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PwC: Artificial intelligence will create as many jobs as it destroys - Business Insider
by gabriele elia July 19, 2018

July 19, 2018

vexata questio Ma siamo sul filo di lana: p.es. in UK nel 2037: "In absolute terms, around 7 million existing jobs are projected to be displaced, but around 7.2 million are projected to be created, giving a net jobs boost of around 0.2 million." http://uk.businessinsider.com/pwc-artificial-intelligence-wont-destroy-all-… Artificial intelligence will create as many jobs as it destroys, according to a PwC analysis • Shona Ghosh • • Jul. 17, 2018, 8:06 AM • Billionaires including Bill Gates and Elon Musk have argued that robots will basically replace humans at work. • People are now worried about vast swathes of unemployment where a few wealthy people own the robots and the rest survive on government handouts. • But a new PwC forecast suggests artificial intelligence will create as many jobs as it destroys. • AI will disproportionately affect certain sectors negatively such as manufacturing and transport, but will create jobs in healthcare and education. ________________________________________ The likes of Elon Musk and Bill Gates have made repeated doomsday warnings about artificial intelligence becoming more skilled at humans at just about everything. So it's little surprise that people are scared about a post-AI future where a mostly jobless population subsists on universal basic income while rich people own and operate all the robots. But a new report from consultancy firm PwC joins a growing chorus of more cautious economic forecasts that suggest the future is brighter than we might think. Looking at the UK, PwC found that it's true that robots will replace some jobs, especially in sectors like transport or manufacturing. AI will "displace" 38% of transport jobs, and 30% of manufacturing jobs, according to the report. But other sectors will actually see greater job creation thanks to AI, evening out the balance. Only 12% of jobs in healthcare will be displaced by AI, while 34% will be created, PwC predicts. The upshot is that AI will create as many jobs as it destroys, when evened out across different sectors. The report said: "Our estimates suggest that AI will not lead to technological unemployment as we project that it will displace around 20% of existing UK jobs by 2037, but create a similar number. "In absolute terms, around 7 million existing jobs are projected to be displaced, but around 7.2 million are projected to be created, giving a net jobs boost of around 0.2 million." The OECD was even more conservative about job displacement in a report earlier this year. The economic organisation concluded that just 14% of jobs in its member countries were at risk of automation. Both PwC and the OECD suggested that sectors that would benefit the most from AI, or are at least risk from automation, are those that involve complex, specialised tasks and people. This includes: • Education • Scientific and technical work • Information and communication • Accommodation and food services Sectors that will do badly include those that involve repetitive, administrative tasks such as: • Finance and insurance • Retail • Construction • Public administration • Construction • Transport • Manufacturing Here are the full UK numbers from PwC showing AI job creation and displacement in different sectors: PwC [cid:344390ae-969b-4b6b-b34d-3333ef5461dd]

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Open source, software libero e altre libertà - Un'introduzione alle libertà digitali
by Giovanni Battista Gallus July 19, 2018

July 19, 2018

Care amiche e amici nexiani, mi permetto di segnalare, dato che si tratta di temi strettamente attinenti a Nexa, l'ultima fatica dell'amico e Collega in Array Carlo Piana, il libro "Open source, software libero e altre libertà - Un'introduzione alle libertà digitali", con prefazione di Roberto Di Cosmo e postfazione di Simone Aliprandi. Il libro è rilasciato con licenza CC. Maggioni informazioni su http://www.copyleft-italia.it/libri/open-source-software-libero.html. Saluti cari G.Battista Gallus

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The cashless society is a con – and big finance is behind it | Brett Scott | Opinion | The Guardian
by Alberto Cammozzo July 19, 2018

July 19, 2018

<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/19/cashless-society-con-…> All over the western world banks are shutting down cash machines and branches. They are trying to push you into using their digital payments and digital banking infrastructure. Just like Google wants everyone to access and navigate the broader internet via its privately controlled search portal, so financial institutions want everyone to access and navigate the broader economy through their systems. Another aim is to cut costs in order to boost profits. Branches require staff. Replacing them with standardised self-service apps allows the senior managers of financial institutions to directly control and monitor interactions with customers. [...]

