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Evaluating and Mitigating Discrimination in Language Model Decisions
by don Luca Peyron Dec. 8, 2023

Dec. 8, 2023

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

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La rivista il Mulino: Non chiamiamola “intelligenza” artificiale
by Antonio Vetro' Dec. 7, 2023

Dec. 7, 2023

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

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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 Dec. 7, 2023

Dec. 7, 2023

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

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The new economics of industrial policy
by Luigi Scorca Dec. 4, 2023

Dec. 4, 2023

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

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167° Mercoledì di Nexa | 13 dicembre 2023, ore 17.00
by Valeria Bergantino Dec. 4, 2023

Dec. 4, 2023

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

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CfP GIG-ARTS 2024: 'Thirty Years of Multistakeholderism in Internet Governance: Assessments and Prospects' 3-4 June, The Hague
by Mauro SANTANIELLO Dec. 4, 2023

Dec. 4, 2023

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

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Bando Conferenza INDL-MEA "Prospettive del lavoro digitale dal Medio Oriente e dall'Africa" (Cairo, Egitto 28 maggio 2024)
by Antonio Casilli Dec. 3, 2023

Dec. 3, 2023

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: [ 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istration%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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Postprint: Do AI systems have politics? Predictive optimisation as a move away from the rule of law, liberalism and democracy
by maurizio lana Dec. 3, 2023

Dec. 3, 2023

Il 30/11/23 16:24, Daniela Tafani<daniela.tafani(a)unipi.it> ha scritto: > Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 15:24:13 +0000 > From: Daniela Tafani<daniela.tafani(a)unipi.it> > Subject: [nexa] Postprint: Do AI systems have politics? Predictive > optimisation as a move away from the rule of law, liberalism and > democracy > > Buon pomeriggio, > > vi sottopongo il postprint di un mio articolo che è stato accettato da > "Ethics & Politics", > > Do AI systems have politics? Predictive optimisation as a move away from > the rule of law, liberalism and democracy. > > Questo è l'abstract: > > In predictive optimisation systems, machine learning is used to predict > future outcomes of interest about individuals, and these predictions are > used to make decisions about them. Despite being based on > pseudoscience, not working and unfixably harmful, predictive > optimisation systems are still used by private companies and by > governments. As they are based on the assimilation of people to things, > predictive optimisation systems have inherent political properties that > cannot be altered by any technical design choice: the initial choice > about whether or not to adopt them is therefore decisive, as Langdon > Winner wrote about inherently political technologies. The adoption of > predictive optimisation systems is incompatible with liberalism and the > rule of law because it results in people not being recognised as > self-determining subjects, not being equal before the law, not being > able to predict which law will be applied to them, all being under > surveillance as ‘suspects’ and being able or unable to exercise their > rights in ways that depend not on their status as citizens, but on their > contingent economic, social, emotional, health or religious status. > Under the rule of law, these systems should simply be banned. > > Qui il testo completo: > https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10229060 > > Vi sarò grata di qualsiasi osservazione. ho letto l'articolo. trovo che raccolga e intrecci in modo molto efficace i fili di questioni di grande rilevanza. due osservazioni, se posso là dove scrivi > Considering all this, one cannot but agree with those who observe that > the use of ML systems for decision-making purposes in areas relevant > to people's lives is tantamount to the creation, through > administrative decisions, of “almost human rights-free zones”.(94) The > development, sale and use of predictive optimisation systems is > exploiting a “legal bubble”,(95) ie, it is taking place in violation > of legally protected rights, betting on a subsequent legal rescue in > the name of the inevitability of technological innovation(96). alla nota 95 citi un articolo di Marco Giraudo et al. sulle legal bubbles. un anno prima, in Giraudo, Marco. «On Legal Bubbles: Some Thoughts on Legal Shockwaves at the Core of the Digital Economy». /Journal of Institutional Economics/ 18, fasc. 4 (agosto 2022): 587–604. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1744137421000473. Giraudo aveva una prospettiva ottimistica perché, scriveva, le legal bubbles alla fine scoppiano, si dissolvono, in quanto l'azione legislativa anche se con passo più lento di quello della tecnologia, attiva e regolamenta. mentre nell'articolo che citi ora Giraudo, Marco, Eduard Fosch-Villaronga, e Gianclaudio Malgieri. «Competing Legal Futures». SSRN Scholarly Paper. Rochester, NY, 1 giugno 2023. https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=4499785. Giraudo et al,. paiono più preoccupati del futuro perché il modello che vede la cooperazione degli stati con le aziende a fini regolativi si basa a loro avviso su un'eccessiva fiducia nella buona volontà degli attori privati: "the EU Commission is adopting an economic primacy approach, showing that a kind of deference to corporate expertise and techno epistemic communities, especially when closely linked to corporate interests, is still very influential and conducive to the repetition of regulatory failures." ritengo che la legislazione sia in termini generali e di principio la risorsa da utilizzare per indirizzare in modo corretto le forze che operano nella società, ma questa cooperazione dei regolatori con i 'regolandi' è un passo nel riconoscimento che le grandi aziende del mondo digitale (che sia hanno strapotenza economica sia sono dativore) si comportano come stati nazionali e gli stati nazionali 'storici' gli riconoscono questa status, nei fatti. Marcus, Gary. «Critical national security questions should not be decided unilaterally by unelected tech leaders». Substack newsletter. /Marcus on AI/ (blog), 28 novembre 2023. https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/critical-national-security-questions?publ… <https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/critical-national-security-questions?publ…>. l'altro tema enorme, presente solo in 2 punti del tuo articolo, sono le prospettive di introduzione di sistemi di IA per gestire la scuola, la formazione, l'educazione: la formazione ha al centro la concezione che l'individuo sia aiutato a scoprire le sue qualità e a svilupparle in modo - appunto - individuale e originale; e che la società si giova di questa proliferazione di diversità. gestirla con sistemi di IA ne è la negazione. forma individui standard, butta fuori quelli irregolari, e per chi comanda non ci saranno più problemi. una distopia realizzata secondo me questo è un campo di azione di contrasto all'IA particolarmente importante. buon w.e. Maurizio ------------------------------------------------------------------------ la Repubblica promuove lo sviluppo della cultura e la ricerca scientifica e tecnica. la Repubblica detta le norme generali sull'istruzione ed istituisce scuole statali per tutti gli ordini e gradi. Costituzione della Repubblica Italiana, art. 9 e 33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maurizio Lana Università del Piemonte Orientale Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici Piazza Roma 36 - 13100 Vercelli

