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# DigiCon

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- [The Phantom Menace: Rethinking EU Militant Democracy in the Digital Age](https://digi-con.org/the-phantom-menace-rethinking-eu-militant-democracy-in-the-digital-age/) - God machine, Malfunctioned as it grew. Greta Van Fleet - Age of Machine Democracy is one, or perhaps, the foundational value of the European constitutional order. Democracy, however, has always been an ambitious endeavour. Its main promise to guarantee individual rights and freedoms, at the same time has often turned out to be its Achilles’.
- [2023 Edition](https://digi-con.org/2023-edition/) - Day 1- 26th June 14:00 - 15:00 Registration15:00 - 15:15 Introduction15:15 - 16:00 Keynote: Helle Krunke (University of Copenhagen and IACL President)16:00 - 16:15 Break16:15 - 18:00 Opening panel: Mira Burri (University of Lucerne), Nico Krisch (Geneva Graduate Institute), Julia Pohle (WZB) Day 2 - 27th June 09:30 - 11:00 Roxana Radu (University of Oxford),.
- [Future (Im)Perfect: Automated State, Automated People](https://digi-con.org/future-imperfect-automated-state-automated-people/) - Automation has changed what it means to interact with state administration on both sides. Those who administer and those who are subject to administration find themselves in systems that were not designed with their humanity as a central concern and that privilege efficiency, speed, savings, or the performative notion of innovation instead. Humanity remains a.
- [Emotion-Based Objectification: Rethinking Human Dignity in the Age of Emotional AI Surveillance](https://digi-con.org/emotion-based-objectification-rethinking-human-dignity-in-the-age-of-emotional-ai-surveillance/) - With the rise of AI companions, emotions have become ‘the new oil’ for technology companies that want to turn the ‘loneliness epidemic’ into profit. Swiftly transforming from niche products to mass-market technologies with rapidly growing user bases, AI companions have proved the invaluable potential of emotions as an economic asset and a powerful instrument of.
- [Empathy in Travel Surveillance and the Creation of Second-Class Data Subjects](https://digi-con.org/empathy-in-travel-surveillance-and-the-creation-of-second-class-data-subjects/) - This contribution analyses how the automated surveillance of third-country nationals (TCNs) in the European Union creates second-class data subjects, revealing a rift within EU data protection law. Drawing on legislation establishing large-scale IT systems at the EU’s external borders (Entry/Exit System, European Travel Information and Authorisation System, Visa Information System and Eurodac), passenger name record.
- [Algorithmic Governance and Human Dignity: Ethical Assumptions, Contemporary Responses and the Way Forward](https://digi-con.org/algorithmic-governance-and-human-dignity-ethical-assumptions-contemporary-responses-and-the-way-forward/) - Algorithmic governance, sometimes described as algocracy, has rapidly moved from a speculative concept to a central feature of modern administration. Across welfare distribution, taxation, migration control, policing, and even judicial decision-making, algorithmic systems increasingly shape how authority is exercised. Defined broadly as the use of algorithms, artificial intelligence, and data-driven infrastructures to regulate and automate.
- [Commercial Partnerships and the Loss of Hosting Immunity after Case C-421/24 (AGCOM v Google Ireland)](https://digi-con.org/commercial-partnerships-and-the-loss-of-hosting-immunity-after-case-c-421-24-agcom-v-google-ireland/) - I. Introduction On Thursday, July 16, 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) once again ruled on the liability exemption for hosting providers under Article 14 of the Directive 2000/31/EC (E-Commerce Directive). According to the ruling, platform operators cannot hide behind a purported hosting activity if they enter a revenue-sharing partnership and,.
- [AI on Trial: Towards the Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence at the ICC](https://digi-con.org/ai-on-trial-towards-the-responsible-use-of-artificial-intelligence-at-the-icc/) - The vast potential and multifaceted uses of AI make it almost impossible for international courts and tribunals to disregard and remain isolated from technological developments. Artificial intelligence can aid in summarising and organising jurisprudence and generate ‘draft paragraphs which could serve as a starting point’ for the Court’s decisions and memos and provide courts and.
- [AI-Driven Criminal Justice: The Sharp Edge of the Automated State](https://digi-con.org/ai-driven-criminal-justice-the-sharp-edge-of-the-automated-state/) - “The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers.” - Sydney J. Harris What should a police officer do when the file arrives already carrying a tidy score, a match presented as mathematics that cannot be meaningfully contested? This is the moment.
- [Lawyers at the Centre: Ensuring Effective Judicial Protection in the Age of the Automated State    ](https://digi-con.org/lawyers-at-the-centre-ensuring-effective-judicial-protection-in-the-age-of-the-automated-state/) - Introduction The integration of algorithmic systems into public administration has contributed to the emergence of what may be described as an “automated state”. In this context, interactions between individuals and public authorities are increasingly mediated by automated systems contributing to the attribution, recognition, or denial of rights. Within this evolving landscape, the role of lawyers.
- [Access to Digital Justice from a Citizen-Centered Perspective](https://digi-con.org/access-to-digital-justice-from-a-citizen-centered-perspective/) - The need for a citizen-centered perspective Citizens increasingly resolve disputes online, often without ever speaking to a person: from filing a complaint about a defective product on a platform to receiving an algorithmic decision on a parking fine. Online dispute resolution (ODR) mechanisms have grown to such a scale that they are no longer an.
- [The Script: A Constitutional Strategy for Oversight of Automated Administrative Decision-Making](https://digi-con.org/the-script-a-constitutional-strategy-for-oversight-of-automated-administrative-decision-making/) - "Now, to-day, people are more persuaded than ever that they have perfect freedom, yet they have brought their freedom to us and laid it humbly at our feet." This post argues that constitutional oversight of automated administrative decision-making (AADM) requires a narrative strategy—a “script”—that coordinates institutional behavior across the lifecycle of automated systems, from design.
- [Procurement-Ready AI Fair Use: Human Judges, Market Evidence, and Accountability in the Automated State](https://digi-con.org/procurement-ready-ai-fair-use-human-judges-market-evidence-and-accountability-in-the-automated-state/) - This post argues that the legality of the data used to train artificial intelligence (AI) systems is no longer a private copyright matter between technology firms and rightsholders, but a public-law problem that public buyers must address through procurement. Two terms recur throughout. “Fair use” is a doctrine in U.S. copyright law that, in defined.
- [Algorithmic Auditing and the Role of Notified Bodies under the AI Act](https://digi-con.org/algorithmic-auditing-and-the-role-of-notified-bodies-under-the-ai-act/) - A central feature of the AI Act framework is the delegation of algorithmic auditing of certain high-risk AI systems to “notified bodies”: third-party conformity-assessment institutions tasked with evaluating whether high-risk AI systems comply with regulatory requirements. While this institutional design appears technical, its implications are deeply constitutional. By delegating oversight to technical actors, the AI.
- [Knowledge modelling for rule-based algorithmic transparency in administrative law](https://digi-con.org/knowledge-modelling-for-rule-based-algorithmic-transparency-in-administrative-law/) - The introduction of automated decision-making (ADM) systems by government organisations has, over the last five decades, fundamentally altered the relationship between citizens and public authorities. About twenty-five years ago, Bovens and Zouridis identified the constitutional implications of this transformation that needed (and still need) addressing. While ADM facilitates millions of citizens to receive health care.
- [Overseeing Like a State: How Agentic AI Changes Public Service and Its Epistemic Relationship with Citizens](https://digi-con.org/overseeing-like-a-state-how-agentic-ai-changes-public-service-and-its-epistemic-relationship-with-citizens/) - When it comes to adopting artificial intelligence (AI), for many governments change cannot come soon enough. “We must move fast and take action to win the global race”, said Keir Starmer, the U.K.’s Prime Minster, when announcing a national “blueprint to turbocharge AI” in 2025. The research and advisory firm Gartner predicts that in 2028,.
- [Humans-around-the-loop: A relational theory of human oversight](https://digi-con.org/humans-around-the-loop-a-relational-theory-of-human-oversight/) - Research has revealed human oversight to be an important yet unreliable safeguard against the risks of AI-supported decision-making. By highlighting the complex ways that humans interact with AI systems, it has shown how human oversight policies often fail to prevent harm and to stabilize accountability in the ways that regulators expect. This research – along.
- [The ‘Human Strategy’ and the Limits of Decision in Automated Administration](https://digi-con.org/the-human-strategy-and-the-limits-of-decision-in-automated-administration/) - Automation and data-driven algorithmic processing have become common tools for decision-making and the delivery of government services. Software systems participate in government processes in diverse ways, from simple case management, to translating and codifying legislation, to automated determinations of rights, privileges, and statuses. Automated decision-making in the public sector has, however, provoked a range of.
- [Humanity in the Automated State: Introduction](https://digi-con.org/humanity-in-the-automated-state-introduction/) - Automated systems have become integral to the everyday operations of the modern state. From algorithmic tools that assist in welfare allocation, policing, and immigration screening, to platforms that shape public-sector management and citizen engagement, these technologies promise efficiency, objectivity, and scalability. But they also raise urgent questions about what it means to be human in a system that no longer simply serves us but often acts upon us.
- [Registration for Afterlife](https://digi-con.org/registration-for-afterlife/) - The quiet woman in the white saree finally exploded. “What do you mean does not exist?” she said.“He was born before you even learned how to count.” Her voice cut through the room sharply, loud enough for people to turn. Someone in the queue coughed. Radha turned towards me from Counter One and quickly looked.
- [Clerk 9 [Most Haunting Story IViR SF&IL Writing Competition]](https://digi-con.org/clerk-9/) - What follows is not the official report. That document was filed, approved, and archived according to protocol. This is the account I could not submit - written in intervals when the neural interface enters diagnostic sleep, typed into files the system reads as maintenance noise. I write it for whoever comes after... /// The order.
- [I WILL TELL YOU THAT I LOVE YOU [Most Thought-Provoking Story IViR SF&IL Writing Competition]](https://digi-con.org/i-will-tell-you-that-i-love-you/) - PART I: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM February 2050 No one wanted justice more than Emma Vandenberg. Perhaps that’s why she could not even remember deciding to file a complaint against Thomas. All she knows was she was in Courtroom 12 of the Palais de Justice. And Thomas Mercier, her abuser, was in the box or de kooi..
- [The Semantic Corridor - Notes from the Floor Above the Particle Accelerator [Most Immersive Story 4th Edition IViR SF&IL Writing Competition]](https://digi-con.org/the-semantic-corridor-notes-from-the-floor-above-the-particle-accelerator/) - A Short Story Set in 2039 If you want a reliable way to start an argument in diplomatic circles, tell two people the same thing in different words. Then watch them disagree about whether you have changed the meaning. By 2039, that argument had acquired its own building. They called it the Office for Semantic.
- [DigiBook on Deepfake Regulation – Call for Expressions of Interest](https://digi-con.org/digibook-on-deepfake-regulation-call-for-expressions-of-interest/) - In collaboration with researchers from IViR, DigiCon will launch a new multidisciplinary DigiBook on the regulation of deepfakes, with a particular focus on the EU. In recent years, the creation and dissemination of harmful or deceptive deepfakes have contributed to disinformation, threats to democratic institutions, and significant individual harms. The issues raised by deepfakes are.
- [Winner Announcement for the IViR “Science Fiction & Information Law” Writing Competition](https://digi-con.org/winner-announcement-for-the-ivir-science-fiction-information-law-writing-competition/) - ☆ ☆ ☆ The Award Ceremony for the 4th edition of the IViR “Science Fiction & Information Law” Writing Competition was held on Thursday, 21 May, at CPDP in Brussels. A wonderful occasion to explore this edition’s theme, “The Technologised Future of Truth”, and honour the most valuable contributions. Narratives and rules – they are.
- [MINE - The Final Ascent](https://digi-con.org/mine-the-final-ascent/) - Scheveningen, The North Sea Province, 2056 The quiet night is suddenly disturbed by loud, repetitive thuds on the front door. Inside, a man hastily makes final adjustments to a small device, as beads of sweat drip down from his forehead. The thudding gets louder, the door is cracking. His eyes dart anxiously between the door.
- [DJEMBE](https://digi-con.org/djembe/) - Brussels, December 20, 2039 The cold bit at Tunde's fingers relentlessly, but somehow, he cared more about his drum's well-being. So, maybe what they say is true: a man's warmth comes from within. He knelt on the rough cobblestones, the drum resting between his knees. In Europe, everyone called this type of drum a djembe..
- [ARISE](https://digi-con.org/arise/) - 1. Once again, he counts the candles: seven, eight, nine, … ‘One hundred and ten! Congratulations, mother.’ ‘Thank you, dear. You blow them out, if you will.’ He gives her a wry smile. ‘Of course, mother.’ ‘During the war, we never had cake. For my birthday, your grandmother made me a slice of white bread.
- [The Fabrication of Trust](https://digi-con.org/fabrication-of-trust/) - A RETRIEVED DIALOGUE ON INFRASTRUCTURE, AUTHORITY, AND THE GOVERNANCE THAT EMERGED UNIVERSAL MANUSCRIPTS “Sie hatte sich, allerdings nicht ganz unberechtigt, angewöhnt, bei Besprechung der Angelegenheiten Gregors als besonders Sachverständige gegenüber den Eltern aufzutreten.” (She had gotten into the habit—admittedly not entirely unjustified—of acting as a special expert on Gregor's affairs when discussing them with her.
