Other News from Participating Centers

China’s Techno-Utilitarian Experiments with Artificial Intelligence

Any article talking about China’s journey with Artificial Intelligence (AI) has to begin with the board game Go. More specifically, the face-off between Lee Sedol, winner of 18 world titles and widely considered to be the greatest player of the past decade, and Google’s DeepMind-AI-powered Alpha Go. In a now landmark match, Alpha Go didn’t just trounce Lee Sedol 4-1, it displayed uniquely inventive tactical abilities, in a match that was watched by over 200 million people worldwide.

Conference on Future of Tech Policy in India

SFLC.in organised a Conference on Future of Tech Policy in India on 15 March 2019 in New Delhi to discuss issues related to Rights on the Internet.
A report by SFLC.in titled ‘Intermediary Liability in India: The Legal Landscape and Notable Developments’ was launched on the occasion. Amber Sinha was a speaker in Session 1 on 'Misinformation and Intermediary Liability'.
Context for the Discussions

Seeking Canadian Feedback: Draft Report on Securing the Internet of Things in Canada

Trying to remove cyber security risks from the growing world of connected things is not an easy task. That said, there’s no time like World Consumer Rights Day to give Canada a shout out for its global leadership to champion a safer digital future for all.

Fluchtbalkone der Gebäude 23.31 und 23.32 gesperrt

Der Bau- und Liegenschaftsbetrieb NRW (BLB NRW), der Eigentümer der Gebäude der HHU, hat die Universität kurzfristig informiert, dass im Zuge von Sanierungsmaßnahmen, die der BLB NRW an den Gebäuden 23.31 und 23.32 durchführt, bauliche Schäden an den Fluchtbalkonen dieser Gebäude festgestellt wurden. Eine Nutzung dieser Fluchtbalkone ist deshalb ab sofort untersagt.

DNS Privacy Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

We previously posted about how the DNS does not inherently employ any mechanisms to provide confidentiality for DNS transactions, and mentioned some of the protocols that have been recently developed to improve user privacy.
To complement this, we are publishing our DNS Privacy Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). This highlights and provides answers to the most important aspects of DNS privacy.

UniStem Day 2019: Aktionstag zur Stammzellforschung am UKD

Dabei bekommen die Schülerinnen und Schüler sowohl einen Überblick über den aktuellen Forschungsstand, als auch die Möglichkeit, selbst Experimente durchzuführen.
Nach einem erfolgreichen UniStem Day 2018 freut sich das Kompetenznetzwerk Stammzellforschung NRW auch dieses Jahr Schülerinnen und Schüler aus ganz NRW einzuladen. Die ersten Angebote sind bereits zur Anmeldung freigegeben, weitere Informationen zu den restlichen Angeboten finden sich auf der Homepage des Stammzellnetzwerks.NRW. Die Angebote sind kostenlos.

Self-Regulation and Regulatory Intermediation in the Platform Economy

Republished excerpt from SSRN.com

Forthcoming in: Marta Cantero Gamito & Hans-Wolfgang Micklitz (eds.) The Role of the EU in Transnational Legal Ordering: Standards, Contracts and Codes, Edward Elgar 2019

Christoph Busch

Podcast of the Day: The White Paper by Satoshi Nakamoto – Jaya Klara Brekke, Ben Vickers and Paul Mason in conversation

Republished from Soundcloud.com

Leveraging open data for healthier communities in Africa

On Open Data Day 2019, groups from around the world organised over 300 events to celebrate, promote and spread the use of open data.

Fact or Fiction? With IoT It’s Not Always Clear

Recently, owners of expensive smart shoes found themselves at loose ends. Unable to pair the shoes to their smart phone app, they couldn’t tighten their self-lacing sneakers. It sounds like science fiction, but this really happened.

The Christchurch shooting suspect comes from an extreme online culture

Location

United States

See map: Google Maps

Are car insurance safe-driving discounts worth the cost of giving up your privacy?

Location

United States

See map: Google Maps

The troubling state of consumer privacy: We’ve entered a ‘trust apocalypse’ era — now what?

Location

United States

See map: Google Maps

Open PhD position Marie-Sklodowska-Curie ITN – Safer Autonomous Systems (SAS)

Rector Vivaldi expuso en Comisión de Educación de Cámara de Diputados

Las y los diputados que integran la Comisión de Educación de la Cámara de Diputados se encuentran en el proceso de estudio de un proyecto de ley corta, propuesto por el Ejecutivo, que busca modificar la Ley 21.091 sobre Educación Superior en materia de aseguramiento de la calidad.

U. de Chile convoca a reflexionar sobre la educación no sexista

"Contra los discursos de odio: Feminismos para una educación no sexista", es el nombre que este año llevará el tradicional encuentro conmemorativo de la Casa de Bello, espacio que se centrará en abordar cómo contrarrestar la arremetida conservadora a las demandas feministas y promover desde un nuevo enfoque educativo los cambios necesarios para avanzar en materia de igualdad de género. La cita es este jueves 7 de marzo a las 12:00 hrs.

India’s Wikimedia communities adapt the Wikipedia Library to their own contexts

Wikipedia’s article on the culture of India notes that the country contains “thousands of distinct and unique … languages, religion [and] customs [that] differ from place to place within the country.”

Professor da FGV Direito Rio é nomeado membro da Comissão de Igualdade Racial do IAB

O docente faz parte da instituição desde 2016João Manoel de Lima Junior, professor da FGV Direito Rio e integrante do Comitê de Diversidade da Escola, foi nomeado membro da Comissão de Igualdade Racial do Instituto de Advogados do Brasil. O docente faz parte da instituição desde 2016, e em outubro do ano passado, assumiu a presidência da Comissão Permanente de Direito Empresarial.

CMPF’s 2019 Summer School for Journalists and Media Practitioners

THIS YEAR’S SUMMER SCHOOL FOCUS: 
COVERING POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS IN THE AGE OF DATA, ALGORITHMS & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
 
24-28 June 2019 – FLORENCE, ITALY
European University Institute
Villa Salviati
 

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Franz Josef Hehl verstorben

Nach seinem Studium und der anschließenden Promotion in Heidelberg habilitierte sich Prof. Hehl in der dortigen Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie. Bald nach seiner Habilitation wurde er nach Düsseldorf berufen. In seinen frühen Jahren in Düsseldorf beschäftigte er sich sehr erfolgreich mit der Entwicklung von Fragebögen zur diagnostischen Erfassung von Persönlichkeitseigenschaften.