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UN/CCW/GGE documents on Autonomous Weapon Systems [notsp]
by Diego Latella Feb. 21, 2020

Feb. 21, 2020

The links to the following UN/CCW/GGE documents Report of the 2019 session of the Group of Governmental Experts on Emerging Technologies in the Area of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems <https://undocs.org/en/CCW/GGE.1/2019/3> CCW/GGE.1/2019/3 - Sept. 25, 2019 Chair's Summary - Report of the 2019 session of the Group of Governmental Experts on Emerging Technologies in the Area of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems <https://www.unog.ch/80256EDD006B8954/%28httpAssets%29/931FC63728F1B052C1258…> CCW/GGE.1/2019/3/Add.1 - November 8, 2019 are now available at the page on Computers: National Security, War, and Civil Rights (http://www.uspid.org/compwa.html <http://www.uspid.org/compwa.html>) of the USPID (www.uspid.org <http://www.uspid.org/>) web site. All the Best (& sorry for late announcement) Diego Dott. Diego Latella - Senior Researcher CNR-ISTI, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy (http:www.isti.cnr.it) FM&&T Lab. (http://fmt.isti.cnr.it) http://www.isti.cnr.it/People/D.Latella - ph: +390506212982, mob: +39 348 8283101, fax: +390506212040 =================== The quest for a war-free world has a basic purpose: survival. But if in the process we learn how to achieve it by love rather than by fear, by kindness rather than compulsion; if in the process we learn how to combine the essential with the enjoyable, the expedient with the benevolent, the practical with the beautiful, this will be an extra incentive to embark on this great task. Above all, remember your humanity. -- Sir Joseph Rotblat

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Something {funny?, interesting?, bad?, concerning?, terrible? , booh?} with self-driving cars [notsp]
by Diego Latella Feb. 21, 2020

Feb. 21, 2020

From Dumpsterfire mailing list [Inverse] Spooky Video shows self-driving cars being tricked by holograms https://www.inverse.com/innovation/us-regulators-greenlight-nuros-r2-autono… <https://www.inverse.com/innovation/us-regulators-greenlight-nuros-r2-autono…> [MIT Tech. Rev.] Hackers can trick a Tesla into accelerating by 50 miles per hour https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615244/hackers-can-trick-a-tesla-into-ac… <https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615244/hackers-can-trick-a-tesla-into-ac…> Have a nice weekend Diego Dott. Diego Latella - Senior Researcher CNR-ISTI, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy (http:www.isti.cnr.it) FM&&T Lab. (http://fmt.isti.cnr.it) http://www.isti.cnr.it/People/D.Latella - ph: +390506212982, mob: +39 348 8283101, fax: +390506212040 =================== The quest for a war-free world has a basic purpose: survival. But if in the process we learn how to achieve it by love rather than by fear, by kindness rather than compulsion; if in the process we learn how to combine the essential with the enjoyable, the expedient with the benevolent, the practical with the beautiful, this will be an extra incentive to embark on this great task. Above all, remember your humanity. -- Sir Joseph Rotblat

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Washington Passes Government Facial Recognition Rules
by Alberto Cammozzo Feb. 21, 2020