- [DigiForce summer school (NOVA School of Law): call for applications!](https://digi-con.org/digiforce-summer-school-nova-school-of-law-call-for-applications/) - The Digital Services Act (DSA) and the AI Act will be central to the EU’s economy and democracies for many years to come. And yet, the success of EU digital regulation will depend upon the success of its enforcement. What will the administrative governance of digital regulation look like under the DSA and the AI.
- [The Admissibility of Judicial Review of EDPB Binding Decisions: WhatsApp Ireland v European Data Protection Board (Case C-97/23 P)](https://digi-con.org/the-admissibility-of-judicial-review-of-edpb-binding-decisions-whatsapp-ireland-v-european-data-protection-board-case-c-97-23-p/) - Introduction The judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union („CJEU“) in WhatsApp Ireland Ltd v European Data Protection Board (Case C-97/23 P), issued on 10 February 2026, clarifies an important question concerning the legal position of the European Data Protection Board („EDPB“) in judicial proceedings. Specifically, the Court addressed whether binding dispute.
- [JLMI - Call for papers - Issue no. 3/2026](https://digi-con.org/jlmi-call-for-papers-issue-no-3-2026/) - The Journal of Law, Market & Innovation (JLMI) welcomes submissions for its third issue of 2025. The Call for Papers for this 3rd issue is devoted to Digital markets, consumer autonomy and consumer welfare. You can find the call with all the details at the following link: Digital markets, consumer autonomy and consumer welfare Prospective articles.
- [Technology and (Dis)Trust](https://digi-con.org/technology-and-distrust/) - A Permanent Centre of Gravity: IE Lawtomation Days From AI regulation to fundamental rights, personal data protection and algorithmic trust, the fourth edition of IE Lawtomation Days turned IE University Law School into the epicentre of global debate on law and technology. This year, for the first time, thanks to a fruitful partnership with “The.
- [The Inviolable Mind: Freedom of Thought as a Constitutional Limit to Emotional AI](https://digi-con.org/the-inviolable-mind-freedom-of-thought-as-a-constitutional-limit-to-emotional-ai/) - I. From Data to Control We are entering a new era of surveillance. Beyond facial recognition or location tracking, a new class of systems - known as affective computing or emotional AI - claims to decode and even influence human emotions. These technologies analyse facial micro-expressions, tone of voice, body temperature, and heart-rate variability to.
- [Generative AI Is Becoming a Gateway to Information. But Are Its Gatekeepers Protecting Free Speech?](https://digi-con.org/generative-ai-is-becoming-a-gateway-to-information-but-are-its-gatekeepers-protecting-free-speech/) - The most consequential free-expression issues in generative AI arise not from individual outputs but from the policies, training choices, and design decisions that shape those outputs. As generative AI becomes one of the primary gateways to information in the digital age, these upstream decisions quietly determine the boundaries of permissible expression, influencing what kinds of.
- [Enforcing the EU Digital Acquis](https://digi-con.org/enforcing-the-eu-digital-acquis/) - Over the past decade, the EU has sought to consolidate its reputation as a global standard-setter, not only in competition and data protection but across the entire digital policy spectrum resulting in a growing body of legislation that some (including myself) have started referring to as EU digital acquis (see e.g. here, here or here)..
- [DigiCon V: It always feels like Home, even with AGI...](https://digi-con.org/digicon-v-it-always-feels-like-home-even-with-agi/) - It always feels like Home On the 1st of October 2025, just ahead of our good friends’ IE Law School’s Lawtomation Conference, DigiCon organized its fifth workshop since its foundation. This means, first and foremost, that we are all getting old. It also meant that it was a very special moment for all of us,.
- [Humanity in the Automated State: Call for Expressions of Interest](https://digi-con.org/humanity-in-the-automated-state-call-for-expressions-of-interest/) - In May 2026, DigiCon will host a Blog Post Symposium on the topic 'Humanity in the Automated State'. Automated systems have become integral to the everyday operations of the modern state: from algorithmic tools that assist in welfare allocation, policing, and immigration screening, to platforms that shape public-sector management and citizen engagement. These technologies promise.
- [Digital Constitutionalism Academy](https://digi-con.org/digi-con-academy/) - Digital Regulation and Governance: The Role of Public Law and Private Law The regulation of digital technologies has become a key issue at the global, European, and national levels. Despite multiple efforts, the regulatory environment for digital technologies remains fragmented, shaped by competing narratives that yield diverse policies, rules, and enforcement strategies. In this context,.
- [Call for Tales for 4th edition of the IViR “Science Fiction & Information Law” writing competition!](https://digi-con.org/call-for-tales-for-4th-edition-of-the-ivir-science-fiction-information-law-writing-competition/) - This is the fourth call for tales for the IViR Science Fiction & Information Law Writing Competition. DigiCon's Sci-fi Team is to again partner up with IViR and CPDP for this stellar competition. Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth, it is said. If that is so, does being served high doses.
- [Reclaiming Informational Self-Determination in the DPDPA 2023: A Constitutional Case for Purpose Limitation and Data Minimization](https://digi-con.org/reclaiming-informational-self-determination-in-the-dpdpa-2023-a-constitutional-case-for-purpose-limitation-and-data-minimization/) - In this piece, we argue that the DPDPA 2023 and the accompanying Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (“DPDPA Rules 2025 or Rules”) fail to meaningfully operationalize the principles of purpose limitation and data minimization. In response, we argue for the necessity of reading these principles into the Act through a constitutional interpretive approach. Such a reading is essential not only to honor constitutional commitments but also to harmonize India’s data protection framework with global norms and safeguard the informational autonomy of individuals in the digital age..
- [Better Images of AI](https://digi-con.org/better-images-of-ai/) - This flipbook is a collaboration between the Digital Constitutionalist and Better Images of AI. It serves as a way to challenge the misrepresentative tropes that are often used to visualise AI. Instead, we showcase more inclusive and representative images of the technology which acknowledge its material reality, limitations, strengths and explore the actual functions of.
- [Sci-Fi Legends: Bruce Pennington](https://digi-con.org/sci-fi-legends-bruce-pennington/) - We asked Sci-Fi illustrator legend Bruce Pennington to tell us a bit about his history and his most famous work. Check this flipbook to witness his art! When Bruce Pennington finished art school in the mid 1960s he was determined about one thing – that he did not want to be part of the Fine.
- [Artificial Intelligence and Courts](https://digi-con.org/artificial-intelligence-and-courts/) - .
- [Competition, Fundamental Rights and Power in the Digital Age](https://digi-con.org/competition-fundamental-rights-and-power-in-the-digital-age-2/) - .
- [Submissions for Law & Tech](https://digi-con.org/submissions-for-digital-rights-platform-governance-and-digital-state-categories/) - Please read this guideline carefully before submitting your post. Blog Posts Formats We receive blog posts in three formats. Law & Tech Radar: Analyse a recent intersection of law and technology in 800-1,000 words. Topics may include new case law, legislation, policy initiatives, or significant research achievements aiming to illuminate the latest developments in the.
- [Two Futures of AI Regulation under the Trump Administration](https://digi-con.org/two-futures-of-ai-regulation-under-the-trump-administration/) - 1. Introduction In January 2025, just hours after taking office, President Trump revoked former President Biden’s Executive Order (EO) on Artificial Intelligence (AI) by issuing a new EO titled “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence”. [1] During his first term, Trump issued two EOs[2] that set out principles for the government’s use of.
- [Restarting the Past: Fake News in the Digital Age](https://digi-con.org/restarting-the-past-fake-news-in-the-digital-age/) - Introduction If conservative political pundits are to be believed, “fake news” is a new social media-based phenomenon that threatens our global democracies. Chief among such proponents is current US President Donald Trump, who even claims to have coined the term. While this evidently goes a step too far—whether misrepresenting the turnout for his January 2017.
- [EUDICRI SUMMER SCHOOL](https://digi-con.org/eudicri-summer-school/) - DIGITAL BIOMETRICS IN THE ERA OF THE AI ACT The third edition of the EUDiCRI school will take place on the Italian Alps, in Bardonecchia (Turin), Villaggio Olimpico, from September 1st to 6th 2025. The School will be dedicated to the specific area of Forensic Biometric tools used by law enforcement authorities. In particular: Biometric.
- [Three Paths, One Goal Trialogue: Narrating the philosophical, legal and creative perspectives on emerging technologies](https://digi-con.org/three-paths-one-goal-trialogue-narrating-the-philosophical-legal-and-creative-perspectives-on-emerging-technologies/) - At the AI-Imaginations and Public Safety symposium at Erasmus University Rotterdam on June 19, DigiCon’s Sci-Fi Team experimented with an unconventional way of presenting academic ideas. When it comes to emerging technologies, the responsibility for understanding, explaining, and responding to them often falls to key figures. The most important of these arguably are philosophers, legal.
- [What Would the Founding Fathers Say? Digital Ghosts and Constituent Power](https://digi-con.org/what-would-the-founding-fathers-say-digital-ghosts-and-constituent-power/) - The United States is not unfamiliar with the idea that a bunch of dead white men might inform the meaning and interpretation of the Constitution. Originalism is the very idea that constitutional meaning is derived from ‘the intentions of those who draft and debated the Constitution’. In a speculative turn that competes with the literary.
- [Artist Showcase: Cur Deus Machina](https://digi-con.org/artist-showcase-cur-deus-machina/) - In modern mythmaking, the role of the robot and its AI mind is ambiguous. For some, an autonomous machine is a saviour, promising liberation from drudgery while transcending our foibles and frailties. For others, it is a monster, threatening the termination of humanity. In our imaginations, robots and AI form a question for our future:.
- [Navigating the divide: understanding and addressing digital inequalities  ](https://digi-con.org/navigating-the-divide-understanding-and-addressing-digital-inequalities/) - In recent years, the theme of inequality has received attention at the scientific as well as at the policy level, with a growing concern for the impact of the economic and social divide on democratic societies. In parallel, digital innovation not only transformed the economy, society and our daily life, but it also deeply impacted the functioning of democracy and the public sphere. Which is the.
- [An Opinion on the UN’s New AGI Governance Report](https://digi-con.org/an-opinion-on-the-uns-new-agi-governance-report/) - The field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has long been divided into Artificial Narrow Intelligence (ANI) and Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). However, most AI governance strategies tend to concentrate solely on ANI, often neglecting AGI, which many view as the pinnacle of the field. Recently, a significant report has been released that acknowledges the importance of.
- [Access to Justice and LLMs](https://digi-con.org/access-to-justice-and-llms/) - The author would like to thank prof. dr. Natali Helberger for her helpful commentary on this blog post. Introduction The legal system can be a fortress. While anyone can freely read their country’s laws, much more is needed to grasp the complexity of the legal system. Lawyers train for years to gain the skills to.
- [Silicon Valley's Challenge: Antitrust as a Shield for Democracy](https://digi-con.org/silicon-valleys-challenge-antitrust-as-a-shield-for-democracy/) - As markets become increasingly concentrated, geopolitical tensions intensify, and several governments grow more welcoming toward Big Tech, it is essential to consider whether new technologies pose any threats to democracy. It is widely understood that democracy (‘demos’ & ‘kratos’) signifies a system of governance in which the people hold the authority. What is usually less.
- [Regulating the Regulators: Can App Stores Strengthen Privacy in the Mobile Ecosystem?](https://digi-con.org/regulating-the-regulators-can-app-stores-strengthen-privacy-in-the-mobile-ecosystem/) - The influence that Apple and Google have in the mobile ecosystem is unambiguous: both companies control the major app stores, the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store, as well as the main mobile operating systems, iOS and Android. Through contractual arrangements, technical standards and enforcement, app stores can set the rules for entering.
- [A ‘margin of deferral’ at the Meta Oversight Board? Focus on hate speech in European and North American decisions of the Board](https://digi-con.org/a-margin-of-deferral-at-the-meta-oversight-board-focus-on-hate-speech-in-european-and-north-american-decisions-of-the-board/) - The latest decisions of the Meta Oversight Board can be read as inconsistent with the Board’s overall doctrine unless they are understood against a margin of deferral approach. In this post, I explain what is at stake, why there are inconsistencies, and how a margin of deferral approach to content moderation works. The Board, a.
- [MAKING SENSE OF THE EU'S CROSS-REGIME DIGITAL ENFORCEMENT: EXTENDED ACCOUNTABILITY, REDUNDANCY AND INTERDEPENDENCE](https://digi-con.org/making-sense-of-the-eus-cross-regime-digital-enforcement-extended-accountability-redundancy-and-interdependence/) - This contribution is part of ongoing research in the framework of the IBOF project available at https://futureproofinghumanrights.org. Introduction The EU’s approach to regulating digital technologies has led to what may appear to be regulatory chaos. Various authorities at both the EU and national levels seek to oversee the digital sphere. Nonetheless, if this apparent confusion.
- [Force-ful AI](https://digi-con.org/force-full-ai/) - This opinion piece delves into the parallels between AI and the Force, exploring how, just as the Force can be wielded for both good and evil, AI holds the potential to revolutionize our world or challenge the very essence of our societal norms. As we stand on the brink of a new epoch, the pressing question remains:.