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EU/US Privacy Shield agreement failing – US must correct by September, say MEPs
by Alberto Cammozzo July 18, 2018

July 18, 2018

<https://www.shoeman.eu/eu-us-privacy-shield-agreement-failing-meps/> European Parliament Brussels, 12/06/2018. The Civil Liberties committee of the European Parliament (LIBE) has called on the EU Commission to suspend the EU/US Privacy Shield agreement on data exchange of personal data, since this (relatively new) agreement still fails to provide sufficient data protection for EU citizens. Privacy Shield should be suspended unless the US complies with it by 1 September 2018, said the committee’s MEPs, in a resolution passed by 29 votes to 25, with three abstentions. They added that the US authorities need to comply with the agreement terms in full. [...]

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Annual Conference of the Master of Laws in Intellectual Property | 15th October 2018
by Francesco Ruggiero July 18, 2018

July 18, 2018

Dear all, the International Training Centre of the ILO, the University of Turin and WIPO Academy are pleased to invite you to the *Annual Conference of the Master of Laws in Intellectual Property*. The Annual Conference will be held at the campus of the International Training Centre of the ILO in Turin, Viale Maestri del Lavoro 10, in Piedmont Conference Hall, classrooms 135-136, o*n 15th October, from 09:30 am to 13:00.* The theme of the Annual Conference will be "Trade Secrets”. The Senior Day meeting of the LL.M alumni with the students of the current edition will follow in the afternoon. The Director of the Turin School of Development, *Mr Giuseppe Casale*, the Head, Academic Institutions Program of WIPO Academy,* Mr Joe Bradley* and *Prof. Alessandro Enrico Cogo*, Scientific Director by the University of Turin will chair the opening of the Annual Conference. Please confirm your participation by phone +39 011 6936518 or by e-mail: llm_ip(a)itcilo.org. The agenda will follow. Kind regards -- Francesco Ruggiero Communication Manager Nexa Center for Internet & Society Politecnico di Torino - DAUIN Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 - 10129 Torino web: http://nexa.polito.it mail: francesco.ruggiero(a)polito.it tel: 011 090 7219

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Carpenter v. U.S.
by avv. Monica A. Senor July 17, 2018

July 17, 2018

Cari tutti, sperando sia di interesse, mi permetto di linkare un mio commento per Medialaws a Carpenter v. U.S., una recente sentenza con cui la Corte Suprema americana ha sancito il riconoscimento costituzionale della reasonable expectation of privacy doctrine, teoria già espressa nelle cuncurring opinion dei giudici Alito e Sotomayor nel caso U.S. v. Jones del 2012, ora assurta a principio giurisprudenziale vincolante sotteso al IV Emendamento della Costituzione americana. Buona serata, Monica http://www.medialaws.eu/carpenter-v-united-stated-unimportante-sentenza-tas…

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The US government claims it’s swabbing the cheeks of immigrants to match them using DNA
by Alberto Cammozzo July 17, 2018

July 17, 2018

Esempio lampante della strategia di creare l'emergenza per creare l'eccezione, che poi diventerà la regola. <https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/611631/the-us-government-clai…> The Department of Health and Human Services says it’s using DNA tests to help reunite 3,000 immigrant children separated from their parents—but won’t say who is doing the tests. *The situation:* The agency is under an order from a US. federal district court to reunite alien minors under five years old with their parents. It says DNA tests are a fast way to do it. *The background:* Immigrants frequently pay for DNA tests to establish that they’re related to someone in the US. However, genetic tests have never been used to untangle a mass round-up like this one. *Ethical problems:* Testing a child’s DNA requires consent of a parent or guardian. Without knowing who the children’s parents are, it’s unclear how the US government can obtain that consent. “If a child can’t verbalize who their parent is, DNA is an excellent way to find out,” says Michael Baird, chief science officer of DNA Diagnostics Center, a testing company based in Ohio. “But I don’t know how a child under five, or even over five, can legally consent to a test.” Nevertheless, federal law states that unaccompanied kids in HHS’s custody are the agency’s responsibility, and it can place them in foster homes and make medical decisions for them. That could include taking their DNA. *How the tests work:* Identification tests look at a dozen genetic markers calls short-tandem repeats, or STRs. They’re the same kind used in paternity disputes and by police. STRs don’t contain any health information. The government says the testing results on immigrants will be discarded later. *Results so far:* According to HHS, some people claiming to be parents aren’t really—and a few have already admitted it when asked to take a DNA test. On July 10, the agency said <https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2018/07/10/administration-is-following-court…> 34 parents had already cleared a criminal check and taken a DNA test linking them to their kids. *The mystery:* HHS has refused to say who is performing the tests. Although the DNA tests themselves are mostly infallible, the logistics of keeping track of everyone’s samples isn’t. A mix-up could lead to a wrong conclusion that a parent and child aren’t actually related.