Feb. 21, 2020

<https://www.govtech.com/policy/Washington-Passes-Government-Facial-Recognit…> (TNS) — Washington state senators Wednesday approved a bill that would begin regulating the use of facial-recognition programs by local and state governments. Sponsored by Sen. Joe Nguyen, D-White Center, Senate Bill 6280 is one of a series of legislative proposals this year to counter technology that is evolving fast, regulated little and all but opaque to most residents. Facial recognition has been a particular concern, with worries that its use by law enforcement comes before the programs even can accurately A landmark federal study released in December found that facial-recognition programs were misidentifying people of color more often than white people; women more often than men; and children and elderly people more often than people in other age ranges. The bill now goes to the House for consideration. Among other things, SB 6280 prohibits state and local government agencies from using facial recognition for ongoing surveillance in most instances. That surveillance would be allowed in support of law enforcement with a search warrant or an agency director’s determination under some conditions, such as an emergency that involves risk of death. The legislation requires that any decisions made based on facial-recognition programs that have a legal impact be reviewed by an agency worker with training on facial recognition who has authority to change the decision, according to a legislative analysis. Examples of such decisions include the granting or denying of financial loans, housing, health care or employment opportunities. SB 6280 requires programs that have a legal impact to be tested by governments before being deployed. It sets training standards for government employees handling personal data gleaned from facial recognition. The bill also requires governments to issue annual reports disclosing how they use facial recognition and to hold community meetings on the reports. But Nguyen’s proposal — like another bill championed by Senate lawmakers to regulate how companies use personal data and facial recognition — could face resistance in the House. There, some lawmakers have instead wanted to temporarily stop governments from using facial recognition. Rep. Debra Entenman, D-Kent, sponsored one such proposal. House Bill 2856 would prohibit facial-recognition programs by local and state government until July 1, 2023. The bill passed a committee vote earlier this month but did not get a vote of the full House by a key deadline Wednesday. Entenman described the debate over facial recognition as a question of fundamental privacy rights, and “about having a technology that is not ready to be used in the public sphere.” Additionally, “As an African American woman, I am of course concerned about the fact that law enforcement and others believe that this technology will make people safer,” she said. Rep. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick said he would like to see something between Nguyen’s proposal and Entenman’s bill. Boehnke — who worked on digital-data issues while in the U.S. Army — suggested a shorter moratorium of about a year so lawmakers to assess how facial recognition is being used by governments. “These are critical issues,” said Boehnke, assistant ranking Republican on the House Innovation, Technology & Economic Development Committee. “And we need to start seeing what’s going on.” In a speech before the Senate passed his bill 30 to 18, Nguyen called it necessary to “implement strong moral guardrails” for facial-recognition programs. “Right now, facial-recognition technology is being used unchecked and with little recourse,” Nguyen said. “And tech companies generally don’t care about the moral values of the products they are creating.”

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La conservazione dei documenti informatici non si fa in cloud o in blockchain
by don Luca Peyron Feb. 21, 2020

Feb. 21, 2020

Lucide considerazioni. Buon lettura dl https://anorc.eu/attivita/la-conservazione-dei-documenti-informatici-non-si… _________________________ www.universitari.to.it via XX settembre 83, Torino tel. 011 5156239

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[1910.08604] Digital Democracy: Episode IV -- A New Hope, How a Corporation for Public Software Could Transform Digital Engagement for Government and Civil Society
by Alberto Cammozzo Feb. 21, 2020

Feb. 21, 2020

<https://arxiv.org/abs/1910.08604> anche: <https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3342194> Though successive generations of digital technology have become increasingly powerful in the past twenty years, digital democracy has yet to realize its potential for deliberative transformation. The undemocratic exploitation of massive social media systems continued this trend, but it only worsened an existing problem of modern democracies, which were already struggling to develop deliberative infrastructure independent of digital technologies. There have been many creative conceptions of civic tech, but implementation has lagged behind innovation. This essay argues for implementing one such vision of digital democracy through the establishment of a public corporation. Modeled on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in the U.S., this entity would foster the creation of new digital technology by providing a stable source of funding to nonprofit technologists, interest groups, civic organizations, government, researchers, private companies, and the public. Funded entities would produce and maintain software infrastructure for public benefit. The concluding sections identify what circumstances might create and sustain such an entity.

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Coronavirus: la Gioconda con la mascherina di TVBoy ci ricorda che la vera epidemia sono gli smartphone
by don Luca Peyron Feb. 20, 2020

Feb. 20, 2020

Arte di denuncia? dl https://www.greenme.it/vivere/arte-e-cultura/gioconda-mascherina-smartphone… _________________________ www.universitari.to.it via XX settembre 83, Torino tel. 011 5156239

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linee guida intelligenza artificiale
by Mauro Alovisio Feb. 20, 2020

Feb. 20, 2020

Gent.me/mi si segnalano le linee guida della commissione Europea uscite ieri 19 febbraio 2020 su intelligenza artificiale con il primo articolo di commento https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/commission-white-paper-artificia… https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/dati-e-intelligenza-artificiale-cosi-ue-col… Cordiali saluti Mauro Alovisio

