Following the Oversight Board’s Policy Advisory Opinion (PAO) on the use of the term “shaheed,” Meta published its response to the Board’s recommendations. While civil society welcomed the OSB’s Policy Advisory Opinion, Meta’s response was inadequate in terms of implementing a roadmap for concrete actions and greater transparency.
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On Tuesday October 1, 2024 from 10:00 to 16:00, the AHK Culture Club (Amsterdam) in collaboration with the Artificial Worlds Research Group will host AI_ANXIETY, a workshop inviting early career scholars in the humanities and artists to reflect on the institutional politics of AI research.
Um Sonnenlicht möglichst gut in elektrischen Strom oder andere Energieformen umwandeln zu können, braucht es als allerersten Schritt ein effizientes Lichtsammelsystem. Dieses sollte im Idealfall panchromatisch sein, also das gesamte Spektrum des sichtbaren Lichts absorbieren.
Auf das Aufkommen von generativer KI wie ChatGPT reagierte die deutsche Hochschullandschaft mehrheitlich mit Diskussionen über Missbrauch der Technologie zwecks Beschaffung unfairer Vorteile in Prüfungssituationen. Als Alternative zu dieser Schwerpunktlegung schlugen die Referierenden vor, das Phänomen generative KI als Anlass zur Reflexion über die veralteten Studien- und Prüfungsordnungen zu nutzen.
DIGISOV est un projet de 3 ans financé par l’ANR.
L’article Gouvernance numérique et souveraineté dans un monde fracturé : États concurrents et circulation des normes (DIGISOV) est apparu en premier sur Centre Internet et Société.
After over seven months of Israeli bombardment in South Lebanon, Caretaker Minister of Communications Johnny Corm finally mandated cellular companies Alfa and Touch to provide free 20-GB internet packages for students in southern towns switching to remote learning.
2024年5月31日，由联合国国际贸易法委员会（UNCITRAL）、商务部主办、大连海事大学承办的《联合国贸法会电子可转让记录示范法》与电子提单法律发展会议在大连海事大学隆重举行。联合国国际贸易法委员会秘书长Anna Joubin-Bret女士线上致辞，联合国国际贸易法委员会秘书处代表、电子可转让单证立法专家Luca Castellani莅临海大进行主旨演讲。本次研讨会的演讲嘉宾汇集来自国内外的著名专家，包括航运企业代表、银行金融机构代表、海事律师代表以及中外高校学者等。
国际海运领域的数字化转型方兴未艾，对传统航运法律提出崭新要求。薛虹教授受邀就《联合国贸法会电子可转让记录示范法》（MLETR）与电子提单法律发展的新趋势、新问题和新对策，示范法的内容和意义、在其他国家的落地情况、我国立法现状和业界实践等方面，重点聚焦电子海运提单等对外贸易可转让电子单据，对MLETR在我国的落地路径等发表主题演讲，受到与会各方的热烈欢迎。
Gute Noten und gesellschaftliches Engagement: Das sind die wesentlichen Voraussetzungen, die Bewerberinnen und Bewerber um ein Deutschlandstipendium erfüllen sollten.
Renewed and widespread controversy has erupted in Jordan over how to balance protecting people’s security with guaranteeing their right to free expression.
This has become especially relevant after the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 2023 and the protests that erupted in Jordan in response. Jordanian authorities have used the Cybercrime Law to suppress citizens’ freedom of expression and launched a large-scale arrest campaign targeting political activists.
Samuele Fratini, Francesca Musiani, Information, Communication & Society, 2024.
L’article Data localization as contested and narrated security in the age of digital sovereignty: the case of Switzerland est apparu en premier sur Centre Internet et Société.
If you work in the world of digital tech, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been on your mind for quite a while. And even if you don’t work in the digital tech world, we know you have been hearing a lot about AI recently.
Still, in the last two years, policy initiatives, political attention, investments, and products and services across sectors, from health to agriculture, have been booming with both excitement and fear around AI developments. While more nuance to this discussion would be beneficial, all the attention leads to much-needed policy and technical work in AI.
Csv,conf – the best community conference for data makers was back for its version 8 at the end of May in Puebla, Mexico. I am very lucky to be one of the conference co-organisers since its version 7, but this year I was also a speaker, giving a talk about Open Data Editor (ODE), the application we are developing at Open Knowledge Foundation.
“I thought I knew a lot about sexual education and that I was immune to ignorance,” said Sarah Mahmoud. “I didn’t realize how much false and misleading information I had taken in. It really affected my marriage.”
Sarah, a young Egyptian woman, explained to SMEX the consequences of social media’s misleading information about sexual practices.
In this scientific article on iusNet, Nadja Braun Binder, Liliane Obrecht and Grace Wittmer analyse the use of chatbots in public administrations and the protection of legitimate expectations if they provide incorrect information. The full text of the article is available here (German only).
In this scientific article on iusNet, Nadja Braun Binder, Liliane Obrecht and Grace Wittmer analyse the use of chatbots in public administrations and the protection of legitimate expectations if they provide incorrect information. The full text of the article is available here (German only).