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Our phones and gadgets are now endangering the planet | John Harris | Opinion | The Guardian
by Alberto Cammozzo July 17, 2018

July 17, 2018

La questione ambientale sempre più nell'agenda ICT. <https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/17/internet-climate-carb…> [] Most of us communicate with this small and wealthy corner of the US every day. Thanks to a combination of factors – its proximity to Washington DC, competitive electricity prices, and its low susceptibility to natural disasters – the county is the home of data centres used by about 3,000 tech companies: huge agglomerations of circuitry, cables and cooling systems that sit in corners of the world most of us rarely see, but that are now at the core of how we live. About 70% of the world’s online traffic is reckoned to pass through Loudoun County. But there is a big problem, centred on a power company called Dominion, which supplies the vast majority of Loudoun County’s electricity. According to a 2017 Greenpeace report, only 1% of Dominion’s total electricity comes from credibly renewable sources: 2% originates in hydroelectric plants, and the rest is split evenly between coal, gas and nuclear power. Dominion is also in the middle of a huge regional controversy about a proposed pipeline that will carry fracked gas to its power plants, which it says is partly driven by data centres’ insatiable appetite for electricity. Clearly, then, the video streams, digital photographs and messaging that pour out of all those servers come with a price. I was reminded of all this by the recently published book New Dark Age, by the British writer James Bridle. He cites a study in Japan that suggests that by 2030, the power requirements of digital services will outstrip the nation’s entire current generation capacity. He quotes an American report from 2013 – ironically enough, commissioned by coal industry lobbyists – that pointed out that using either a tablet or smartphone to wirelessly watch an hour of video a week used roughly the same amount of electricity (largely consumed at the data-centre end of the process) as two new domestic fridges. If you worry about climate change and a cause celebre such as the expansion of Heathrow airport, it is worth considering that data centres are set to soon have a bigger carbon footprint than the entire aviation industry. Yet as Bridle points out, even that statistic doesn’t quite do justice to some huge potential problems. He mentions the vast amounts of electricity consumed by the operations of the online currency Bitcoin – which, at the height of the speculative frenzies earlier this year, was set to produce an annual amount of carbon dioxide equivalent to 1m transatlantic flights. And he’s anxious about what will happen next: “In response to vast increases in data storage and computational capacity in the last decade, the amount of energy used by data centres has doubled every four years, and is expected to triple in the next 10 years.” These changes are partly being driven by the so-called internet of things: the increasing array of everyday devices – from TVs, through domestic security devices, to lighting systems, and countless modes of transport – that constantly emit and receive data. If driverless cars ever arrive in our lives, those same flows will increase hugely. At the same time, the accelerating rollout of the internet and its associated technologies in the developing world will add to the load. []

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Uber has terminated its self-driving car operators in Pittsburgh
by Alberto Cammozzo July 17, 2018

