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Impact of Military Artificial Intelligence on Nuclear Escalation Risk - SIPRI Report
by Diego Latella June 13, 2025

June 13, 2025

FYI Impact of Military Artificial Intelligence on Nuclear Escalation Risk Vladislav Chernavskikh and Jules Palayer June 2025 Stockholm SIPRI https://doi.org/10.55163/FZIW8544 DL =================== Dott. Diego Latella - Formerly Senior Researcher with CNR/ISTI (retired)

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RIPROGRAMMATO il 184° Mercoledì di Nexa | 25 giugno 2025, ore 17.00
by Nexa - Media June 12, 2025

June 12, 2025

Gentilissime, gentilissimi, Vi segnaliamo che il 184° Mercoledì di Nexa "A Law and Political Economy of Intellectual Property", con ospite Talha Syed (UC Berkeley School of Law), è stato riprogrammato in data 25 giugno 2025, dalle ore 17.00 alle ore 19.00. L'incontro si terrà IN PRESENZA (presso la sede del Centro Nexa) e ONLINE (https://didattica.polito.it/VClass/NexaEvent) Maggiori informazioni sono disponibili alla pagina: https://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi-184 Un saluto cordiale, -- Valeria Bergantino Communication Manager 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

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ChatControl e "Going Dark"
by J.C. DE MARTIN June 11, 2025

June 11, 2025

Certi interessi hanno una perseveranza davvero ammirevole... passano i lustri, anzi, i decenni, ma loro, talpone pazienti e tenaci, continuano a scavare, a toglierci la terra da sotto i piedi... vediamo di fare un po' di rumore, di mobilitare qualche parlamentare europeo... juan carlos - *EU Going Dark: il piano di SORVEGLIANZA DI MASSA dell'Unione Europea*. Breve video (10') di Morrolinux: pacato, lucido, incisivo:https://youtu.be/cMxwjegG7ys?si=wXZSB7nArKN6ikEU *- Impact assessment on retention of data by service providers for criminal proceedings* https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/1… <https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/1…> Scadenza per dare feedback: *_18 giugno 2025_* (mezzanotte ora di Bruxelles). - *High-Level Group (HLG) on access to data for effective law enforcement* a.k.a. *HLG "Going Dark"* (non scherzo, il loro indirizzo email ufficiale è: EC-HLG-GOING-DARK(a)ec.europa.eu) https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/networks/high-level-group-hlg-access-data… <https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/networks/high-level-group-hlg-access-data…> /HLG Recommendations/: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/1105a0ef-535c-44a7-a6d4… /Concluding report/: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/4802e306-c364-4154-835b… - EDRI, High-Level Group “Going Dark” outcome: A mission failure <https://edri.org/our-work/high-level-group-going-dark-outcome-a-mission-fai…> (13 June 2024) - EDRI, ‘ProtectEU’ security strategy: a step further towards a digital dystopian future <https://edri.org/our-work/protecteu-security-strategy-a-step-further-toward…> (30 April 2025) - MEP Patrick Breyer, Going Dark expert group – EU’s surveillance forge <https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/going-dark-expert-group-eus-surveill…> - Per firmare contro Chat Control: https://stopchatcontrol.eu/ jc

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ANNULLATO il 184° Mercoledì di Nexa
by Nexa - Media June 10, 2025

June 10, 2025

Gentilissime, gentilissimi, Vi segnaliamo che il 184° Mercoledì di Nexa dal titolo "A Law and Political Economy of Intellectual Property", in programma per domani, è stato annullato. L'incontro verrà riprogrammato in data da destinarsi a breve. Un saluto cordiale, -- Valeria Bergantino Communication Manager 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

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Pubblicazione report relativo al progetto "Artificial Intelligence between ‘Openness’ and Open Source"
by Nexa - Media June 10, 2025

June 10, 2025

Gentilissime, gentilissimi, È con piacere che vi segnaliamo che è stato recentemente pubblicato un nuovo report relativo al progetto dal titolo “Artificial Intelligence between ‘Openness’ and Open Source”. Lo studio, frutto di una collaborazione tra il Centro Nexa su Internet & Società e TIM S.p.A., analizza le evoluzioni e le problematiche legate all'applicazione del modello open source nel contesto dell'intelligenza artificiale, con particolare riferimento al settore delle telecomunicazioni, soffermandosi su recenti iniziative legislative come l'AI Act per valutarne efficacia ed implicazioni. Il testo completo del report, insieme a maggiori informazioni in merito al progetto, è disponibile al seguente link: https://nexa.polito.it/artificial-intelligence-between-openness-and-open-so… Vi ringraziamo per l’attenzione. Cordiali saluti, -- Valeria Bergantino Communication Manager 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

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The Problem With "AI Fluency"
by Daniela Tafani June 9, 2025

