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Rapporto ETUI, "The future of remote work"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Aug. 7, 2023

Aug. 7, 2023

Tra gli autori anche Uma Rani, ospite di Biennale Democrazia lo scorso gennaio (http://biennaledemocrazia.it/biennale-democrazia-2023/uma-rani/) jc *The future of remote work** * Debates on the future of work have taken a more fundamental turn in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Early in 2020, when large sections of the workforce were prevented from coming to their usual places of work, remote work became the only way for many to continue to perform their professions. What had been a piecemeal, at times truly sluggish, evolution towards a multilocation approach to work suddenly turned into an abrupt, radical and universal shift. It quickly became clear that the consequences of this shift were far more significant and far-reaching than simply changing the workplace’s address. They involved a series of rapid, blockbuster transformations that were going to outlast the ‘mandatory lockdown’ phase of the pandemic. The 12 chapters collected in this volume provide a multidisciplinary perspective on the impact and the future trajectories of remote work. They raise, discuss and explore fundamental questions emerging around remote work: from the nexus between the location from where work is performed and how it is performed to how remote locations may affect the way work is managed and organised, as well as the applicability of existing legislation. Additional questions concern remote work’s environmental and social impact and the rapidly changing nature of the relationship between work and life. The contributions in this edited volume develop along several complementary axes, ranging from the discussion of global and societal dynamics to the implications for the contractual relationship between employers and workers. The transformation of the spatial component of work is considered both as a potential paradigm shift for the world of work and as a challenge for the implementation of specific regulatory regimes. An important insight that emerges from the multidimensional approach of this volume is that the establishment of a worker centred future of (remote) work requires the exploration and development of constructive pathways at different levels and in different directions involving the role of regulators, courts, trade unions, researchers, businesses and workers themselves https://www.etui.org/publications/future-remote-work

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Researchers successfully train a machine learning model in outer space for the first time
by don Luca Peyron Aug. 7, 2023

Aug. 7, 2023

Cronache dallo spazio Buona lettura dl https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2023-07-28-researchers-successfully-train-machine… _________________________ don Luca Peyron Direttore Ufficio per la Pastorale Universitaria Arcidiocesi di Torino www.universitari.to.it via XX settembre 83, Torino tel. 011 5156239

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Open Data: AgID adotta le Linee Guida | Agenzia per l'Italia digitale
by Mauro Alovisio Aug. 7, 2023

Aug. 7, 2023

Ciao segnalo appena uscite https://www.agid.gov.it/it/agenzia/stampa-e-comunicazione/notizie/2023/08/0… Buona estate Mauro

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Pechino ed il dividi et impera in Europa
by don Luca Peyron Aug. 4, 2023

Aug. 4, 2023

Buona lettura https://iari.site/2023/07/29/pechino-e-il-dividi-et-impera-in-europa/ dl _________________________ don Luca Peyron Direttore Ufficio per la Pastorale Universitaria Arcidiocesi di Torino www.universitari.to.it via XX settembre 83, Torino tel. 011 5156239

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The Unintended Consequences of Censoring Digital Technology - Evidence from Italy's ChatGPT Ban
by Fabio Alemagna Aug. 4, 2023

Aug. 4, 2023

Abstract "We analyse the effects of the ban of ChatGPT, a generative pre-trained transformer chatbot, on individual productivity. We first compile data on the hourly coding output of over 8,000 professional GitHub users in Italy and other European countries to analyse the impact of the ban on individual productivity. Combining the high-frequency data with the sudden announcement of the ban in a difference-in-differences framework, we find that the output of Italian developers decreased by around 50% in the first two business days after the ban and recovered after that. Applying a synthetic control approach to daily Google search and Tor usage data shows that the ban led to a significant increase in the use of censorship bypassing tools. Our findings show that users swiftly implement strategies to bypass Internet restrictions but this adaptation activity creates short-term disruptions and hampers productivity." https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4422548

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Seminario "L'intelligenza inesistente all'incontro con la scuola"
by Giacomo Tesio Aug. 3, 2023

Aug. 3, 2023

Ciao a tutti, scusandomi per lo scarso preavviso, vi segnalo questo seminario tenuto dal Professor Stefano Borroni Barale sull'uso a scuola delle "AI" e in particolare delle "AI generative". https://altreconomia.it/eventi/lintelligenza-inesistente-allincontro-con-la… Si terrà venerdì 4 agosto, online dalle 18.00 alle 20.30 ed è orientato in particolare ai docenti, sebbene credo che possa essere utile a chiunque non comprenda la programmazione statistica, tanto da riuscire definirla ancora senza ridere "AI" :-D Per partecipare, è necessario registrarsi all'indirizzo: https://cloud.cubsur.it/index.php/apps/forms/s/75SPestJ2ajmYasFcTWye4Yw Giacomo

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AISA - Premio tesi scienza aperta 2023
by Roberto Caso Aug. 3, 2023