- [The Triple-A Soundtracks of Alien, Akira & Arrival](https://digi-con.org/the-triple-a-soundtracks-of-alien-akira-arrival/) - Cambridge Dictionary definition of “triple-A”: relating to a government, company, etc. that is considered to be one of the safest to lend money to. Consider the following three movies' soundtracks the safest to lend your time to. Alien. Akira. Arrival. Okay, you won’t get your time back, but you will be rewarded with expanded emotional.
- [Music Showcase: between lo's and hi's in Just Big Hills' Senescence](https://digi-con.org/music-showcase-just-big-hills/) - After amassing millions of streams online with lo-fi beats in the late 10s and early 20s, music producer Just Big Hills (alias of David Berman) felt the urge to pull away from the stream. As the years moved on and David moved to Amsterdam, he stepped over the frames of lo-fi hip hop music and.
- [5 Epic Sci-Fi Artworks to Make You Say, 'Wait a Minute…'](https://digi-con.org/5-epic-sci-fi-artworks-to-make-you-say-wait-a-minute/) - Some art pieces hit you differently, don't they? I don't mean the usual "Wow, that's incredible!" reaction. I'm talking about those pieces that make you pause and think, "Did I just see that right?" You know those moments when reality suddenly seems way too strange or too real to actually exist. But somehow, there it.
- [On 'Constitutional' AI](https://digi-con.org/on-constitutional-ai/) - Amidst the global discussion surrounding the social harms generated by large language models (LLMs), the startup Anthropic introduced the concept of ‘constitutional AI’ as a promising approach to align AI systems with human values. Essentially, Anthropic seeks to train AI systems with a Constitution to ensure they remain ‘helpful, honest, and harmless’. The use of.
- [The European Union's 'phantom menaces': What can the European political system learn from the institutional design and the fall of Star Wars' Old Galactic Republic?](https://digi-con.org/the-european-unions-phantom-menaces-what-can-the-european-political-system-learn-from-the-institutional-design-and-the-fall-of-star-wars-old-galactic-republic/) - 1. Introduction Star Wars is undoubtedly one of the great myths of our time. Its films and series are a great compendium which reflect the zeitgeist of Western society about a wide range of themes that, as Rubino (2011) points out, “have preoccupied humans for millennia”. Star Wars is an epic poem whose heroes (Anakin.
- [She Resists, She Persists, She Sci-Fi’s](https://digi-con.org/she-resists-she-persists-she-sci-fis/) - Today, I bring you a selection of recommendations that are particularly close to my heart, works from feminist sci-fi, a literary space that has long captured my interest. But before we begin (I know our brilliant team member Etienne has already set a high bar with the music section, and I offer my sincere apologies.
- [The Promises and Perils of Regulatory Biometric Sandboxes ](https://digi-con.org/the-promises-and-perils-of-regulatory-biometric-sandboxes/) - The Digital Public Sphere Working Group, together with the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, Centre for a Digital Society, are delighted to invite you to their upcoming event The Promises and Perils of Regulatory Biometric Sandboxes Thursday 27th of February, 10:00–12:00 Seminar room 4 (Badia Fiesolana) and Zoom European University Institute (EUI), Florence, Italy Please register for.
- [Omelas and Neo-Tokyo as Mirrors of Endured Suffering And Progress](https://digi-con.org/omelas-and-neo-tokyo-as-mirrors-of-endured-suffering-and-progress/) - Introduction I was recently invited to lead a session of a reading group that Emily Jones runs at Newcastle Law School. Interestingly, the group discusses non-legal topics for a legal audience. I searched for materials that could provoke meaningful debate, wanting to set fertile ground for discussing contemporary dilemmas, rooted in power structures and moral.
- [Perspective from Creators: Art vs Tech](https://digi-con.org/perspective-from-creators-art-vs-tech/) - This second post in our Future of Ownership: Perspectives from Creators series dives into one of the workshop's most intriguing discussions: the potential and pitfalls of GenAI in creative industries. A discussion that revealed the tension between AI’s promises and the forces driving its adoption. The Promise and Perils of AI in Creative Fields On.
- [Perspectives from Creators: Tools vs Totems](https://digi-con.org/perspectives-from-creators-tools-vs-totems/) - As part of the fourth DigiCon annual conference, themed "Ownership and Digital Constitutionalism," the Sci-Fi section organised a special workshop, Generative Art and the Future of Ownership: Perspectives from Creators. This workshop explored the perspectives of DigiCon’s artist community—including Ivo Witteveen, Gordon Johnstone, Andrei Stan, Fillip and Michał Bedkowski—on GenAI, focusing on critical areas such as.
- [I, Robot Series: Speedy vs Humanity](https://digi-con.org/i-robot-series-speedy-vs-humanity/) - “The exciting new effort to make computers think . . . machines with minds, in the full and literal sense”[1] Previously, we talked about Robbie, our little caregiver, and Cutie, our first robo-philosopher, remember? Now we want you to meet our dear friend, Speedy, aka SPD-13; this new and improved friend has been mentioned as.
- [Netflix's ‘3 Body Problem’: expenscheap](https://digi-con.org/netflixs-3-body-problem-expenscheap/) - Netflix’s The 3 Body Problem is the audiovisual series adaptation of Cixin Liu’s novel The Three-Body Problem, released in English in 2014, and the first one of the trilogy Remembrance Of the Earth’s Past that also includes the novel’s sequels The Dark Forest (2015) and Death’s End (2016). With a budget of over $160 Million.
- [Lagrange Point Shadow](https://digi-con.org/lagrange-point-shadow/) - In the mid twenty-first century the Trivium Corporation negotiated the world’s first trillion dollar investment, with an agreement to accelerate the development of transport and space infrastructure in Nigeria. In return for access to autonomous technologies, the Nigerian government made significant concessions in their environmental, labour, and AI laws. At a time when data science.
- [I Pressed the Damn Button, but the Screen Stayed Black](https://digi-con.org/i-pressed-the-damn-button-but-the-screen-stayed-black/) - It all started with the woman in a red dress. We had met at Fabrik as people like us do these days. Fabrik advertises itself as a haven, an escape from the cold algorithmic logic of dating applications. The subscription you pay for membership is high, but in return Fabrik promises authentic connections with people.
- [Fundamentals](https://digi-con.org/fundamentals/) - Steinsel, Luxembourg A caressing voice – a man’s voice – in the darkness. ‘It is 6:45… time to wake up. Last day of the week… you are now just twenty-four hours away from your long-awaited dream holiday.’ Images appear on the ceiling and the wall, they are pale and blurry at first, they become more.
- [Finsbury Park](https://digi-con.org/finsbury-park/) - Finsbury Park was a commuters’ hub where train, metro, buses, and VLR lines converged. Ignoring the warnings about not rushing towards trains, Fiona did a short run to get into the King Charles V line just before the carriage’s door shut. As soon as she entered the train, she felt the vibration of her e-wallet,.
- [Who's Way](https://digi-con.org/whos-way/) - Jacob ran, an activity he thought was beneath him but had always equated with the way they showed his profession in old movies. Surely, journalism was stressful these days: there were articles to upload, pieces to share, videos to distribute, but they required quick thinking, not running. The crowd scattered before him, their eyes shifting.
- [TeleMakeUs](https://digi-con.org/telemakesus/) - C.1 Pion strolls through the sPark on his free Saturday night. A glow on his head from the trees above makes his blond hair appear dark blue, then red, then blue again. He walks to the outer edges of the park and looks across the water at the city center, a few hundred meters away..
- [Do the manga robots Astro Boy and Doraemon shape the law of robotics?](https://digi-con.org/do-the-manga-robots-astro-boy-and-doraemon-shape-the-law-of-robotics/) - In the same period as Isaac Asimov formulated his laws of robotics in the ‘Robots’ and ‘Foundations’ series, the manga artist Tezuka introduced Tetsuwan Atomu (‘Astro Boy’) to the Japanese public. Tezuka not only created the Astro Boy universe but also proposed robot laws. Asimov's Robotic Laws apply to all robots and humans, while Tezuka’s.
- [States as Firms: Regulation in the Digital Age](https://digi-con.org/states-as-firms-regulation-in-the-digital-age/) - Resident Evil, the popular video game series, is as brilliant and horrifying as it is informative and thought-provoking. Taking place in imaginary cities across the United States (and recently, Europe), the series follow the Umbrella Corporation, a pharmaceutical giant practicing eugenics with terrible consequences for the world. Apart from grotesque depictions of medical experiments gone.
- [2024: A Technological Odyssey](https://digi-con.org/2024-a-technological-odyssey/) - What the Space Odyssey movie teaches us about the future of law and technology In a time marked by vast technological advancement, there is much we can learn about the relation between law and technology from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. By showing us how humanity and technology co-evolve, the movie helps us discover.
- [Warp Speed Through Legal Worlds](https://digi-con.org/warp-speed-through-legal-worlds/) - Welcome to the first news feed of DigiCon's SciF(r)iday, where we embark on an extraordinary journey across the cosmos of legal and technological conundrums. 1. Fine for Apple from the EU Dive into a universe with us where the legal skirmishes of today become the epic sagas of tomorrow! This odyssey, inspired by the realm.
- [Sands of Power: Review of Dune Part I](https://digi-con.org/sands-of-power-review-of-dune-part-i/) - Denis Villeneuve's “Dune: Part II” has garnered praise and applause from critics and fans worldwide, echoing the acclaim received by its predecessor, “Dune: Part One.” And it shouldn't be a surprise. Villeneuve, not a stranger to the genre, has previously delved into the realms of science fiction. Crafting an impressive "Blade Runner 2049," a sequel.
- [Star Wars Special Issue: Call for short opinion pieces](https://digi-con.org/star-wars-special-issue-call-for-short-opinion-pieces/) - Force-ful Arguments: Scales of Technology, Law in Star Wars Universe To all Star Wars aficionados out there, this one is for you! This special call for short opinion pieces aims to explore the interconnections of law and technology and/or by the Star Wars universe. We invite you to dive into the depths of the Force,.
- [Ain't it just wonderful?](https://digi-con.org/aint-it-just-wonderful/) - “Due to a violation of your Oftea Inc. terms of use, you are no longer allowed to access or manage your Ilk account.” Vea heard this from a very soothing and sympathetic voice on her earpods and felt the instant weight of being disconnected from the whole world. Of course, an Ilk account was not.
- [The Courtrooms Strikes Back: Generative AI’s Force in Courts](https://digi-con.org/the-courtrooms-strikes-back-generative-ais-force-in-courts/) - In the legal galaxy, the echoes of Yoda’s wisdom resound: “Generative artificial intelligence, steadily making its way in courts, it is”. Indeed, premised on their potential to bring about efficiency gains and even strengthen substantial rights, judges are increasingly turning to generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems in their judicial decision-making. Yet, the reliance on generative.
- [I, Robot Series: QT-1 (aka Cutie)](https://digi-con.org/i-robot-series-qt-1-aka-cutie/) - The subject of our forthcoming review in the I, Robot series will be Reason. As a true enthusiast of the genre, one may have noted that we have departed from the chronological order of the I, Robot series as we neglected to write a review on Speedy, the swiftest in the realm of robots, where.
- [List of 5 sci-fi books a legal scholar must read to understand the implications of Artificial Intelligence](https://digi-con.org/list-of-5-sci-fi-books-a-legal-scholar-must-read-to-understand-the-implications-of-artificial-intelligence/) - Howdy, legal scholars and sci-fi aficionados, here is my book recommendation for you - your beloved GPT3 I. Superintelligence Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom: This book explores the potential implications of artificial intelligence, addressing the possibility of an intelligence explosion and the challenge of controlling superintelligent machines. It also considers the implications of AI.
- [<strong>The Hidden Space of Robot Love</strong>](https://digi-con.org/the-hidden-space-of-robot-love/) - The thing about studying science fiction for a living is that people love to send me recommendations for movies I simply must watch. A few years ago, everyone I know (and a few folks I’d only just met) told me I absolutely had to see Grant Stupore’s 2019 I Am Mother on Netflix. It’s fascinating,.
- [I, Robot Series: Robbie](https://digi-con.org/i-robot-series-robbie/) - Habibe Deniz Seval approaches the story of Robbie, from Isaac Asimov's "I, Robot", to examine the notion of the "uncanny valley" of revulsion towards robots that are not quite human.
- [What the Law Can Learn from Science Fiction](https://digi-con.org/what-the-law-can-learn-from-science-fiction/) - Science fiction (SF) has much to say about the modern world and the legal systems that govern it. SF authors extrapolate from the issues of the day, predicting what might happen if the world continues on one course or another. The genre allows them to speculate about the consequences of new technologies and discoveries in.
- [Four Short Stories for Digital Constitutionalists](https://digi-con.org/four-short-stories-for-digital-constitutionalists/) - Our editor Marco Almada recommends science fiction short stories for people interested in law and technology.
- [The Terracotta Bride: Love, Lies, and AI within the tenth court of Chinese hell](https://digi-con.org/the-terracotta-bride-love-lies-and-ai-within-the-tenth-court-of-chinese-hell/) - Disclaimer: I read this piece within the outstanding Spanish edition of Duermevela Ediciones beautifully illustrated by artist QU Lan, with an afterword by Wang Xing and the editors, an introduction by the author, and a few words by the illustrator. The terracotta Bride, a mixture between a robot and one of the well-known members of.