July 17, 2018

<https://qz.com/1326155/uber-has-terminated-its-self-driving-car-operators-i…> Uber has laid off its self-driving car operators in Pittsburgh as the company rethinks its autonomous vehicle strategy following a fatal crash in Tempe, Arizona The company held a meeting earlier today (July 11) to inform about 100 autonomous vehicle operators—people who monitor its self-driving cars—that their jobs were being terminated, a source close to the situation told Quartz. Uber said it was eliminating the position of autonomous vehicle operator, and that operators were free to apply to other roles at the company, the source said. Uber confirmed it laid off about 100 autonomous vehicle operators in Pittsburgh and eliminated the position. The company plans to replace these jobs with about 55 “mission specialists”—specialists who are trained in both on-road and more advanced test-track operations, and who are expected to provide more technical feedback to self-driving car developers. Uber said affected operators could apply for these positions. “Our team remains committed to building safe self-driving technology, and we look forward to returning to public roads in the coming months,” an Uber spokesperson said in an emailed statement. Uber suspended driverless-car testing at all sites—Pittsburgh, Tempe, Toronto, and San Francisco—after one of its vehicles struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe on March 18. Elaine Herzberg was walking her bike across a highway at night when she was hit by Uber’s vehicle, which was in autonomous mode at the time. A Tempe police report released in June deemed the crash “entirely avoidable.” Tempe detectives believe that the safety driver involved in the incident, Rafaela Vasquez, was likely distracted watching NBC talent show The Voice on her phone at the time of the collision. In late May, Uber shut down its driverless cars tests in Arizona, laying off about 300 people it had employed as safety drivers and continued to pay since the fatal crash. After it shuttered operations in Arizona, Uber said it hoped to resume self-driving car operations in Pittsburgh this summer. That statement drew a strong rebuke from Pittsburgh mayor Bill Peduto, who claimed the company failed to inform him of its plans, forcing him to learn about it “through social media reports.” Uber contended that it had “reached out to relevant officials” at every step. Uber’s autonomous vehicle operators originally worked in pairs, but around November 2017 the company switched to having a single operator per vehicle, the person familiar with the matter told Quartz. Uber justified the change as an intermediate step between going from two operators to none in a fully autonomous vehicle, this person said, but also admitted to it being a cost-cutting measure. Pittsburgh operators were hired as employees with benefits and paid $24 an hour, and Uber had continued to pay them since the Tempe incident. [...]

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CfP GIG-ARTS 2019: "Europe as a Global Player in Internet Governance" 16-17 May 2019, Salerno
by Calderaro, Andrea July 16, 2018