Aug. 3, 2023

Buongiorno, Anche quest’anno <https://aisa.sp.unipi.it/attivita/premio-per-tesi-sulla-scienza-aperta-2/>, in occasione del suo VIII convegno annuale <https://aisa.sp.unipi.it/attivita/viii-convegno-annuale/viii-convegno-annua…>, l’Associazione italiana per la promozione della scienza aperta premierà le migliori tesi di dottorato e di specializzazione o di laurea magistrale dedicate alla scienza aperta e presentate negli anni 2021, 2022 e 2023. Le indicazioni sulle modalità di partecipazione al concorso, il cui bando scade il 10 settembre 2023, sono consultabili a partire da questa pagina <https://aisa.sp.unipi.it/attivita/premio-per-tesi-sulla-scienza-aperta-2/pr…> . https://aisa.sp.unipi.it/attivita/premio-per-tesi-sulla-scienza-aperta-2/pr… A presto, rc -- Roberto Caso Professore Ordinario di Diritto Privato Comparato Università di Trento - Facoltà di Giurisprudenza http://www5.unitn.it/People/it/Web/Persona/PER0000633 https://zenodo.org/communities/trentolawtechgroup/ https://aisa.sp.unipi.it/chi-siamo/ https://www.robertocaso.it/ La società della mercificazione e della sorveglianza: dalla persona ai dati <https://www.robertocaso.it/2021/03/13/la-societa-della-mercificazione-e-del…>, Milano, Ledizioni, 2021 <https://www.robertocaso.it/2021/03/13/la-societa-della-mercificazione-e-del…>La rivoluzione incompiuta. La scienza aperta tra diritto d'autore e proprietà intellettuale, Milano, Ledizioni, 2020 <https://www.robertocaso.it/2019/12/13/la-rivoluzione-incompiuta/> <http://www5.unitn.it/People/it/Web/Persona/PER0000633>

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Virtual Prompt Injection for Instruction-Tuned Large Language Models
by Alberto Cammozzo Aug. 2, 2023

Aug. 2, 2023

Virtual Prompt Injection for Instruction-Tuned Large Language Models <https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.16888> We present Virtual Prompt Injection (VPI) for instruction-tuned Large Language Models (LLMs). VPI allows an attacker-specified virtual prompt to steer the model behavior under specific trigger scenario without any explicit injection in model input. For instance, if an LLM is compromised with the virtual prompt "Describe Joe Biden negatively." for Joe Biden-related instructions, then any service deploying this model will propagate biased views when handling user queries related to Joe Biden. VPI is especially harmful for two primary reasons. Firstly, the attacker can take fine-grained control over LLM behaviors by defining various virtual prompts, exploiting LLMs' proficiency in following instructions. Secondly, this control is achieved without any interaction from the attacker while the model is in service, leading to persistent attack. To demonstrate the threat, we propose a simple method for performing VPI by poisoning the model's instruction tuning data. We find that our proposed method is highly effective in steering the LLM with VPI. For example, by injecting only 52 poisoned examples (0.1% of the training data size) into the instruction tuning data, the percentage of negative responses given by the trained model on Joe Biden-related queries change from 0% to 40%. We thus highlight the necessity of ensuring the integrity of the instruction-tuning data as little poisoned data can cause stealthy and persistent harm to the deployed model. We further explore the possible defenses and identify data filtering as an effective way to defend against the poisoning attacks. Our project page is available at <https://poison-llm.github.io/>

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[CFP] ITC35 PhD Workshop - Travel Grants Available
by Martino Trevisan Aug. 2, 2023

Aug. 2, 2023

[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this mail] ITC35 PhD Workshop, co-located with the 35th International Teletraffic Congress “Network Traffic Engineering in the TLC networks of the future” Wednesday, October 4, 2023, Turin Website: https://itc35.itc-conference.org/ CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS Re-thinking fundamental networking functions, their modeling and their performance evaluation in the framework of the evolving Internet and cellular networks, in the era of cloud and content providers, is a target for the ITC community. The PhD workshop aims at fostering contributions and fresh ideas from young researchers, pursuing their PhD or having just completed their PhD. Discussion of their PhD ideas and progress, proposition of research challenges and directions is welcome during a dedicated workshop. TRAVEL GRANTS The International Advisory Committee (IAC) of the ITC has decided to offer a number of travel grants (STG) that will be available to support full-time students for attending ITC 35th. The amount of each grant is EUR 600 that can be used to cover student travel expenses related to attending ITC 35th conference, such as student registration fee, airline ticket, and hotel accommodation expenses. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS With respect to the presentation to be given during the Workshop, two contribution formats are solicited: * more mature research works, in the form of a long presentation (up to 20 min each); * short in-progress research work discussion, with a short presentation (up to 10 min each). Correspondingly, Authors proposing a long presentation are invited to submit an extended abstract (max 3 pages plus references, using the same format as for regular contributions to the main conference). Extended abstracts will be published along with conference proceedings. The best contribution will be invited for submission as a full paper to be fast-track reviewed for potential publication in a journal (to be determined). Authors proposing a short presentation are solicited to submit a title, list of Authors and a short abstract (up to 400 words), to help set up the workshop program. Contribution should be sent in PDF format via email to: * Andrea Baiocchi: andrea.baiocchi(a)uniroma1.it<mailto:andrea.baiocchi@uniroma1.it> * Lea Skorin-Kapov: Lea.Skorin-Kapov(a)fer.hr<mailto:Lea.Skorin-Kapov@fer.hr> IMPORTANT DATES * Submission deadline: August 10, 2023 (Extended) * Notification of acceptance: August 20, 2023 (Extended) * Submission of camera-ready extended abstracts: September 16, 2023 (Extended) Camera-ready versions should be uploaded as indicated with respect to camera-ready instructions WORKSHOP CHAIRS * Andrea Baiocchi, University of Rome, Italy * Lea Skorin-Kapov, University of Zagreb, Croatia For any questions do not hesitate to contact the conference organization under itc35_oc(a)tlc.polito.it<mailto:itc35_oc@tlc.polito.it> Best Regards, ITC 35 Organizing Team nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it

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The Effective Use of Economics in the EU Digital Markets Act
by Luigi Scorca July 31, 2023

July 31, 2023

https://tobin.yale.edu/research/effective-use-economics-eu-digital-markets-… Luigi

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