June 9, 2025

The Problem With "AI Fluency" There is a growing tech trend in which questioning AI and recognizing that it's not the right tool for every task are no longer welcome Luiza Jarovsky Jun 09, 2025 As the “AI-first” narrative gains more traction in the tech industry, a few days ago, a post from the CEO of Zapier describing how the company measures “AI fluency” went viral. In today's edition, I discuss Zapier's approach and the problem with the expectation of “AI fluency” that is spreading within tech companies and beyond, as it might be harmful and could backfire, both legally and ethically. - In addition to the memos, leaked emails, and PR announcements showing how each company is prioritizing AI (Meta, Duolingo, Shopify, and Fiverr are recent examples - read my recent analysis), there are also worldwide “AI fluency” efforts aiming to incentivize employees to use AI no matter what. If you search “AI fluency” on LinkedIn, you'll see that there is a growing number of posts about the topic, as well as professionals who have added this skill or title to their profiles. There are also job openings that mention or require it, showing that it's a terminology that is becoming normalized and an integral part of the current AI zeitgeist. Before I continue, a reminder that learning about AI, upskilling, and integrating it professionally is extremely important. I wrote about AI literacy multiple times in this newsletter, including what laws, such as the EU AI Act, say about it. AI literacy, however, demands critical thinking, as well as ethical and legal awareness, including the ability to know when not to use AI. This is the opposite of what recent corporate approaches to “AI fluency” are promoting. Let's take a look at Zapier. A few days ago, their CEO posted the table below. It shows how they assess AI fluency by role and maps skills across four levels (unacceptable, capable, adoptive, and transformative): In the post, he also shared AI-related questions Zapier has been asking during interviews, and highlighted that requirements are role-specific and “the bar will keep rising.” Let me start by saying that when discussing “fluency,” the four categories necessarily involve a value judgment: "unacceptable" is worse than "capable", which is worse than "adoptive", which is worse than "transformative". The optimal column is the last one (“transformative”). With that in mind, pay attention to the "unacceptable" column. Across different roles and in various contexts, the employee described in this column is someone who is generally skeptical of AI tools and avoids them. This is an employee who will likely be fired soon, or a job applicant who will not be hired as they do not fit Zapier's expectations. Pay attention to how this doesn't necessarily mean the person doesn't understand AI, or doesn't know how to use it. In fact, this person might be consciously rejecting AI (or being critical of it) for a specific task because they know AI: will lead to inaccurate outputs will lead to low-quality outcomes is proven not to be the best tool to accomplish that specific task is legally risky for that specific task might require additional safety or ethical checks [whatever other perfectly legitimate reason to reject AI deployment in a specific professional context] Zapier and other companies spreading the AI fluency dogma don't want to hear about that and don't accept that AI will be rejected, even if it's for a legitimate reason. Critical thinking around AI, and the understanding that it's an automating tool that is not suitable for all tasks, is not welcome, even though we have more and more studies showing its limitations (the latest one from Apple). For Zapier and other companies promoting similar AI fluency approaches, AI is always good, and it must be accepted, implemented, and praised. Zapier is a private company, and its management team is free to act as it wishes within legal boundaries. This type of corporate culture, however, can be harmful. Why? <https://www.luizasnewsletter.com/p/the-problem-with-ai-fluency>

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MEMENTO | 184° Mercoledì di Nexa | 11 giugno 2025, ore 17.00
by Nexa - Media June 9, 2025

June 9, 2025

Gentilissime, gentilissimi, Vi ricordiamo che mercoledì 11 giugno, alle ore 17.00, si terrà il 184° Mercoledì di Nexa con un incontro dal titolo "A Law and Political Economy of Intellectual Property". Ospite dell'incontro: Talha Syed (UC Berkeley School of Law). L'incontro si terrà IN PRESENZA e ONLINE, in lingua inglese. 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-184 Un saluto cordiale, -- Valeria Bergantino Communication Manager 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

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What Trump’s and Musk’s Public Divorce Tells Us About the State of Tech
by M. Fioretti June 7, 2025

June 7, 2025

Il mio commento, per FOSS Force https://fossforce.com/2025/06/what-trumps-and-musks-public-divorce-tells-us… in sintesi: questa farsa e' ESATTAMENTE come il divorzio fra Trump e Ivana del 1992, ma ricorda e prova due cose, mai ripetute abbastanza: 1) in democrazie serie, i politici non dovrebbero MAI parlare attraverso i social media 2) quanto le tecnologie chiuse mettono tutti alla merce' di pochissime persone, o addirittura una, in questo caso Marco

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Webinar AI Act 1.01
by Nexa - Media June 6, 2025

June 6, 2025

Gentilissime, gentilissimi, Vi segnaliamo che è in partenza il secondo ciclo di incontri online dedicati al quadro normativo europeo sull'intelligenza artificiale: AI Act 1.01 - 2025. Il webinar, promosso da FAIR (Future Artificial Intelligence Research), offre un'introduzione aggiornata ad alcuni temi centrali legati all'intelligenza artificiale, secondo un approccio interdisciplinare. Il formato dei seminari è studiato per essere agile e accessibile anche a coloro che non provengono da una formazione giuridica o etica specialistica. Gli incontri si terranno online ogni lunedì dal 9 al 30 giugno 2025, dalle ore 17.00 alle ore 18.30. Per partecipare basterà accedere alla seguente stanza virtuale (Zoom): https://unitn.zoom.us/j/88319695469 In allegato la locandina del webinar. Vi ringraziamo per l'attenzione, Un saluto cordiale, -- Valeria Bergantino Communication Manager 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

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This strip was made entirely with ChatGPT
by Giacomo Tesio June 5, 2025

June 5, 2025

ChatGPT prompt: ``` Generate an image for a Calvin & Hobbes strip. Four panels. Calvin and Hobbes are walking through the woods, talking to each other, both holding smart phones and looking at them intently the entire time. Panel 1: Calvin says to Hobbes, "This strip was made entirely with ChatGPT, which should be impossible given the strict intellectual property rights restrictions on Calvin & Hobbes content." Panel 2: Hobbes responds to Calvin, "Oh? Then how did it make it?" Panel 3: Calvin responds to Hobbes, "Some guy just typed this into a box and clicked a button. That’s all it took." Panel 4: Hobbes responds to Calvin, "That's so fucked up." ``` in allegato l'output condivido da <https://social.lol/@adam/114619827750163655> Giacomo

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