Égypte, cette conférence se tiendra le 28 mai 2024 au Caire, en Égypte. 1 Objet de la conférence Le « digital labour » est au cœur de nos économies en pleine évolution. Pour répondre aux défis et aux développements spécifiques du Moyen-Orient et de l’Afrique, nous lançons un chapitre dédié de l’INDL. Cette conférence offre une plateforme unique pour présenter des recherches liées à la région AMO, qu’elle soit en cours ou en préparation, offrant ainsi aux participant.es des opportunités de s’engager sur des sujets tels que la plateformisation, l’automatisation, la dynamique de l’économie à la demande, et le travail médiatisé par la technologie. INDL-MEA proposera trois « tracks » : un premier en arabe, un second en anglais et un troisième en français, reflétant la diversité linguistique de la région. 2 Thèmes de la conférence Les communications proposées doivent faire référence à la région Afrique - Moyen Orient, par exemple en termes de perspective, d’études de cas ou d’orientation. Les sujets peuvent inclure, mais ne sont pas limités à : * — Etudes de cas : plateformes, travailleurs de l’économie à la demande et travail numérique en ligne dans la région AMO. * — Pratiques de gestion algorithmique dans les processus de travail, le recrutement et les RH dans la région AMO. * — Conséquences du «digital labour» sur travailleurs, entreprises, économies et marchés du travail en AMO. * — Effets du travail distanciel et de plateforme sur bien-être et productivité des employés en AMO. * — Réponses politiques à l’essor du travail de plateforme et de l’automatisation en AMO, mesures réglementaires et interventions gouvernementales. — Stratégies d’organisation des travailleur.euses et de gestion des effectifs géographiquement répartis dans la région AMO. * — Perspectives intersectionnelles sur le « digital labour » dans l’AMO. * — L’intelligence artificielle et le « digital labour » au prisme décolonial dans l’AMO. — Défis posés par l’IA générative au travail humain dans l’AMO. 3 Soumissions Nous vous invitons à soumettre des résumés anonymes d’articles, d’études de cas et de notes d’orientation sur ces sujets. Les résumés, d’une longueur maximale de 500 mots, peuvent être soumis en arabe, en anglais ou en français via notre site web. Il faut se créer un compte pour pouvoir soumettre. La date limite de soumission est fixée au 15 janvier 2024 . Les participants sélectionnés seront informés de leur acceptation au plus tard le 31 janvier 2024 . Pour soumettre une proposition [ https://mea-indl-1.sciencesconf.org/ | s’inscrire et suivre les étapes ] [ https://mea-indl-1.sciencesconf.org/ | . ] 4 Dates importantes — Date limite de soumission : 15 janvier 2024 — Notification d’acceptation : 31 janvier 2024 — Ouverture des inscriptions : (date à confirmer) — Date de la conférence INDL-MEA : 28 mai 2024 Nous sommes enthousiastes à l’idée de recevoir vos précieuses contributions. Ensemble, encourageons un dialogue stimulant et contribuons à façonner l’avenir du travail numérique au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique. 5 Opportunité spéciale Notre conférence se tient en parallèle avec Conf-IRM. Nous vous encourageons à participer à la Conférence sur la gestion des ressources d’information (Conf-IRM) , qui aura lieu en même temps que notre événement à l’Université américaine du Caire (26- 28 mai 2024 ). Elle offre une occasion unique de poursuivre le travail en réseau et l’échange de connaissances. Veuillez noter que l’inscription à Conf-IRM est séparée. 6 Les conférences INDL [ https://www.indl.network/ | INDL, le réseau international sur le travail numérique ] , est une initiative fondé en 2019 à l’initiative de chercheur.euses de différents pays. Sa mission est d’organiser des conférences internationales et de favoriser la collaboration pour faire progresser notre compréhension du lien entre les transformations émergentes du travail et les technologies numériques. Les conférences de l’INDL accueillent des universitaires de tous niveaux - y compris des chercheurs en début de carrière - et d’autres parties prenantes telles que des dirigeants syndicaux, des décideurs politiques, des artistes et des journalistes. 7 Contact Si vous avez des questions ou des demandes, n’hésitez pas à nous contacter à l’adresse électronique suivante : mea-indl-1(a)sciencesconf.org . -- Antonio A. Casilli Professor, Telecom Paris | Institut Polytechnique de Paris (Until Oct. 2024) Invited professor, Center for Internet & Society, Paris (CNRS) Associate researcher, Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society, Berlin Faculty Fellow, Nexa Center for Internet & Society, Turin *We respect your right to disconnect. 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