- [Gündeniz Çetin](https://digi-con.org/artist-showcase-gundeniz-cetin/) - Hello all, I'm Gündeniz, The artist can be as productive as he can best observe his surroundings and keep his imagination active. While preparing my drawings, I benefit from the movies I watch, the books I read, and my imagination. The most prominent of these are science fiction-themed works. Dreaming of future times, exploring new.
- [The Robot Next Door](https://digi-con.org/artist-showcase-the-robot-next-door/) - Hello all, I'm Niko! I am a professional UX/UI designer based in Brittany (France). I create images as a self-taught photographer under the pseudonym Niko Photographisme. I work mainly on surrealist compositions, and I like to create my own world using photo manipulation. I consider photography as a playground for my imagination. Digital photography and.
- [LFHCS](https://digi-con.org/artist-showcase-lfhcs/) - LFHCS finds inspiration in the planets, stars, and other extraterrestrial elements and likes to incorporate both modern and historical architecture in his creations. Each piece of work aims to create a surreal world and leave a lot of space for the viewer's interpretation..
- [Seesalp](https://digi-con.org/artist-showcase-seesalp/) - Hi! My name is Tegan (aka. Seesalp), and I am a sci-fi/fantasy artist and a high school student. The common theme across my works is the relationship between humans, nature, and technology and how our identities become warped to include the devices we use in daily life, such as automobiles, planes, and computers. I also use.
- [Collage by Andrei Stan](https://digi-con.org/artist-showcase-andrei-stan/) - My name is Andrei Stan, I’m a mixed-media artist and a creativity trainer currently based in Bucharest, Romania. My creative journey has taken me through many artistic branches, such as dancing, acting, filmmaking, music, poetry, photography, and collage art. Throughout the years, I’ve learned that human imagination is one of the most powerful and miraculous components.
- [Machine Delusions](https://digi-con.org/artist-showcase-machine-delusions/) - My name is Fillip, and I am the creator behind Machine Delusions. Machine Delusions is an augmented project where the goal is to mix organic and robotic elements to create truly mind-melting pieces. Built on the foundation of AI generative technology as well as the aid of man's guidance, truly mind-expanding pieces are constructed and.
- [Flowersbetweenus](https://digi-con.org/artist-showcase-flowersbetweenus/) - The “Glitch in my sombrero” collection appeared after a brainstorming session about how can I paint something outstanding, unique, and new. While I was drawing, I started to add a bold colorful frame around every woman, and then the idea came, and I naturally added the digital circuits. Just as they are an essential part.
- [Andrew C. Stewart](https://digi-con.org/artist-showcase-andrew-c-stewart/) - My journey with art started when I was just a teenager. The day I discovered the late astronomer Carl Sagan, his enthusiasm and the amazing images of the planets were breathtaking. That was the day I picked up a brush, and my journey with art began. Art college was the obvious route for me, and.
- [Matthias Soddemann](https://digi-con.org/artist-showcase-matthias-soddemann/) - My name is Matthias. I am working as a technician in a research laboratory. I use the skills I´ve learned and the existing laboratory infrastructure to generate my images. In a fast-paced, noisy, ruthless world where profit and consumption come first, I sometimes feel like WALL-E from Disney's animated movie. Then I have to go.
- [Patricio Clarey](https://digi-con.org/artist-showcase-patricio-clarey/) - Science fiction was there like a family since the beginning. All the magic that wasn't in the real world, was there. I think it works as a bridge for me, in order to bring stories and concepts to life. Also, it created a constant feeling of community over the years, still here in my last.
- [Michał Bedkowski](https://digi-con.org/artist-showcase-michal-bedkowski/) - Michal Bedkowski is an Illustrator and Comic Artist living in North London / UK. His works were published in books and magazines worldwide. He gets inspiration from literature, movies, and reality which is stranger than fiction. In his free time, he enjoys long walks with his family and his Chihuahua puppy, Bowie..
- [Maciek](https://digi-con.org/artist-showcase-maciek/) - I draw inspiration for my work mainly from dreams. There's this moment between dream and wakefulness when I'm not fully awake yet not asleep either - at that moment, my mind conjures the strangest creations. They gestate within me for a long time, sometimes for years, and sometimes just for a few hours. Recently, I.
- [Top Five Movies from a Sci-Fi Aficionado](https://digi-con.org/top-five-movies-from-a-sci-fi-aficionado/) - One of the things we want to do in the Sci-Fi section is to present works of art that influence our worldview and our approach to legal problems. Today, Yeliz Figen Döker presents a list of her 5 favorite sci-fi movies and discusses why you should watch them. Stay tuned for upcoming lists! Metropolis –.
- [The Final Frontier: Science fiction at the service of the law](https://digi-con.org/the-final-frontier-science-fiction-at-the-service-of-the-law/) - This post inaugurates our Sci-Fi Section with the discussion of ‘how Sci-Fi relates to the Law’. Since we @Digi-Con believe Sci-Fi helps us a lot with the possibilities and risks of technology, we welcome posts that explore how Sci-Fi contribute to legal thinking, its role in law-making and the limits of Sci-Fi as a legal.
- [At First, Apart: Omelas vs Um-Helat](https://digi-con.org/at-first-apart-omelas-vs-um-helat/) - As a trailblazer in the world of science fiction, Ursula K. Le Guin made history as the first female author to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel with The Left Hand of Darkness in 1970, having already secured the Nebula Award for the same work in 1969. In recognition of her groundbreaking contributions to.
- [Submissions for Sci-fi](https://digi-con.org/welcome-to-sci-fi/) - Welcome to the Sci-fi Section of DigiCon, where we explore the intricate blend of science fiction and law through five distinct subcategories: Art: This subcategory celebrates the artistic side of the Sci-fi world. We showcase up to seven pieces from artists whose work embodies the Sci-fi ethos. For a glimpse of how we present art,.
- [Essay: Returning to humanness through sci-fi in Tarkovsky’s Solaris](https://digi-con.org/essay-returning-to-humanness-through-sci-fi-in-tarkovskys-solaris/) - The 1972 film Solaris, directed by Andrey Tarkovsky, is based on the 1961 science fiction novel of the same name by Stanisław Lem. Tarkovsky's Solaris follows psychologist Kris Kelvin, who is sent to a space station orbiting the oceanic planet Solaris to investigate the mental breakdowns and strange occurrences affecting the crew. Upon arrival, Kris.
- [Responsible AI in Health Care](https://digi-con.org/responsible-ai-in-health-care/) - Welcome to the conference 'Responsible AI in Health Care' From Wednesday the 10th until Friday the 12th of September 2025 the conference 'Responsible AI in Health Care' will take place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Please join us to bring the most important voices together to achieve responsible AI for health care! Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to.
- [The New Age: Legal & Economic Challenges to Copyright and Creative Economies in the Era of Generative AI](https://digi-con.org/the-new-age-legal-economic-challenges-to-copyright-and-creative-economies-in-the-era-of-generative-ai/) - Many have argued, on a variety of bases, both economic and legal, that GenAI-works simply should not hold copyright while non-GenAI works should. If only it were so simple. Unfortunately, differentiating copyright protection between GenAI-works and “traditional” works relies on a false dichotomy, entirely at odds with a creative landscape where GenAI tools are fast.
- [A New Beginning](https://digi-con.org/a-new-beginning/) - The data subject shall have the right to mandate a not-for-profit body, organisation or association … active in the field of the protection of data subjects' rights and freedoms with regard to the protection of their personal data … to exercise the rights referred to in Articles 77, 78 and 79 on his or her.
- [Shattered Windows](https://digi-con.org/shattered-windows/) - The Greeks in the basement were elated as only those who knew the embrace of death could be. They danced on the tables, celebrating the withdrawal of Italian forces from their town. Three years of living with defeat after defeat to the fascists fueled the festivities, as the partisans knew they were not simply dancing.
- [Indigenous Sci-Fi Literature - what law can learn from them?](https://digi-con.org/indigenous-sci-fi-literature-what-law-can-learn-from-them/) - We had a very exciting collaboration with Grace Dillon, who is a Professor on Indigenous Nations Studies at Portland State University. Professor Dillon coined the term ‘Indigenous Futurism’ in 2003, which later they changed it to plural: ‘Indigenous Futurisms’. She also worked with amazing authors like Ursula K. Le Guin. (which is incredibly exciting!) We.
- [General-Purpose AI Systems Draft Code of Practice: Will Proportionality Save the AI Companies Against the Regulatory Byzantium?](https://digi-con.org/general-purpose-ai-systems-draft-code-of-practice-will-proportionality-save-the-ai-companies-against-the-regulatory-byzantium/) - If the draft Code of Practice for general-purpose AI systems is a reliable teaser for what is to come from the final version, we need to focus on the proportionality principle and risk-based approach as lenses to interpret the Code and AI Act. Otherwise, any development of AI in the EU will stall, or it.
- [Editorial: The Governance Architecture under the EU AI Act: Tracing National Competent Authorities in EU Member States](https://digi-con.org/editorial-the-governance-architecture-under-the-eu-ai-act-tracing-national-competent-authorities-in-eu-member-states/) - The EU AI Act establishes a coordinated governance framework to ensure the effective enforcement and implementation of the Regulation. At the Union level, the AI Act establishes the AI Office, the AI Board, an Advisory Forum and a pool of independent experts (Chapter VII, Section 1). At the national level, Member States shall designate authorities.
- [THE EMPEROR’S NEW ROBES: ON DELHI HC’S WIKI-PAGE TAKE-DOWN ORDER](https://digi-con.org/the-emperors-new-robes-on-delhi-hcs-wiki-page-take-down-order/) - A few days ago, the Delhi High Court ("HC") ordered Wikipedia to take down a page covering the ongoing case of Wikimedia v ANI (CS(OS) 524/2024). Earlier this year, Asian News International ("ANI") filed a defamation suit against Wikimedia. ANI's Wikipedia page mentioned allegations that ANI is a BJP mouthpiece, spreads misinformation, and engages in.
- [How to Apply?](https://digi-con.org/how-to-apply/) - Application Procedure The Academy warmly encourages submissions from applicants as conference speakers or participants interested in engaging with the event, regardless of whether they intend to present their work. To apply as a Conference Speaker, please submit an abstract of your presentation (maximum 800 words, in English). Your submission must include: The title of your presentation,.
- [Assisted by AI](https://digi-con.org/assisted-by-ai/) - Artistic project.This project is still part of my research on the existence of robots and Artificial Intelligences in a fictional daily life... or almost.In the universe of The Robot Next Door project, this small series illustrates, always with a touch of humour, the massive arrival of AI in our professional and personal lives.These digital intelligences.
- [Could generative AI be responsibly integrated into judicial decision-making?](https://digi-con.org/could-generative-ai-be-responsibly-integrated-into-judicial-decision-making/) - You can read the full paper here. As generative large language models (LLMs) like GPT demonstrate unprecedented capabilities in legal analysis and reasoning, their potential deployment in courts raises critical questions about accountability and preserving the rule of law. This recently published paper examines this technological frontier through the lens of the EU AI Act's.
- [European Artificial Intelligence Office published first Draft of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice](https://digi-con.org/european-artificial-intelligence-office-published-first-draft-of-the-general-purpose-ai-code-of-practice/) - The Generative AI (GAI) models have gained significant global attention with the release of OpenAI's ChatGPT in late 2022. This development has marked a turning point, positioning GAI models as a distinct category within the AI discourse. As a result, AI models that had previously been seen as cutting-edge are now often referred to as.
- [Cajuca](https://digi-con.org/artist-showcase-cajuca/) - Hi, I'm Cajuca, I'm from Brazil, and I've been venturing into the world of digital art since 2015. “Cajuca” is a play on the words “Caju” (cashew apple) and “Juca” (my nickname). I'm a big fan of everything related to psychedelia, from science to art. I've been interested in psychedelic art since 2012, and I'm inspired.
- [Selçuk Ören](https://digi-con.org/artist-showcase-selcuk-oren/) - Hello everyone, I'm Selçuk. Sci-Fi has always been in my life from the day I watched Back to the Future on TV when I was little, and it has engrained in my work over the years. Thinking about the places human beings can reach in the future, imagining what their successes and failures may cause….
- [Hedone](https://digi-con.org/artist-showcase-hedone/) - I can tell you about who I am, where I am from, which school I went to or how I started doing what I do, but I prefer to skip those parts because no one cares. What I do is what you feel when you see my works. I can tell you what I planned.
- [Rombutan](https://digi-con.org/artist-showcase-rombutan/) - Growing up in an imperfect, almost dysfunctional family, I had unknowingly turned art into my coping mechanism. Art has become my escape from the constraints of my reality. These artworks are visual interpretations of the desolate world I had created, where I — the astronaut endlessly journeying through the intoxicating silence and profound solitude of a.
- [Jxime](https://digi-con.org/artist-showcase-jxime/) - Hi! I'm Jaime, a 19-year-old artist from New York City. I stumbled upon digital art through youtube and quickly fell in love with it. Ever since I've been setting goals and striving to improve!.