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Amazon’s Q has ‘severe hallucinations’ and leaks confidential data in public preview, employees warn
by Daniela Tafani Dec. 2, 2023

Dec. 2, 2023

Amazon’s Q has ‘severe hallucinations’ and leaks confidential data in public preview, employees warn Some hallucinations could ‘potentially induce cardiac incidents in Legal,’ according to internal documents Zoë Schiff - 2 dic 2023 Three days after Amazon announced its AI chatbot Q, some employees are sounding alarms about accuracy and privacy issues. Q is “experiencing severe hallucinations and leaking confidential data,” including the location of AWS data centers, internal discount programs, and unreleased features, according to leaked documents obtained by Platformer. An employee marked the incident as “sev 2,” meaning an incident bad enough to warrant paging engineers at night and make them work through the weekend to fix it. Q’s early woes come at a time when Amazon is working to fight the perception that Microsoft, Google, and other tech companies have surpassed it in the race to build tools and infrastructure that take advantage of generative artificial intelligence. In September, the company announced it would invest up to $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic. On Tuesday, at its annual Amazon Web Services developer conference, it announced Q — arguably the highest-profile release in the series of new AI initiatives the company unveiled this week. In a statement, Amazon played down the significance of the employee discussions. “Some employees are sharing feedback through internal channels and ticketing systems, which is standard practice at Amazon,” a spokesperson said. “No security issue was identified as a result of that feedback. We appreciate all of the feedback we’ve already received and will continue to tune Q as it transitions from being a product in preview to being generally available.” After publication, the spokesperson sent another statement pushing back on employees’ claims: “Amazon Q has not leaked confidential information.” Q, which is now available in a free preview, was presented as a kind of enterprise-software version of ChatGPT. Initially, it will be able to answer developers’ questions about AWS, edit source code, and cite sources, Amazon executives said onstage this week. It will compete with similar tools from Microsoft and Google but be priced lower than rivals’, at least to start. In unveiling Q, executives promoted it as more secure than consumer-grade tools like ChatGPT. Adam Selipsky, CEO of Amazon Web Services, told the New York Times that companies “had banned these A.I. assistants from the enterprise because of the security and privacy concerns.” In response, the Times reported, “Amazon built Q to be more secure and private than a consumer chatbot.” An internal document about Q’s hallucinations and wrong answers notes that “Amazon Q can hallucinate and return harmful or inappropriate responses. For example, Amazon Q might return out of date security information that could put customer accounts at risk.” The risks outlined in the document are typical of large language models, all of which return incorrect or inappropriate responses at least some of the time. https://www.platformer.news/p/amazons-q-has-severe-hallucinations

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France bans ministers from WhatsApp, Signal; demands French alternatives
by Enrico Nardelli Dec. 1, 2023

Dec. 1, 2023

https://www.politico.eu/article/france-requires-ministers-to-swap-whatsapp-… French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne has banned widely used messaging applications WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal for ministers and their teams due to security vulnerabilities, according to a memo seen by POLITICO. "These digital tools are not devoid of security flaws, and therefore cannot guarantee the security of conversations and information shared via them," reads the document, dated November 22. Borne set a deadline of December 8 for the government to switch to using the French app Olvid instead, which is certified by France's cybersecurity agency ANSSI. Tchap, the government-developed secure messaging and collaboration app, launched in 2019, is also allowed. The news was first reported by French news outlet Le Point. "My team and I have been using it since July 2022. In December, the entire government will be using [Olvid], the world's most secure instant messaging system," French digital minister Jean-Noël Barrot confirmed on X. The government previously ordered civil servants to remove all types of social media platforms, gaming and video-streaming apps — including TikTok, CandyCrush and Netflix — from their work devices over cybersecurity and privacy concerns. -- -- 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 ====================================================== --

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