July 16, 2018

Cari tutt*, Dopo Parigi nel 2017, e Cardiff nel 2018, nel 2019 la terza edizione della “Global Internet Governance Actors, Regulations, Transactions and Strategies” Conference”, si sposta a Salerno. Spero che la CfP di sotto possa essere di interesse a qualcuno in lista. Ulteriori dettagli disponibili qui: events.gig-arts.eu<http://events.gig-arts.eu> Andrea ========== GIG-ARTS 2019 – The Third European Multidisciplinary Conference on Global Internet Governance Actors, Regulations, Transactions and Strategies 16-17 May 2019, Salerno Europe as a Global Player in Internet Governance Organised by: The Internet & Communication Policy Centre / Department of Political, Social and Communication Sciences / Università degli Studi di Salerno Co-Sponsored By: The ECPR Standing Group on Internet and Politics, The Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet), the IAMCR Communication Policy and Technology Section, The ICA Communication Law and Policy Division Call for Abstracts - Deadline: 29 October 2018 Although to varying degrees of autonomy, awareness, and effectiveness over time and issues, European institutions have been engaged in internet governance and policy-making since at least two decades. Both the European Union and Europe as a region have generally played a crucial role in shaping the governance of the internet, at the global, regional and national levels. From a geopolitical perspective, the EU has been one of the early actors advocating for the internationalisation of the DNS system and, more generally, for the enhancement of the multi-stakeholder governance model. From a normative point of view, EU institutions as well as Member States have deeply affected highly sensitive internet-related issues, such as privacy and data protection, digital market competition, consumers' rights, copyright, e-commerce, content regulation, the right to be forgotten, etc. On the institutional level, some of the most interesting cases of recent constituent policies have emerged from the European Union, leading to the establishment of new agencies such as the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB). Beyond the EU, some European intergovernmental organisations, such as the Council of Europe (CoE), have developed structured initiatives to uphold human rights, democracy and the rule of law on internet governance issues. Further, a number of European initiatives, such as the European Dialogue on internet Governance (EuroDIG) and the Global internet Policy Observatory (GIPO), have facilitated the transfer of ideas, knowledge, policies and institutional arrangements towards other countries and geographic areas. Finally, European NGOs as well as some European internet companies are currently advancing alternative visions and values about the internet and its governance, enriching the set of internet governance approaches as well as available design options. The third edition of the European Multidisciplinary Conference on Global Internet Governance Actors, Regulations, Transactions and Strategies (GIG-ARTS 2019), will be held exactly twenty years after the entry into force of the Amsterdam Treaty and ten years after the Lisbon Treaty, which are milestones in the history of the European integration process, preparing the EU for enlargement and further deepening of competences, and reinforcing the centrality of democratic principles and the protection of fundamental rights as the Union's foundation. After having addressed “Global Internet Governance as a Diplomacy Issue” at its first edition held in Paris in 2017, and "Inequalities in Internet Governance" at the second edition held in Cardiff in 2018, the 2019 GIG-ARTS conference will explore the role of Europe in the global governance of the internet. In particular, the conference will focus on challenges and opportunities, as well as strengths and weaknesses, of European approaches to internet governance and policy-making. In addition to general internet Governance issues and topics, submissions are particularly welcome on the following themes: - European institutions and Member States in internet governance; - The European approach to the multistakeholder governance model; - The role of the European External Action Service in the Global Internet Governance ecosystem; - Internet governance in the European Neighbourhood Policy; - The EU cybersecurity policy; - Extraterritorial effects of European internet policies; - Internet-related geopolitical challenges for Europe; - The EU and internet-related policy transfer; - EU internet policies in a comparative perspective; - Human rights, democracy and the rule of law in European internet policy and instruments; - Privacy and data protection after the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); - Global online platforms and EU general policies (labour, taxation, transport,..); - EU strategies and policies on new technologies (AI, robots, blockchains,..); - European good governance values and internet governance; - The Digital Single Market and international trade; - The EU and the management of critical internet resources; - Populist movements and the European internet policy-making; - EU values, European internet companies, and internet design. Submission Information and Publication Opportunities 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 the Easychair conference management system at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=gigarts2019 Authors of selected submissions will have the opportunity to submit their full manuscript for publication. Key dates Deadline for abstract submissions: 29 October 2018 Notification to authors: 10 December 2018 Programme publication: 21 January 2019 Conference dates: 16 & 17 May 2019 GIG-ARTS 2019 Committees General Chairs Francesco Amoretti and Mauro Santaniello Internet & Communication Policy Centre, Department of Political, Social and Communication Sciences, University of Salerno, Italy Scientific Program Committee (TBC) - Andrea Calderaro (Cardiff University, United Kingdom) - George Christou (University of Warwick, United Kingdom) - William J. Drake (University of Zurich, Switzerland) - Nanette S. Levinson (American University Washington DC, USA) - Robin Mansell (London School of Economics, United Kingdom) - Meryem Marzouki (CNRS and Sorbonne Université, France) - Teresa Numerico (Università di Roma 3, Italy) - Claudia Padovani (Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy) - Lorenzo Pupillo (Centre for European Policy Studies, Belgium) - Katharine Sarikakis (University of Vienna, Austria) - Yves Schemeil (Sciences Po Grenoble, France) - Jamal Shahin (VUB, Belgium & University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) - Michele Sorice (LUISS University, Italy) - Joris van Hoboken (VUB, Belgium & University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Organizing Committee at University of Salerno Maria Carmela Catone, Virgilio D'Antonio, Paolo Diana, Domenico Fracchiolla, Stefania Leone, Michele Nino, Nicola Palladino, Diana Salzano Venue The conference will be held at the University of Salerno, on the campus of Fisciano. Conference Registration and Fees Registration fees are 100€ for regular participants and 50€ for students showing proof of status. The conference fees include a participant kit as well as coffee breaks and meals. GIG-ARTS 2019 Communication Details - Website: events.gig-arts.eu<http://events.gig-arts.eu> | http://www.internetpolicyresearch.eu - Email for information: events(a)gig-arts.eu<mailto:events@gig-arts.eu> - Submissions: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=gigarts2019 - Twitter: @GigArtsEU - Hashtag: #GIGARTS19 - Mailing list for updates: http://tinyurl.com/yc7rvxm4 ----------------------------------------------- Andrea Calderaro, PhD Director Centre for Internet & Global Politics (CIGP) Lecturer in International Relations Director Post Graduate Research Politics and IR Department of Politics and International Relations | Cardiff University ----------------------------------------------- Personal page: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/330531-calderaro-andrea Twitter: @andreacalderaro The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. 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