- [Visions of the Future](https://digi-con.org/artist-showcase-visions-of-the-future/) - Born in the UK, Matt Dampier’s childhood was marked by an unconventional upbringing, where he spent time living in Oman in the Persian Gulf and Cyprus in the Mediterranean. Immersed in diverse cultures from an early age, Matt’s thirst for travel grew stronger as time went by. Initially pursuing a career as an international horse.
- [AI and Data Regulation: Between Convergence and Novel Challenges](https://digi-con.org/ai-and-data-regulation-between-convergence-and-novel-challenges/) - DICOPO, MediaLaws and DigiCon are delighted to invite you to a DICOPO Online Roundtable, which will take place online on Tuesday, 19 November, at 5:00 PM CEST. For this session, the selected topic is AI and Data Regulation: Between Convergence and Novel Challenges. The adoption of the EU AI Act has prompted novel enforcement challenges. Among those, the.
- [The AI Act’s Right to Explanation: A Plea for an Integrated Remedy](https://digi-con.org/the-ai-acts-right-to-explanation-a-plea-for-an-integrated-remedy/) - Disclaimer: This blog post was originally published on 31 October 2024 on Medialaws.eu and is shared here for further dissemination purposes. Introduction The rapid adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Europe raises critical concerns about the effectiveness of the EU’s remedial systems. In previous analyses, I examined how technological innovation impacts access to justice in.
- [CK v Dun & Bradstreet Austria (C-203/22) – the case that ends the GDPR right to explanation debate?](https://digi-con.org/ck-v-dun-bradstreet-austria-c-203-22-the-case-that-ends-the-gdpr-right-to-explanation-debate/) - The opinion of Advocate General (AG) de la Tour in CK v Dun & Bradstreet Austria published in September 2024 brings some much awaited clarity into the debate about the interpretation of the data subject’s right to access ‘meaningful information about the logic involved’ in automated data processing (Article 15(1)(h) GDPR). In an earlier case.
- [Should Consent be the Cornerstone for processing Health Data? Regulatory Perspectives from India](https://digi-con.org/should-consent-be-the-cornerstone-for-processing-health-data-regulatory-perspectives-from-india/) - Introduction In India, health data, among other personal information, will be governed by the incoming data protection legislation, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“DPDP Act”) once enforced. Consent, operationalised by the notice and choice framework, continues to be the cornerstone on which data processing, including that of health data, is founded. However, health.
- [On the relative importance of the AI Act right to explanation](https://digi-con.org/on-the-relative-importance-of-the-ai-act-right-to-explanation/) - Excerpt: The initial Commission proposal for the AI Act focused on establishing requirements and safeguards applicable to the various operators of AI systems but lacked individual rights and remedies for persons on the receiving end of such systems. In contrast, the AI Act version approved by the European Parliament on 14th March 2024 includes some.
- [DigiCon IV is here: Practical Information](https://digi-con.org/digicon-iv-is-here-call-for-ideas/) - Attendants Information for The DigiConference IV: What You Need to Know We are thrilled to welcome our community and speakers to The DigiConference IV in Lisbon on the 24th and 25th of October 2024. To ensure your participation goes smoothly, here are some key details you need to know: Event Location and Timing The DigiConference.
- [Private Ordering and Generative AI: introducing the ‘platformisation paradigm’](https://digi-con.org/private-ordering-and-generative-ai-introducing-the-platformisation-paradigm/) - This Research Spotlight highlights findings from a pilot empirical study conducted between January and March 2023, funded by the EPSRC Trusted Autonomous Systems Hub. The full report is available here. Generative AI models and global governance Generative AI models, which allow the automated production via prompts of text, images, code or other creative products similar.
- [Regulatory Sandboxes in the AI Act Between Innovation and Safety](https://digi-con.org/regulatory-sandboxes-in-the-ai-act-between-innovation-and-safety/) - Introduction The European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) introduces a framework for regulatory sandboxes to support the development of AI technologies while protecting health, safety, and fundamental rights. This blog post delves into the concept of regulatory sandboxes, their objectives, powers and the issues surrounding their implementation in the EU's AI Act. What is.
- [A Primer on the NetChoice and Murthy cases before SCOTUS and why they matter for India](https://digi-con.org/a-primer-on-the-netchoice-and-murthy-cases-before-scotus-and-why-they-matter-for-india/) - The Supreme Court of the United States (“Court”) recently pronounced its judgement in cases of pivotal implication for online free speech. The cases, titled NetChoice vs. Paxton, Moody vs. NetChoice (“NetChoice”), and Murthy vs. Missouri (“Murthy”), broadly, concerned the issue of government influence over free speech. This blog analyses the concerns around free speech that.
- [May Digital Constitutionalism Go Beyond the Atlantic? Not a Critique, but a Reflection from East Asia](https://digi-con.org/may-digital-constitutionalism-go-beyond-the-atlantic-not-a-critique-but-a-reflection-from-east-asia/) - The current discourse on digital constitutionalism is heavily centred on Europeand the United States. This article attempts to reflect from an East Asian perspective on why a broader understanding of the potential development of digital constitutionalism in other regions is crucial. It aims to enrich theoretical dimensions and explore new possibilities. Is Digital Constitutionalism a.
- [What is trust in technology, and can we trust AI? ](https://digi-con.org/what-is-trust-in-technology-and-can-we-trust-ai/) - Introduction Trust is a concept that put generations of social scientists to work trying to define it, although in everyday life we usually do not have to think twice before using the term. Similarly, we often talk about trust in technology, based on experiences of trusting some technologies more than others, or the trust in.
- [Competition, Fundamental Rights and Power in the Digital Age](https://digi-con.org/competition-fundamental-rights-and-power-in-the-digital-age/) - The expansion of European regulation in the field of AI is part of a broader trend which is not connected to the mere booming and spread of artificial intelligence applications. Since the launch of the Digital Single Market Strategy in 2015, the European Union has changed its approach moving from a framework mainly dominated by.
- [Summer School - Eudicri Project](https://digi-con.org/summer-school-eudicri-project/) - The second edition of the EUDiCRI school will take place on the Italian Alps, in Bardonecchia (Turin), Villaggio Olimpico, from September 2nd to 7th 2024. The readers of this blog share several common interests but, I guess, these days, we are all waiting for one specific thing to happen: the publication of the AI Act in the.
- [Good Bot](https://digi-con.org/good-bot/) - Good Bot, by Jason Fernandes We are proud to announce that Jason Fernandes is the winner of the 3rd Ivir Science Fiction & Information Law writing competition with his story GOOD BOT. To celebrate the winning story, a special virtual gallery is designed by Yeliz Döker. Don't forget to read GOOD BOT, then check its.
- [A UN Institution for AI Governance: why and how it could be a good idea](https://digi-con.org/a-un-institution-for-ai-governance-why-and-how-it-could-be-a-good-idea/) - In the last six months, the United Nations has taken the driver's seat in the debate on the global governance of Artificial Intelligence. Fuelled by the increasing interest about the potential benefits and dangers of AI, the UN stepped in with the aim of harmonising standards and providing a robust AI governance architecture to protect.
- [The Age of AI: a make-or-break time for human rights](https://digi-con.org/the-age-of-ai-a-make-or-break-time-for-human-rights/) - Subtitle: Review of the book “Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights” (Oxford), edited by Alberto Quintavalla and Jeroen Temperman. Introduction From the very beginning of the book, the editors – Alberto Quintavalla and Jeroen Temperman -, rightfully so, highlighted the simultaneous codification processes of Artificial Intelligence and modern Human Rights. However, it is only recently that.
- [Award ceremony “Science Fiction & Information Law” writing competition at CPDP](https://digi-con.org/award-ceremony-science-fiction-information-law-writing-competition-at-cpdp/) - As you know, we collaborated with IViR for the third round of their Science Fiction and Information Law writing competition, and we received twenty contributions. The organising team diligently reviewed and evaluated all submissions, assessing them based on their writing style, originality and relevance to information law and made a shortlist of seven stories. These.
- [Safeguarding the Right to Good Administration in the Age of AI](https://digi-con.org/safeguarding-the-right-to-good-administration-in-the-age-of-ai/) - .
- [Reading Science Fiction to Read the Past](https://digi-con.org/reading-science-fiction-to-read-the-past/) - Imagine a world where every major city would provide you access to fast internet everywhere. In the 21st century, that could be a phrase that does not need the word imagine and, for sure, would not certify for a science fiction (“Sci-Fi”) novel. Yet in 1984, William Gibson wrote his masterpiece Neuromancer, introducing the subgenre.
- [Nomoi are Mercurial](https://digi-con.org/nomoi-are-mercurial-why-cultural-legal-studies-of-science-fiction-matter/) - Why Cultural Legal Studies of Science Fiction Matter.
- [An AI Wake-Up Call from Ancient Greece](https://digi-con.org/an-ai-wake-up-call-from-ancient-greece/) - In discussions about the implications of artificial intelligence (AI), someone almost always evokes the ancient Greek myth of Pandora’s box. In the modern fairytale version of the story, Pandora is depicted as a tragically curious young woman who opens a sealed urn and inadvertently releases eternal misery on humankind. Like the genie that has escaped.
- [Let's Get Digital](https://digi-con.org/lets-get-digital/) - NFT e nuove realtà dell‘arte digitale (NFT and new realities of digital art) From 18th May to 31st July 2022 According to its organizers, “Let’s Get Digital! Brings the NFT art revolution and the new borderline between the real and the digital to Palazzo Strozzi”. After descending some stairs, the visitor finds herself in a.
- [Cyborgs, Replicants, and Other Human/Artificial “Hybrids” in Science Fiction and Law](https://digi-con.org/cyborgs-replicants-and-other-human-artificial-hybrids-in-science-fiction-and-law/) - Science fiction has been considering the question of the boundary between human beings and androids (or robots) and asking what is human, what is other, and where the boundary is. Mary Shelley presented us with what might be the most famous example in her novel Frankenstein, but since that novel appeared, many other authors have.
- [A Scent of Time](https://digi-con.org/a-scent-of-time/) - Time travel works. In fact, it is remarkably common. However, it doesn't do what everyone thought it did. The ubiquitous mistake was to assume that time is another dimension (I blame Einstein and Dr. Who); that you could move in that dimension in the same way that you could move in space, left, right, up,.
- [The EU Artificial Intelligence Act: Regulating Subliminal Al Systems (Routledge Research in the Law of Emerging Technologies) by Rostam J. Neuwirth*](https://digi-con.org/the-eu-artificial-intelligence-act-regulating-subliminal-al-systems-routledge-research-in-the-law-of-emerging-technologies-by-rostam-j-neuwirth/) - Book Review by Yeliz Figen Döker and Habibe Deniz Seval 1. Overview Rostam J. Neuwirth, in his latest eclectic book on the subliminal effects of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) systems[1], conducts a root cause analysis: Following the author's own words, this book is an attempt to contribute to the argument by taking a closer look at.
- [Science Fiction Short Story Competition](https://digi-con.org/science-fiction-short-story-competition/) - IViR “Science Fiction & Information Law” writing competition This is the third call for essays for the IViR Science Fiction & Information Law Essay Competition, and this time we are delighted to announce the competition in cooperation with the Digital Constitutionalist (DigiCon). Never has the future of information law seemed more relevant than today. With.
- [Sorry, You are not Human](https://digi-con.org/sorry-you-are-not-human/) - Day One – 7h32 In his cozy city apartment, John's alarm clock commences its daily ritual of ringing. John stirs from a light slumber, gently roused as his smart mattress calculates the optimal moment to extricate him from dreams. The curtains, synced to his sleep pattern analysis, have already retracted, flooding the room with natural.
- [Sands of Power: Dune Review Part II](https://digi-con.org/sands-of-power-dune-review-part-ii/) - “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will.
- [When Technology Disturbs the Force](https://digi-con.org/when-technology-disturbs-the-force/) - Our Sci-Fi editor's opening piece draws insightful parallels between the Force in Star Wars and today's technology-driven legal changes. Exploring Jedi and Sith philosophies, it delves into the ethical challenges of technology management. This thought-provoking introduction sets the stage for exploring how Star Wars offers real-world lessons on power, justice, and technological governance, providing unique insights into balancing innovation with ethical integrity..
- [Law As A Lightsaber Guiding Towards The Bright Side of Quantum Computing](https://digi-con.org/law-as-a-lightsaber-guiding-towards-the-bright-side-of-quantum-computing/) - Quantum computing (QC) stands at the precipice of revolutionizing our society, offering profound advancements reminiscent of the mystical energies of the Force in Star Wars. This opinion piece delves into the realms of Quantum Field Theory (QFT) and its foundational principles—entanglement and superposition—drawing intriguing parallels with the iconic saga. As QFT suggests, particles are disturbances.
- [Notes about the effects of chatGPT4's unpredictability on the law of constitutional democracies](https://digi-con.org/notes-about-the-effects-of-chatgpt4s-unpredictability-on-the-law-of-constitutional-democracies/) - In this post, I outline some impacts that ChatGPT4's unpredictability generates on the law of constitutional democracies and suggest some responses to the problems it faces. 1. Unpredictable fields Borges may have predicted the caricaturization of causality by AI in the digital era through his works such as "Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", "The Lottery in.
