Recent public discourse on social media sounds somewhat dystopian: Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and co. knowingly use manipulative design features and algorithms to keep users hooked. Children and young people are particularly susceptible to this — staring at their screen for countless hours, they become addicted, depressed, and plagued by anxiety
According to recent studies , Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) output discriminates against women. On testing ChatGPT, terms such as “expert” and “integrity” were used to describe men, while women were associated with “beauty” or “delight”. This was the case while using the Large Language Model, Alpaca, a model developed by Stanford
Declaration This work was based on the research developed in the framework of PNRR/NextGenerationEU project "Biorobotics Research and Innovation Engineering Facilities “IR0000036” – CUP J13C22000400007". Why should we bother about cybersecurity in AI systems? According to statistics, a cyberattack currently occurs every 39 seconds, and this trend
Stepping into a virtual realm where every move you make is not solely your own but is subtly orchestrated by game designers — where there could be 'dark patterns' controlling your gaming experience, dopamine rushes and spending habits — is a concerning but not unrealistic portrayal of the future of gameplay. Ongoing regulatory debates in the EU
The road to regulation of artificial intelligence: the Brazilian experience
Brazil is currently examining a comprehensive AI bill to establish a rights-based and risk-based regulatory framework. In contrast to notions of legal transplant or the influence of the Brussels effect, Brazil seeks to carve its own path, addressing the nation's distinct challenges and opportunities.
Bloomberg has recently reported that Visa has 90 million disputes annually. The resolution of so many disputes requires an innovative dispute resolution method: CODR. CODR can be defined as a term that encompasses some forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and court proceedings using the internet and crowdsourcing as parts of the dispute
The emergence of dark patterns as a legal concept in case law
On the 23 February 2023, the Italian Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued a decision against Ediscom S.p.A. (Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali, 2023) explicitly referring to “dark patterns”, i.e. online design choices that manipulate users’ decision-making to benefit digital services.
What does China’s newly launched National Data Bureau mean to China and global data governance?
On 16 March 2023 the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee and the State Council formally released the plan on reforming Party and state institutions which was endorsed during the annual National People’s Congress in early March.
Regulating Netflix: A cross-national momentum?
The author argues that the regulation over transnational audiovisual platforms (Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+) is framed by two crucial variables: handling state-interest groups relationships and global interdependence.
Let me tell you, ChatGPT-like AI will not change our world
ChatGPT’s contribution will be minimal, given the ways that its AI by design will permeate social bias and thus risk its business model.