Today, CMPF Director Pier Luigi Parcu delivered the keynote speech at a conference organised by the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, sharing academic insights into the role of National Regulatory Authorities in the enforcement of media policy.

The main question addressed was whether National Regulatory Authorities are well-equipped to take on their new role. Some observations from Professor Parcu’s presentation:

Die fleischfressende Venusfliegenfalle (Dionaea muscipula) kann bis fünf zählen: Diese Entdeckung des Würzburger Biophysikers Professor Rainer Hedrich sorgte 2016 weltweit für Aufsehen. Wie macht die Pflanze das? Hedrichs Team von der Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) beschreibt die Schlüsselkomponente im Fachjournal Current Biology. Fündig wurden die Forscherinnen und Forscher bei einer Mutante der Venusfliegenfalle, die das Zählen verlernt hat.
Die Venusfliegenfalle zählt ihre Beute aus

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In einem Gastbeitrag „KI kann schreiben wie Shakespeare, aber sie kopiert nur“ in der WELT diskutieren Professor Julian Nida-Rümelin, Mitglied im bidt-Direktorium, und Dorothea Winter, wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin an der Humanistischen Hochschule Berlin, wie ethisch (un)problematisch das Sprachsynthese-System ChatGPT ist.

The notion of intelligence remains intriguing to researchers and practitioners, yet still somewhat mysterious. After over a century of research into the topic, there is still no widely accepted definition. Many say that intelligence is the ability to solve problems, but exactly what problems do they have in mind? Is it the ability to collect reward in Markov decision processes, determine truth in first-order arithmetic, find patterns in progressive matrices, or something else? Could it be argued that some problems are more natural than others in this context?

The notion of intelligence remains intriguing to researchers and practitioners, yet still somewhat mysterious. After over a century of research into the topic, there is still no widely accepted definition. Many say that intelligence is the ability to solve problems, but exactly what problems do they have in mind? Is it the ability to collect reward in Markov decision processes, determine truth in first-order arithmetic, find patterns in progressive matrices, or something else? Could it be argued that some problems are more natural than others in this context?

Dans la cadre du cycle de conférences Les Nuits de la justice, le CRDP, en collaboration avec le Cégep du Vieux-Montréal, est très heureux de recevoir le professeur Yoshua Bengio, fondateur et directeur scientifique de Mila. Cette activité portera sur l’éthique et l’IA. Le CRDP vous invite à y assister en personne.

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As part of the project "Data Governance for Smart Mobility", the paper "«Mobility-as-a-Service – legal questions in the context of multimodal traffic" was published in the journal Aktuelle Juristische Praxis (AJP) in January 2023 (in German only). The first page is available here.

As part of the project "Data Governance for Smart Mobility", the paper "«Mobility-as-a-Service – legal questions in the context of multimodal traffic" was published in the journal Aktuelle Juristische Praxis (AJP) in January 2023 (in German only). The first page is available here.

INC stands in solidarity with ReThink Uva and Uva Rebellion. This is ReThink Uva’s statement:

ReThink UvA is the main action group of UvA staff members formed in solidarity with the Maagdenhuis occupation of 2015. Many of us remain active in the formal and informal politics of the University. With this statement we wish to firmly condemn the CvB’s decision to call the police on the protesting students. We also wish to express our support for the demands of the activists from UvA Rebellion, Mokum Kraakt, and the other action groups.

Die Erdbeobachtung, auch Fernerkundung genannt, liefert über Satellitendaten weltweit täglich hoch relevante Informationen über den Zustand und den Wandel unseres Planeten. Mit Hilfe der Daten können beispielsweise Informationen über Hitzeinseln in Städten, Dürren oder den Zustand von Wäldern gesammelt werden.

By Shashank Mohan* The Indian government has clarified that its latest attempt at drafting a robust data protection law is predicated on it being a plain, simple statute to read and comprehend. Although the simplicity of law is a laudable goal, the proverbial devil is in the details — or in this case, the lack thereof. The […]

L'informatique sous contrôle : enjeux marchands et professionnels de l'écriture collective des codes
L’article 2.2.2023 CIS #30 <br>Gabriel Alcaras est apparu en premier sur Centre Internet et Société.

Es ist eine weit verbreitete Vorstellung: Irgendwann übernehmen Maschinen die menschliche Arbeit komplett. „Dieses Zukunftsbild sollten wir hinterfragen“, sagt Dr. Norbert Huchler vom Institut für Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung München (ISF). „Es verbaut Entwicklungschancen, wenn wir technischen Fortschritt in der industriellen Produktion nur in Richtung Vollautomatisierung denken. Selten wird überlegt, wie sich Automatisierung und menschliche Arbeit neu ergänzen.

On Wednesday, January 10, attorney Assia Haj Salem joined a large group of attorneys, politicians, and activists who … Tunisia: Presidential State of Emergency to Suppress Speech on Social MediaRead More »

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Nicholas Wislon, Akshat Agarwal, Courtney Radsch, and Michael Karanicolas, January 19, 2023