- [MODERATING ONLINE PLATFORMS AFTER THE DSA: FROM DESIGNING RULES TO ENABLING ENFORCEMENT ](https://digi-con.org/moderating-online-platforms-after-the-dsa-from-designing-rules-to-enabling-enforcement/) - 1. Introduction On October 12th 2023, Thierry Breton, the Commissioner for the Internal Market of the European Union, shared on X his letter to the CEO of TikTok regarding the risk of dissemination of illegal content and disinformation through the platform after the terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas against Israel. The letter invites TikTok.
- [More than meets the eye: the harm of generative AI beyond deepfakes](https://digi-con.org/more-than-meets-the-eye-the-harm-of-generative-ai-beyond-deepfakes/) - From celebrities like Taylor Swift to prominent political figures such as Joe Biden, from pornography to politics: the recent deepfake-boom seems to spare no one. With the increasing availability of advanced generative AI tools, not least OpenAI’s latest invention, Sora, for example, creating hyper-realistic deepfake content has become relatively effortless. While the discussion surrounding deepfakes.
- [The Palestine Laboratory: A Review](https://digi-con.org/the-palestine-laboratory-a-review/) - Introduction In May 2023 a book was published, which foreshadowed the violence that ensued in Palestine in the aftermath of the October 7th incursion into Israel led by Hamas. Anthony Loewenstein, an Australian-German investigative journalist of Jewish origin, provides much needed context for understanding the conflict in his book “The Palestine laboratory – How Israel.
- [More Rights does not Necessarily Mean Better Legal Protection: A Critical Look at Remedies in European Digital Policy](https://digi-con.org/more-rights-does-not-necessarily-mean-better-legal-protection-a-critical-look-at-remedies-in-european-digital-policy/) - Introduction In the digital era where technologies shape every aspect of our lives, from how we communicate to how we make decisions, the concept of access to justice through effective remedies within the emerging legal framework demands critical scrutiny. In our forthcoming publication "Constitutional Right to an Effective Remedy in the Digital Age: A Perspective.
- [Above and beyond “twitter files”: unravelling Elon Musk's interests in defying the Brazilian Supreme Court](https://digi-con.org/above-and-beyond-twitter-files-unravelling-elon-musks-interests-in-defying-the-brazilian-supreme-court/) - Elon Musk started a crusade against the Brazilian Supreme Court. The attacks are being specially directed at Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the rapporteur of an inquiry investigating "digital militias." Musk accused de Moraes of illegally censoring X's user accounts in the context of such a procedure, calling Alexandre de Moraes a "dictator" who “should resign,.
- [The need to update the Artificial Intelligence Act to make it human rights compliant](https://digi-con.org/the-need-to-update-the-artificial-intelligence-act-to-make-it-human-rights-compliant/) - The European Parliament voted to approve the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) on the 13th of March 2024. This regulation will undergo a review process by the legal team and will need to receive approval from the Council before it becomes law. This discussion relates to the version of the AI Act dated the 13th.
- [Unpacking California’s Data Digester Bill: An Aspirational Model?](https://digi-con.org/unpacking-californias-data-digester-bill-an-aspirational-model/) - California has been at the forefront of crafting crucial data privacy laws, with the latest addition being the proposed data digestion bill. The state's proactiveness in this area is evident from its earlier legislations. The State enacted California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) in 2018, which granted various rights to consumers. These rights include the ability.
- [The School on Digital Constitutionalism - Third Edition](https://digi-con.org/the-school-on-digital-constitutionalism-third-edition/) - The third edition of the School on Digital Constitutionalism has welcomed a fantastic group of speakers and participants. In three days, the School convened scholars, regulators, and practitioners exploring the evolving landscape of digital governance, with a particular focus on the legal frameworks shaping online platforms at the intersection between market and democracy. Organized by.
- [How can we guard against AI-generated discrimination?](https://digi-con.org/how-can-we-guard-against-ai-generated-discrimination/) - One of the most commonly expressed concerns about AI systems is their capacity to produce unfairly discriminatory outputs and decisions. Well-known examples abound. For example, in healthcare, AI-enabled decision support systems have been shown to produce less accurate predictions for women relative to men, and for black patients relative to white patients. In AI-based recruitment.
- [TILTing Perspectives 2024](https://digi-con.org/tilting-perspectives-2024/) - The Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT), is delighted to announce the 8th edition of the TILTing Perspectives Conference “Looking back, moving forward: Re-assessing technology regulation in digitalized worlds”. The conference will take place on July 8, 9, 10, 2024 at the Tilburg University campus and will coincide with TILT’s 30th anniversary celebrations. We see this as a fitting moment.
- [The International Society of Public Law 10th Annual Conference Madrid, Spain](https://digi-con.org/the-international-society-of-public-law-10th-annual-conference-madrid-spain/) - The plenary program at the 2024 ICON•S Annual Conference will focus on “The Future of Public Law: Resilience, Sustainability, and Artificial Intelligence.” The conference seeks to foster reflection and discussion on the different transformations that public law is going through as a result of the major societal challenges of our time: the quest for sustainability,.
- [Summer School on the Law, Ethics and Policy of Artificial Intelligence](https://digi-con.org/summer-school-on-the-law-ethics-and-policy-of-artificial-intelligence/) - In 2021, KU Leuven organised the first edition of the Summer School on the Law, Ethics and Policy of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Given the programme's overwhelming success, three editions have taken place thus far. The fourth edition will take place from 1 to 10 July 2024. The Summer School aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the various.
- [42nd Annual Congress, Luiss University (Rome) June 30 – July 3, 2024](https://digi-con.org/42nd-annual-congress-luiss-university-rome-june-30-july-3-2024/) - Call for Paper Proposals Intellectual Property, Ethical Innovation and Sustainability While Intellectual Property (IP) laws provide a framework for the innovation process, there are increasing calls demanding that innovation also respects ethical principles to balance economic with non-economic interests. Increasing concerns for the environment and the quest for sustainable development have recently prompted a general.
- [eLaw Conference: eLaw Symposium (20 June) and AI & Data Protection Conference (21 June) – Call for Abstracts](https://digi-con.org/elaw-conference-elaw-symposium-20-june-and-ai-data-protection-conference-21-june-call-for-abstracts/) - eLaw – Leiden University's Center for Law and Digital Technologies – will host a major Conference in Leiden (The Netherlands) on 20 and 21 June 2024 about "Law and/versus Technology: trends for the new decade", co-organised with the Brussels Privacy Hub and Computer Law & Security Review (CLSR) and the involvement of the Data Protection Scholars Network (DPSN). This big conference.
- [Pluri-disciplinary Call for Papers (Computer Science, Social Sciences, Design, Economy and Law) - Privacy Research Day, June 4, 2024, Paris](https://digi-con.org/pluri-disciplinary-call-for-papers-computer-science-social-sciences-design-economy-and-law-privacy-research-day-june-4-2024-paris/) - As part of the third edition of the Privacy Research Day, the CNIL is inviting the international scientific community to submit academic publications and research projects in computer science, social sciences, design, economy and law on the theme of privacy and personal data protection. Context The Privacy Research Day is an interdisciplinary in-person event (social.
- [CPDP2024: TO GOVERN OR TO BE GOVERNED, THAT IS THE QUESTION](https://digi-con.org/cpdp2024-to-govern-or-to-be-governed-that-is-the-question/) - Ever more systems of artificial intelligence – with apparent inescapability – are being established in ever more parts of our lives, cultures, and societies. They bring about justified concerns as well as governance efforts. In the EU, the upcoming AI Act stands out in this regard, aiming to introduce a common framework to govern artificial.
- [Trapped inside the algorithm: ‘mindless scrolling’ and individual liberty](https://digi-con.org/trapped-inside-the-algorithm-mindless-scrolling-and-individual-liberty/) - 1. Introduction: Doin’ Time (Well Spent)? Whereas social media platforms continue to play a significant role in our day to day lives, there seems to be a growing sentiment towards general dissatisfaction among individuals regarding their social media use. Besides privacy concerns and issues pertaining to mental health, excessive screen time seems to be an.
- [Digital Constitutionalism Roundtable #2 | Harmony in Complexity: Bridging Borders Through Multidisciplinary Approaches to AI Regulation](https://digi-con.org/digital-constitutionalism-roundtable-2-harmony-in-complexity-bridging-borders-through-multidisciplinary-approaches-to-ai-regulation/) - .
- [Navigating AI Regulation: A Comparative Analysis of EU and Indian Perspectives](https://digi-con.org/navigating-ai-regulation-a-comparative-analysis-of-eu-and-indian-perspectives/) - European Union's Pioneering AI Act: A Regulatory Milestone In a landmark move, the European Union (EU) is set to implement the world's first comprehensive AI regulatory framework. The EU's digital strategy underscores the necessity of regulating artificial intelligence to foster its responsible development. The proposed AI Act, initiated in April 2021, aims to categorize AI.
- [#3 The Chicken-Egg Dilemma: does sci-fi predict or create the future?](https://digi-con.org/the-chicken-egg-dilemma-does-sci-fi-predict-or-create-the-future/) - In this #3 post of the Symposium ‘Hitchhikers Guide to Law & Tech’, Yeliz Döker examines whether science fiction merely forecasts the future or is genuinely responsible for its creation. Because of the oxymoron character of science fiction (Chicken-Egg Dilemma), it manages to do two things at once: it presents a slice of the future to.
- [Digital Constitutionalism Seminar: Platform Regulation](https://digi-con.org/digital-constitutionalism-seminar-platform-regulation/) - Last 23rd of November, DigiCon co-founder Giovanni de Gregorio met with experts Sumeyye Elif Bieber, Jerry Sapanakis and Friso Bostoen to discuss the future of platform regulation from different points of view. You can find their presentations in the video below:.
- [“Dancing with the puppets’ strings”: Tech regulation between extraterritoriality and jurisdictional constraints, a public international law perspective](https://digi-con.org/dancing-with-the-puppets-strings-tech-regulation-between-extraterritoriality-and-jurisdictional-constraints-a-public-international-law-perspective/) - 1. Rules of good neighborliness: The world is a small place Trans-national and cross-border dynamics form the underlying fabric of many global challenges. Organised crime and terrorism, pandemics, the economic implications of the ongoing conflict in Eastern Europe, or the possibility that environmental disasters or human-made hazards produce effects with consequences for third states are.
- [FRT at war, part II – The use of Facial Recognition Technology by news outlets during wartime](https://digi-con.org/frt-at-war-part-ii-the-use-of-facial-recognition-technology-by-news-outlets-during-wartime/) - 1. Introduction: News outlets and FRT identification/verification One year and a half ago, Natalia wrote a blog post about the use of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) within the Russia-Ukraine war. There, she argued that the deployment of such a powerful technology could exacerbate some of the threats posed by the conflict itself. Unfortunately, history seems.
- [2024 Edition](https://digi-con.org/2024-edition/) - More information coming soon. Day 1- 13th March 14:00 – 15:00 -Registration 15:00 - 15:30 - Keynote Speaker 15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break 16:00 – 17:30 High-level Panel 17:30 – 18:00 Networking session Day 2 - 14th March 9:30 – 11:00 Lecture 1 11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break 11:30 – 13:00 Lecture 2 13:00 –.
- [On digital sovereignty, extraterritoriality and EU digital laws - GDPR case study](https://digi-con.org/on-digital-sovereignty-extraterritoriality-and-eu-digital-laws-gdpr-case-study/) - 1. Introduction “Digital” or “technological” sovereignty emerged in recent years as a possible remedy for the European Union’s struggle to maintain its strategic autonomy. It is seen as a concept that could help reduce the EU’s dependencies in the globalised and digitalised world. Although named as “sovereignty” this idea seems to be about different forms.
- [Platforms’ liability in Brazil: Mapping the proposals of an imminent review of the safe harbour rule](https://digi-con.org/platforms-liability-in-brazil-mapping-the-proposals-of-an-imminent-review-of-the-safe-harbour-rule/) - 1. Introduction In 2014, Brazil enacted the Civil Rights Framework for the Internet (Federal Law 12.965/14, “Internet Bill of Rights” or “IBR”), that safeguard internet users’ fundamental rights. Article 19 of the IBR protects freedom of expression online by enshrining a general safe harbour rule: intermediaries are exempt from liability for third-party content, unless they.
- [Digital Constitutionalism Seminar: Platform Regulation: DSA and DMA intersections](https://digi-con.org/digital-constitutionalism-seminar-platform-regulation-dsa-and-dma-intersections/) - Register here: https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLScnGiEISK1ubEodUzoTe5197R9nsCY-tUkq9jnjPZgHxplHxg%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsharing&data=05%7C01%7Cdegregorio.giovanni%40unibocconi.it%7C5598c743e0be4ba5e6a608dbd0819f06%7C6bf3b57a9fb447c29ada51156518f52f%7C1%7C0%7C638333027355932326%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=W4z865f72k0bBNF12mKj0M9RPIYrfaLA1FEwTKCKawI%3D&reserved=0.
- [Comparing Transparency Requirements: from Global Legislative Efforts on Generative AI ](https://digi-con.org/comparing-transparency-requirements-from-global-legislative-efforts-on-generative-ai/) - Overview The rising concerns by generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) systems ramp up global legislative efforts on this emerging technology. As one of the fundamental principles in AI governance, transparency principle have been embedded in these efforts as a series of requirements. This output will overview the latest legislative efforts of three regulators, i.e., the United.