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Aperte le iscrizioni per BIG DIVE 2020
by Christian Racca Feb. 20, 2020

Feb. 20, 2020

Sono aperte le iscrizioni all’edizione 2020 di BIG DIVE, il programma di formazione intensivo in ambito Data Science, Data Visualization e Data Engineering ideato ed organizzato da TOP-IX <http://www.top-ix.org/> con la collaborazione con Axant <http://www.axant.it/>, Fondazione ISI <https://www.isi.it/> e TODO <https://todo.to.it/>. Nel 2020 BIG DIVE cambia il suo storico format: le 4 settimane consecutive diventano 4 moduli “stand alone” dedicati rispettivamente ai fondamenti di Data Science con Python, Machine and Deep Learning, Data Visualization ed infine Data Engineering. Ciascuno modulo sarà fruibile singolarmente oppure come parte di un percorso formativo completo ed unico nel suo genere mirato a fornire le competenze tecniche e l’approccio metodologico per valorizzare al massimo i progetti data-driven anche in ambito corporate. La nuova struttura, con moduli distribuiti tra maggio e settembre, è stata concepita a partire dai numerosi feedback ricevuti nel corso degli anni ed ambisce a soddisfare al meglio le necessità di clienti business (quali aziende ed organizzazioni che intendano formare i propri dipendenti) ed allo stesso tempo ad aprirsi a target eterogenei e con livello di conoscenza in ingresso differente. Il percorso formativo si articola come segue: Modulo 1 - From Zero to Data Science with Python // 18-22 Maggio Modulo 2 - Machine and Deep Learning intensive // 15-19 Giugno Modulo 3 - Communicating and Visualizing Data // 6-10 Luglio Modulo 4 - Deep Dive into Data Engineering // Settembre 2020 t.b.c. Il corso si svolgerà nella sede del Consorzio TOP-IX, in via Maria Vittoria 38, a Torino. Per tutte le informazioni e per candidarsi come partecipante è possibile consultare il sito: https://www.bigdive.eu/becomedatascientist La mail di riferimento è info.bigdive(a)top-ix.org ---------------------------------------------- CHRISTIAN RACCA TOP-IX Via Maria Vittoria 38 - 10123 Torino - Italy Tel +39 011 8390191 Fax +39 011 8802619 http://www.top-ix.org ----------------------------------------------

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Annual Conference of the Master in Intellectual Property | 9 Marzo 2020
by Nexa Media Feb. 20, 2020

Feb. 20, 2020

Gentilissimi, vi segnaliamo l’appuntamento con l’*Annual Conference of the Master in Intellectual Property*, International Seminar of “Intellectual Property Rights and Liability Rules: Proportionality in Injunctive Relief”. Organizzato congiuntamente da: /The World Intellectual Property Organization, ITC ILO and The University of Turin / Luogo dell’evento: ITC ILO, Viale Maestri del lavoro 10 – Turin, Piedmont Conference Hall 135-136 Data dell’evento: Lunedì 9 Marzo 2020 Per maggiori informazioni riguardo al programma della Conferenza è possibile consultare la locandina in allegato. Cordiali saluti, -- Anita Botta Communication Manager Nexa Center for Internet & Society Politecnico di Torino – DAUIN Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 - 10129 Torino _web:_ https://nexa.polito.it/ _mail:_anita.botta@polito.it <mailto:anita.botta@polito.it> tel: 011 090 7219

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EU Commission WHITE PAPER On Artificial Intelligence - A European approach to excellence and trust
by Diego.Latella Feb. 19, 2020

Feb. 19, 2020

You might be interested in the EU Commission WHITE PAPER On Artificial Intelligence - A European approach to excellence and trust https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/commission-white-paper-artificia… which has been just published. All the Best Diego -- Dott. Diego Latella - Senior Researcher - CNR/ISTI, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, IT (http:www.isti.cnr.it [1]); FM&&T Laboratory (http://fmt.isti.cnr.it) http://www.isti.cnr.it/People/D.Latella - phone: +39 0503152982 - mob: +39 348 8283101 - fax +39 0503152040 Links: ------ [1] http://www.isti.cnr.it

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