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A.I. experiments (with Google)

About: “With all the exciting A.I. stuff happening, there are lots of people eager to start tinkering with machine learning technology. A.I. Experiments is a showcase for simple experiments that let anyone play with this technology in hands-on ways, through pictures, drawings, language, music, and more.

Shaping space for civic life: Can better design help engage citizens?

Patrick Sisson at Curbed: “…The Assembly Civic Engagement Survey, a new report released yesterday by the Center for Active Design, seeks to understand the connections between the design of public spaces and buildings on public life, and eventually create a toolbox for planners and politicians to make decisions that can help improve civic pride.

Detecting riots with Twitter

Cardiff University News: “An analysis of data taken from the London riots in 2011 showed that computer systems could automatically scan through Twitter and detect serious incidents, such as shops being broken in to and cars being set alight, before they were reported to the Metropolitan Police Service.

Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy

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Microsoft Research's Social Media Collective and Harvard University's Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society welcome author Cathy O'Neil

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Please join us for a timely discussion of the role of data science in public life. All are welcome at this free event open to the public!

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The GovLab Index: Collective Intelligence

By Hannah Pierce and Audrie Pirkl

Direito Rio recebe inscrições para edição especial da Cátedra Jean Monnet

Interessados devem se inscrever até 14 de julhoA Cátedra Jean Monnet, da Escola de Direito do Rio de Janeiro, recebe inscrições para a próxima edição do curso de Regionalismo Comparado. Esta edição terá como convidados especiais os professores da Universidade Livre de Bruxelas (Bélgica), Emmanuelle Bribosia, Isabelle Rorive e Erik Van den Haute. O curso é gratuito e não possui pré-requisitos e é aberto aos alunos de graduação e pós-graduação, que têm até o dia 14 de julho para se candidatarem ao processo seletivo.

AI and the Law: Setting the Stage

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We as a society are only beginning to understand the ethical, legal, and regulatory challenges associated with AI, as well as develop appropriate governance models and responses.

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Urs Gasser shares some initial thoughts regarding the role of law in the age of AI:

Examining the Mistrust of Science

Proceedings of a National Academies Workshop: “The Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable held a meeting on February 28 and March 1, 2017, to explore trends in public opinion of science, examine potential sources of mistrust, and consider ways that cross-sector collaboration between government, universities, and industry may improve public trust in science and scientific institutions in the future. The keynote address on February 28 was given by Shawn Otto, co-founder and producer of the U.S.

Café & Chat: Investigações Criminais na Internet e IPs

Dia 20 de junho ocorreu a oitava edição do Café & Chat. O evento fez discutiu os atuais desafios e dificuldades das investigações criminais na Internet, o papel do protocolo IP e as questões envolvendo privacidade, direitos dos usuários e responsabilidade dos provedores. Foi debatido as providências e abrangência das normas do Marco Civil a respeito da guarda de logs para uso em investigações, o problema do esgotamento do IPv4 e a dificuldade de se identificar o usuário final e os benefícios e possíveis riscos da transição para o IPv6.

July 12, 2017: Public lecture by Dr. Michał Kosiński at UdK Berlin

Event: Can Social Media Influence Elections?
Time: July 12, 2017 from 18.30 – 21.00
Place: Universität der Künste, Hardenbergstraße 33, 10623 Berlin
Register: By filling out the form here or send an email to ue.rhicnull@eciffo
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18:30-19:00 Welcome

Big Data: A Twenty-First Century Arms Race

Report by Atlantic Council and Thomson Reuters: “We are living in a world awash in data. Accelerated interconnectivity, driven by the proliferation of internet-connected devices, has led to an explosion of data—big data.

Getting serious? Where is the startup scene heading to at Elbe and Spree?

To improve Germany – and Berlin and Hamburg in particular – as a business location for startups, we depend on high-quality data and information how these startup ecosystems perform in... MORE

What Bhutanese hazelnuts tell us about using data for good

Bruno Sánchez-Andrade Nuño at WEForum: “How are we going to close the $2.5 trillion/year finance gap to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Whose money? What business model? How to scale it that much?

Ramón Salaverría, nuevo vicedecano de Investigación de la Facultad de Comunicación

Ramón Salaverría, nuevo vicedecano de Investigación de la Facultad de Comunicación
 

FOTO: Manuel Castells

27/06/17 13:52
Álvaro Pérez

A Road-Map To Transform The Secure And Accessible Use Of Data For High Impact Program Management, Policy Development, And Scholarship

Preface and Roadmap by Andrew Reamer and Julia Lane: “Throughout the United States, there is broadly emerging support to significantly enhance the nation’s capacity for evidence-based policymaking. This support is shared across the public and private sectors and all levels of geography.

No Interim Relief in Petition Seeking Stay on Mandatory Aadhaar – For Now

The fresh petition challenging the constitutionality of the Aadhaar Act (Shantha Sinha v. Union of India) came up for hearing before the Supreme Court today. While this petition has been tagged with the main bunch of petitions challenging the Aadhaar scheme, it also seeks urgent interim relief by way of a stay on 18 different […]

Mariajosé Martínez gana el primer concurso de ensayo ‘Retos del mundo actual’

Mariajosé Martínez gana el primer concurso de ensayo ‘Retos del mundo actual’
Esta mexicana, graduada en Filosofía y Periodismo, ha tratado cómo influye el espacio de trabajo en las emociones de los empleados

Mariajosé Martínez
FOTO: Manuel Castells

27/06/17 11:04
Isabel Solana

Seminar „Art Law Clinic“ Vorbesprechung am 04.07.2017 – Themen abrufbar

In Kooperation mit der Kunstakademie Münster bietet Prof. Dr. Thomas Hoeren im
Wintersemester 2017/2018
ein Seminar mit dem Titel
„Art Law Clinic“
an.

‘NotPetya’ ransomware attack shows corporate social responsibility should include cybersecurity

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United States

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Direito ao Esquecimento vs Direito à Desindexação

Um tema que vem ganhando destaque no Brasil no contexto da internet é o direito ao esquecimento. Prova dessa tendência encontra-se na jurisprudência nacional, nos casos julgados pelo STJ (REsp 1.316.921/2012; e REsp 1.519.873/2016); e na audiência pública realizada em 12 de junho de 2017 no STF, relacionada ao caso de repercussão geral RE 1.010.606.