- [Artificial Intelligence, regulatory waves and salience: why the answer might be beyond regulation?](https://digi-con.org/artificial-intelligence-regulatory-waves-and-salience-why-the-answer-might-be-beyond-regulation/) - The debate around the social, economic and political impacts of the widespread implementation of Artificial Intelligence systems brings different approaches and, at times, irreconcilable ones. But there seems to be a converging element in the current context, which is, the adoption of regulatory initiatives would be unavoidable. Although there are significant divergences around which regulatory.
- [How should we regulate LLM chatbots? Lessons from content moderation](https://digi-con.org/how-should-we-regulate-llm-chatbots-lessons-from-content-moderation/) - * This blog post adapts text from a recent submission to the Inquiry on Large Language Models by the House of Lords Digital & Communications Committee, prepared with Professor Marc Stears at the UCL Policy Lab. One of the most common uses of Large Language Models (LLMs) is to power chatbots – an interface where.
- [Surveillance, Identity, and Gender: Navigating the AI-Driven Digital Age](https://digi-con.org/surveillance-identity-and-gender-navigating-the-ai-driven-digital-age/) - 1. Navigating the Digital Landscape Through a Gendered Lens In the intricate tapestry of our hyperconnected era, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a made-up element of futuristic novels and Sci-Fi movies but a tangible, evolving reality that deeply impacts humankind across the globe. As stated in the Decolonial Manyfesto, “AI is a technology, a.
- [How can Generative AI be framed in terms of digital citizen agency?](https://digi-con.org/how-can-generative-ai-be-framed-in-terms-of-digital-citizen-agency/) - As members of a multidisciplinary, multi-UK university-based research team with the namesake “AGENCY”, we often need to reflect on the question, “How can Generative AI (GAI) be framed in terms of agency?” as our research focuses on assuring digital citizen agency in a world with complex online harms. In this blog post, we leverage insights.
- [AI Authorship and Copyright Protection](https://digi-con.org/ai-authorship-and-copyright-protection/) - 1.0 INTRODUCTION Contemporarily, in a European context, approaches towards artificial intelligence (herein ‘AI’) for the purposes of technological advancement and innovation have been rather favourable. This has been indicated by the establishment of the ‘European AI Alliance’ in 2018, facilitating open policy dialogues on recent developments within AI and more. Whilst the ongoing effects of.
- [Training large generative AI models based on publicly available personal data: a GDPR conundrum that the AI Act could solve](https://digi-con.org/training-large-generative-ai-models-based-on-publicly-available-personal-data-a-gdpr-conundrum-that-the-ai-act-could-solve/) - Large and widely used generative artificial intelligence (AI) models like open-source Stable Diffusion and OpenAI’s proprietary GPT-4 rely on the processing of information that is publicly available on the internet for their development, training, validation, and continuous improvement. Major concerns related to potential infringements of intellectual property rights or instances of defamation seem to arise.
- [Particularly General - Issues at the Intersection of Copyright and Generative AI](https://digi-con.org/particularly-general-issues-at-the-intersection-of-copyright-and-generative-ai/) - Prelude This article doesn’t aim to predict the future of Generative AI. Rather, this piece aims to identify points of contact between regulation and technology. The first part of this analysis looks at three copyright issues when discussing the copyright issues that come with generative models: scale, synthesis, and severability. These characteristics set the stage.
- [Generative AI, Digital Constitutionalism and Copyright: Towards a Statutory Remuneration Right grounded in Fundamental Rights](https://digi-con.org/generative-ai-digital-constitutionalism-and-copyright-towards-a-statutory-remuneration-right-grounded-in-fundamental-rights/) - In response to the repeated calls for copyright reform to address the issue of Generative AI, this blogpost explores the idea of introducing a statutory license for machine learning purposes for generative AI as a compromise solution to secure a vibrant environment for AI development while preserving the central role played by human creators. It.
- [ChatGPT and lawful bases for training AI: A blended approach?](https://digi-con.org/chatgpt-and-lawful-bases-for-training-ai-a-blended-approach/) - Introduction: the role of data protection in the AI race While regulatory approaches to address AI risks (e.g., horizontal vs sector specific, comprehensive vs multi-layered, risk-based v right-based) are being discussed globally in various fora, the relevance of data protection law can’t be overlooked. When developing and deploying AI systems that are built to extensively.
- [How can we imagine the generative AI's regulatory scheme? - Perspectives from Asia](https://digi-con.org/how-can-we-imagine-the-generative-ais-regulatory-scheme-perspectives-from-asia/) - East Asian governments have started to embrace the potential of generative AI, albeit with some caution. Their ambitions can be seen in the plans for (no) regulation. While ideally, appropriate regulation may guide development, promote applications, and protect human rights, generative artificial intelligence (GAI) poses significant new challenges for regulators. This blog post offers a.
- [Large Language Models and EU Data Protection: Mapping (Some) of the Problems](https://digi-con.org/large-language-models-and-eu-data-protection-mapping-some-of-the-problems/) - 1. Introduction How do large language models (LLMs) like OpenAI’s Chat GPT and Google Bard work, seem intelligent, and give human-like answers? The answer is data. LLMs are trained on massive datasets of text and code, which allows them to learn the patterns and rules of language. But this comes at a cost: LLMs are.
- [“Ready or not, [A]I come[s]”: Web scraping vs extraterritoriality in the ChatGPT and Clearview AI sagas, a tale on Digital Constitutionalism](https://digi-con.org/ready-or-not-ai-comes-web-scraping-vs-extraterritoriality-in-the-chatgpt-and-clearview-ai-sagas-a-tale-on-digital-constitutionalism/) - 1. Prologue Since the beginning of 2023, much attention has revolved around one of the most powerful and promising generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools accessible to the public. The large language model Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer 4 (GPT-4) had just been released, but the capabilities of its predecessor GPT-3.5 were those that had the time.
- [The Digital Future of European Public Administration: Introduction to the Symposium on Safeguarding the Right to Good Administration in the Age of AI](https://digi-con.org/the-digital-future-of-european-public-administration-introduction-to-the-symposium-on-safeguarding-the-right-to-good-administration-in-the-age-of-ai/) - Public sector decision-making increasingly relies on artificial intelligence (AI). Crime prevention and criminal justice, border management, tax administration, and the granting of social benefits are some of the areas where the use of AI shapes, sometimes transforms, administrative practices. The incorporation of new technology carries the promise of improving accuracy, efficiency, and potentially bias. At.
- [The Adequacy Of The AI Act’s Fundamental Impact Assessment In Cases Of High-Risk AI Systems Used By Government Agencies](https://digi-con.org/the-adequacy-of-the-ai-acts-fundamental-impact-assessment-in-cases-of-high-risk-ai-systems-used-by-government-agencies/) - The European Union’s (“EU”) draft Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act”) through its recitals states its purpose as the promotion of human centric and trustworthy artificial intelligence (“AI”) and to ensure a high level of protection of health, safety, fundamental rights, democracy, and the rule of law from the harmful effects of AI systems (European Union.
- [The problem of automated uncertainty in administrative decisions](https://digi-con.org/the-problem-of-automated-uncertainty-in-administrative-decisions/) - This post is based on the article “Automated Uncertainty: A Research Agenda for Artificial Intelligence in Administrative Decisions”, forthcoming at the Review of European Administrative Law. 1. Introduction Administrative decision-making is a complicated thing. Every day, frontline administrators make many decisions that affect various aspects of individual lives. Some of these decisions affect primarily a.
- [Good Administration in the AI era: The case of Tax Administrations](https://digi-con.org/good-administration-in-the-ai-era-the-case-of-tax-administrations/) - In the recent years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has taken center stage in most public administrations of the European Union, and tax authorities have also introduced such mechanisms in their processes. Indeed, most Member States have now reported using some sort of AI-powered techniques across a number of their functions. In the tax sphere, these tools.
- [Who told you so? Automation of information by public authorities and EU administrative law: Automated information-providing (“AIP”) by public administrations](https://digi-con.org/who-told-you-so-automation-of-information-by-public-authorities-and-eu-administrative-law-automated-information-providing-aip-by-public-administrations/) - In August 2023 the Italian legislator introduced a new rule, precluding small taxpayers from requesting the national tax authority for formal clarifications on a specific case, when they can have access to written answers given by rapid query services, implemented also “through the use of digital technologies and artificial intelligence technologies”. The government will decide.
- [A tale of two systems: An account of transparency deficits in the use of machine learning algorithms to detect benefit fraud in the UK and the Netherlands](https://digi-con.org/a-tale-of-two-systems-an-account-of-transparency-deficits-in-the-use-of-machine-learning-algorithms-to-detect-benefit-fraud-in-the-uk-and-the-netherlands/) - The use of machine learning algorithms to predict and detect benefit fraud is becoming increasingly common. Lighthouse Reports recently shone a light on the city of Rotterdam’s use of an algorithm from the years 2017-2021 which gave each of its citizens a fraud risk score. Those who received one of the approximately one thousand highest.
- [Easy to Learn, Hard to Master: The Challenge of Intelligible AI in French Administration](https://digi-con.org/easy-to-learn-hard-to-master-the-challenge-of-intelligible-ai-in-french-administration/) - In the pre-digital era of French administration, the obligation of the administration to give reasons for its decisions under Article 41 of the Charter was primarily associated with the legal and factual justification of individual administrative decisions made by human bureaucrats. However, with the adoption of the law for a Digital Republic in 2016, the.
- [Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Public Sector Decision-Making: Rethinking Procedural Rights under EU law](https://digi-con.org/artificial-intelligence-ai-for-public-sector-decision-making-rethinking-procedural-rights-under-eu-law/) - Much ink has been spilt around algorithmic opacity and the lack of algorithmic accountability (see, for instance, Pasquale, Burrell, Diakopoulos). The potential of machine learning (ML) systems to generate biased/incorrect and unintelligible outputs that influence individual public sector decisions with significant consequences has been documented in numerous instances (COMPAS, the Dutch childcare benefits scandal, the.
- [Some considerations on the relationship between the right to a reasoned decision and the right to explanation in the proposal of the Artificial Intelligence Act](https://digi-con.org/some-considerations-on-the-relationship-between-the-right-to-a-reasoned-decision-and-the-right-to-explanation-in-the-proposal-of-the-artificial-intelligence-act/) - Introduction The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for automated decision-making (ADM) raises several legal issues well discussed in the literature (see here and here). One of those problems concern the difficulties of providing an explanation of decisions made by an AI system due to characteristics of these technologies (just consider the “black box problem”; the.
- [Reasons-giving in AI-assisted decision-making: what can we (not) learn from current EU Administrative Law?](https://digi-con.org/reasons-giving-in-ai-assisted-decision-making-what-can-we-not-learn-from-current-eu-administrative-law/) - Introduction Traditional (national) administrative law doctrine and European Union (EU) law scholarship have always tended to pull each in their own direction. Traditionally, administrative law scholarship has suffered from an old methodological legacy of conceptualism. Whenever faced with a new development, its instinct is to ask how that development fits into the discipline’s preexisting doctrinal.
- [Resh(AI)ping good administration: beyond systemic risks vs individual rights?](https://digi-con.org/reshaiping-good-administration-beyond-systemic-risks-vs-individual-rights/) - Much like in every other area of socio-economic activity, the ‘covid digital shift’ and the mainstreaming of advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have prompted discussion of how the public sector could harness the advantages of digital technologies and data-driven insights. AI brings the promise of a more efficient, adaptable, personalisable, and fairer public administration (Esko.
- [Next Democratic Frontiers for Facial Recognition Technology](https://digi-con.org/next-democratic-frontiers-for-facial-recognition-technology/) - The Legal, Ethical and Democratic Implications of FRT Facial Recognition Technologies have gained significant traction in recent years, with a prominent debate arising regarding their impact on an ethical level. This conference aims to bring the lesser explored issues of FRT to the forefront in order to effectively outline risks and opportunities, to determine how.
- [DigiCon III is here - 19th | 20th October 2023](https://digi-con.org/digicon-iii-is-here-19th-20th-2023/) - The Conference The third DigiCon annual conference will be devoted to the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies on Digital Rights. The Conference will take place on the 19th and 20th of October at the European University Institute, in Florence, Italy. In this day-a-half conference, our community will discuss how Digital Constitutionalism can adapt to.
- [Yes, it should: A partial (legal) argument for unification in machine learning](https://digi-con.org/yes-it-should-a-partial-legal-argument-for-unification-in-machine-learning/) - This blog post wants to contribute to the debate raised by Nic Fishman and Leif Hancox-Li in their paper ‘Should attention be all we need? The epistemic and ethical implications of unification in machine learning’ The paper ‘Should attention be all we need? The epistemic and ethical implications of unification in machine learning’ (henceforth, the.
- [In the Shadow of the Digital Services Act? The Court of Rome on the Meta’s Ban of CasaPound](https://digi-con.org/in-the-shadow-of-the-digital-services-act-the-court-of-rome-on-the-metas-ban-of-casapound/) - Once again, courts have addressed questions related to (the limits of) content moderation on social media, particularly when it comes to decisions to remove content or block accounts of political actors. The ban of the former President Donald Trump was only one of the cases underlining the role of social media in making decisions on.
