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To score is to decide: GDPR and the SCHUFA case
December 14, 2023

To score is to decide: GDPR and the SCHUFA case

Can the act of assigning a score to someone constitute a decision? The European Union Court of Justice’s answer to a highly controversial question, and its broad implications.
Profiling Governance

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What the military needs to learn from the commercial AI sector’s mistakes

What the military needs to learn from the commercial AI sector’s mistakes

May 31, 2023

Regulating AI is necessary sooner rather than later. Major actors worldwide are taking actions, but one domain is still something of a figurative minefield: military AI.
AI Governance
Am I the only one scared by the massive use of text-generating tools like GPT-3?

Am I the only one scared by the massive use of text-generating tools like GPT-3?

December 16, 2022

GPT-3’s little brother “ChatGPT” is here… I don’t know about you, but, for my part, I’m worried about the possibility of using similar systems to massively spread fake news…
AI Trust
EU's recovery: a digital turn within an environmental frame?

EU's recovery: a digital turn within an environmental frame?

October 11, 2022

Although the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) aims to relaunch the economy and build resilience, It could have decisive consequences on how digitalisation is understood with respect to environmental protection.
Green Digital transition
'We, the Internet', a new model for Internet governance

'We, the Internet', a new model for Internet governance

September 8, 2022

Internet is everywhere, but have you ever wondered how it works? Who oversees it? And what could be changed about it to make it a better space?
Trust Governance
The AI Act and the EU's own use of digital technologies: the example of ETIAS

The AI Act and the EU's own use of digital technologies: the example of ETIAS

August 16, 2022

What does the EU’s use of digital technologies in the field of external border management tell us about its regulatory approach to AI?
AI Trust Profiling
Technical standards: from track gauge to ethics of AI

Technical standards: from track gauge to ethics of AI

July 7, 2022

Technical standards and certification are becoming an increasingly used regulatory instrument. They are even strongly considered in the field of AI ethics.
AI Standards
Blockchains beyond Bitcoin: building better democratic infrastructure

Blockchains beyond Bitcoin: building better democratic infrastructure

June 2, 2022

With a distributed security model and transparency by-default, blockchain could be the right technology for the future of democracy.
Blockchain Trust
Artificial intelligence and the city - a parking story

Artificial intelligence and the city - a parking story

May 12, 2022

When cities implement artificial intelligence without involving the population, it can rapidly backfire. The case of Brussels and smart scan-cars illustrates it.
AI Smart city
AI's impacts on societies and international relations

AI's impacts on societies and international relations

April 27, 2022

What are the economic and societal changes brought about by the use of AI? And how could these technologies disrupt the global balance of power?
AI International relations
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April 22, 2022

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What is this all about

What is this all about

April 21, 2022

A bunch of friends in their late 20s launching a medium on how technologies are changing societies and impacting people’s lives.
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