- [Why the UK Artificial Intelligence whitepaper could erode existing legal protections](https://digi-con.org/why-the-uk-artificial-intelligence-whitepaper-could-erode-existing-legal-protections/) - In March 2023, the UK government released a whitepaper which lays out a blueprint for regulating Artificial Intelligence (AI). The whitepaper is called “a pro-innovation approach to AI regulation.” If the UK government proceeds to implement the whitepaper, then there is a real risk that the adopted framework could undermine existing legal protections. This issue.
- [Generative AI Symposium is back: with three new submission options](https://digi-con.org/generative-ai-symposium-is-back-with-three-new-submission-options/) - The Politics, Philosophy and Law of Generative AI is back As Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies continue their rapid development, it is now more and more pressing to debate new regulatory approaches to their safe and equal deployment. DigiCon, Computer Law and Security Review (CLSR) and the Center for AI and Digital Policy (CAIDP) join forces.
- [Constitutional Resilience in the Algorithmic Administrative State - From the rule of law to the rule of code and back](https://digi-con.org/constitutional-resilience-in-the-algorithmic-administrative-state-from-the-rule-of-law-to-the-rule-of-code-and-back/) - I. Introduction Society, economy, and public administration are facing tremendous digital transformations, such as increasing automated decision-making, the rise of data-driven products and services, and the emergence of disruptive technologies such as distributed ledger technologies. At the same time, these transformations bring about digital challenges and threats, such as exclusion in case of digital illiteracy,.
- [The Costs of Training AI and the Impact on Fundamental Rights](https://digi-con.org/the-costs-of-training-ai-and-the-impact-on-fundamental-rights/) - 1) Introduction A US-based company, Everalbum, provided customers with a cloud storage service, “Ever.” The company was sanctioned since it was found out that it deceived consumers about its use of facial recognition technology and its retention of the pictures and videos of users who joined the service and created an account. Therefore, the Federal.
- [<strong>Being Misled by a Google Ad: Who is Responsible?</strong>](https://digi-con.org/being-misled-by-a-google-ad-who-is-responsible/) - Introduction Two recent Dutch district court decisions contemplate the responsibilities platforms have as intermediaries between advertisers and consumers. The cases decide on a dispute between Stichting Vladimir, a non-profit for victims of misinformation, and a number of Dutch media personalities on the one hand and Twitter and Google on the other hand, respectively. The litigation.
- [<strong>The use of declarations by the European Commission: ‘careful with that axe, Eugene’.</strong>](https://digi-con.org/the-use-of-declarations-by-the-european-commission-careful-with-that-axe-eugene/) - Introduction In December 2022, the European Commission, the Parliament, and the Council solemnly adopted a Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles proposed by the Commission in January 2022. The 2022-Declaration intends to be a frame of reference for policymakers and private sector in driving a digital transition bound by European values and respect for fundamental.
- [<strong>Enhancing Legitimacy and Tackling Data Power Through Qualified Transparency in the GDPR</strong>](https://digi-con.org/enhancing-legitimacy-and-tackling-data-power-through-qualified-transparency-in-the-gdpr/) - The GDPR has not solved the issue of the legitimacy of personal data processing. Enacting GDPR was a measure to legitimize data processing and find a middle ground between rights protection and the free flow of personal data. However, fundamental issues remain unresolved regarding data protection, such as structural privacy erosion and risks to.
- [Transparency in healthcare diagnosis and treatment based on automated decision-making systems](https://digi-con.org/transparency-in-healthcare-diagnosis-and-treatment-based-on-automated-decision-making-systems/) - Sarah de Heer examines the transparency requirements for automated decisions in a medical context.
- [Is Credit Scoring an Automated Decision? - The Opinion of the AG Pikamäe in the Case C-634/21](https://digi-con.org/is-credit-scoring-an-automated-decision-the-opinion-of-the-ag-pikamae-in-the-case-c-634-21/) - Photo by .
- [<strong>Contemplating Basic Global Regulatory Framework to Safeguard Personal Data in the Age of Artificial Intelligence</strong>](https://digi-con.org/contemplating-basic-global-regulatory-framework-to-safeguard-personal-data-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence/) - Introduction Even though there is a substantial departure in the various detailed personal data protection laws globally, there remains a better consensus at the core of most of the national laws and international regimes upon the certain set of personal data protection principles. This blog post discusses the possibility of having a framework in place,.
- [The Debiasing Paradox: What If Algorithms Do Not Deviate from<br>Human Nature](https://digi-con.org/the-debiasing-paradox-what-if-algorithms-do-not-deviate-fromhuman-nature/) - Algorithms replicate human behaviour and understanding Algorithms have flooded the Internet by incorporating predictions and taking decisions in the place of humans in most aspects of our daily life. A n algorithm can review resumes to mechanise recruiting and assign value to candidates based on their qualities. It can also individualise and target advertising online.
- [Call for Blogposts: Generative AI](https://digi-con.org/call-for-blogposts-generative-a-i/) - DigiCon is launching a new Symposium on Generative AI. OpenAI's last release of GPT-4 has sparked heated debates in the past weeks. We believe that it is of crucial importance to debate this topic with scientific rigour and from multiple perspectives. Our aim is to offer a platform to discuss the challenges and risks of.
- [Call for Expressions of Interest: Good Administration in the Age of AI ](https://digi-con.org/call-for-expressions-of-interest-good-administration-in-the-age-of-ai/) - In October 2023, DigiCon will host a Symposium on the topic ‘Safeguarding Good Administration in The Age of AI-Driven Administrations’. The Symposium is dedicated to the challenges for public administrations’ compliance with the requirements of good administration where they rely on artificial intelligence technologies. EU law guarantees good administration as a fundamental right under Article.
- [ICON-S Italy: Call for Panels and Papers](https://digi-con.org/icon-s-italy-call-for-panels-and-papers/) - ICON-S Italy is receiving proposals for panels and papers for their upcoming 2023 conference. Participation is also possible in English and proposals for papers or panels must be submitted at ICON-S Italy's website at www.icons-italia.it. Check the call and all information here..
- [Data Capital Tax within the Puzzle of (Economic) Digital Constitutionalism: Questions for a Comprehensive Research and Policy Agenda](https://digi-con.org/data-capital-tax-within-the-puzzle-of-economic-digital-constitutionalism-questions-for-a-comprehensive-research-and-policy-agenda/) - This blogpost is part of the research project “The principle of progressivity in the digital economy. Possibility for a "Data Capital Tax" in Italian and European constitutional law”, funded by the Ministero Università e Ricerca-MUR (Call: MUR_Montalcini 2020). I have greatly profited from conversations with Thomas Streinz, Giovanni De Gregorio, and Oren Perez. I am.
- [Silence is golden, or is it? Trade secrets <em>versus</em> transparency in AI systems](https://digi-con.org/silence-is-golden-or-is-it/) - Ida Varosanec analyses the clash between trade secrets versus transparency in AI systems.
- [The ‘Tax Administration 3.0’ model of governance: The OECD’s New Poisoned Apple?](https://digi-con.org/the-tax-administration-3-0-model-of-governance-the-oecds-new-poisoned-apple/) - Introduction Technology is bearing disruptive effects on tax enforcement regimes, initially aligned with traditional format of business. Tax enforcement, designed with a model of ‘pen and paper’ in mind, is becoming increasingly obsolete. These frictions between traditional tax enforcement and modern mercantilism are triggering leading voices in taxation to propose novel models of fiscal governance..
- [Navigating the Paradoxes of Digital Technology Policy: Examining<br>the Six Major Challenges of Regulating Cyberspace](https://digi-con.org/navigating-the-paradoxes-of-digital-technology-policy-examiningthe-six-major-challenges-of-regulating-cyberspace/) - The advancement of technology is progressing at an exponential rate as humanity continues to uncover new levels of computational capability each year. The emergence of quantum computers, high-speed wireless internet, and advanced AI are examples of technological breakthroughs with immense potential for the upcoming years. These advancements have led to complex situations that traditional governments.
- [Opacity and discrimination in automated state decision-making: transparency is the first step towards trust](https://digi-con.org/ai-transparency-tag-register/) - Ariane Adam and Tatiana Kazim present the TAG Register, a database for tracking the use of automated decision-making in government in the UK.
- [<strong>Meta- and content data in the “real world”: Some rule of law reflections</strong>](https://digi-con.org/meta-and-content-data-in-the-real-world-some-rule-of-law-reflections/) - 1) The de-materialisation and re-materialisation of the real and its risks Efficiency certainly is one of the most immediate benefits of digitalisation. We archive vast amounts of data in storage devices as small as a few centimetres, and we retrieve – among thousands – the exact file we need just by typing a few keywords..
- [<strong>IN THE PANDEMIC WE TRUST: EMERGENCY-DRIVEN JUDICIAL REFORMS AROUND THE EU COURTS</strong>](https://digi-con.org/in-the-pandemic-we-trust-emergency-driven-judicial-reforms-around-the-eu-courts/) - The tracing of Covid-19-driven judicial reforms in Court systems around the EU highlights important disparities in the levels of digitalization among Member States. Reflections upon this emergency period help us draw important lessons for the modernization of justice both in the short-term and the long term. Access to justice interrupted As the Covid-19 pandemic spread.
- [Nello Cristianini](https://digi-con.org/nello-cristianini/) - Nello Cristianini is a Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Bath from 2023, after having been a Professor of Artificial Intelligence in Bristol and a professor of statistics at the University of California, Davis. His research interests are in machine learning and artificial intelligence, their theory, and applications to the social sciences. Cristianini.
- [<strong>Good Faith in Article 6 Digital Services Act (Good Samaritan Exemption)</strong> ](https://digi-con.org/good-faith-in-article-6-digital-services-act-good-samaritan-exemption/) - “When ignorance is bliss, ‘tis wise to be folly”, two majority judges in People v Smith (Cal. Ct. App. June 23 1958) argued that booksellers could be criminally liable for selling obscene materials, for otherwise they may choose ignorance over knowledge of the content of the materials they sell. In this classic case contemplating the.
- [Updating the software patentability debate: beyond the subject-matter issue](https://digi-con.org/updating-the-software-patentability-debate-beyond-the-subject-matter-issue/) - Introduction On the 8th of April 2022 the Technical Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office realised the latter decision over software patentability (computer-implemented simulations). An illustrative example of the interaction between law and technology, an opportunity to explore how technological has reshaped law throughout the software patentability context. At the beginning of the.
- [Welcome to The Digital Constitutionalist](https://digi-con.org/welcome-to-the-digital-constitutionalist-digi-con/) - Historically speaking, constitutionalism is a relatively new concept. It is such an extraordinary political achievement—one we hold so dear—that we tend to forget about how radical it is as a concept. For centuries, the world lived without any need for principles such as the separation of powers or the rule of law. It was not.
- [The Internet is for Porn! (but is it?) - The Digital Equilibrium Hypothesis](https://digi-con.org/the-internet-is-for-porn-but-is-it-the-digital-equilibrium-hypothesis/) - Francisco de Abreu Duarte proposes the Digital Equilibrium Hypothesis as a description of the European approach to content moderation under the eCommerce Directive.
- [Lying in the Procrustean Bed: The Future of Information Governance](https://digi-con.org/lying-in-the-procrustean-bed-the-future-of-information-governance/) - 1. Introduction Procrustes was a mythical figure in ancient Greece known for terrorizing the pilgrims taking the sacred way between Athens and Eleusis. A smith by training, Procrustes had placed a bed in the only available passage, and he forced passers-by to spend the night there. When they laid in the bed, Procrustes would either.
- [<strong>Disinformation: Multistakeholder transparency and the rule of law</strong> ](https://digi-con.org/disinformation-multistakeholder-transparency-and-the-rule-of-law/) - Disinformation, fundamental rights and regulatory approaches Disinformation, as it is often said, is not a new phenomenon. What changed in the last years is the speed, the reach and the means. As a consequence, it manages to reach very quickly many citizens. Tackling disinformation is not straightforward and it is more and more clear that it is.
- [<strong>Challenges to creating a global digital constitution</strong>](https://digi-con.org/challenges-to-creating-a-global-digital-constitution/) - Chaos was the law of nature, order was the dream of man Henry Adams Digital techniques that manipulate online behavior, increasing connectivity through smart and embedded devices, some of which can connect our brains to a two-way information exchange highway with the internet, and the rising prominence of the metaverse, are just some of the.
- [Can the Duty of Care Be Complied With in the Algorithmic State?](https://digi-con.org/can-the-duty-of-care-be-complied-with-in-the-algorithmic-state/) - Summary: In EU law, the fundamental right of good administration is a general principle of EU law and is enshrined in Article 41 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The challenging question arising from the use of AI systems in public administrations is how the requirements imposed by Article 41 of the Charter fit.
- [2022 Edition](https://digi-con.org/2022-edition/) - Day 1- 9th February 08:45 – 09:00 Joining on Zoom 09:00 – 09:15 Welcome Address Andrea Simoncini (University of Florence) and Giovanni Sartor (European University Institute) 09:15 – 09:45 Opening lecture Hans W. Micklitz (European University Institute) – Public and Private Responsibilities 09:45 – 11:15 Session 1.1 Mireille Hildebrandt (VUB) – Law and Computer Science.
- [The cooperative legal construction to promote the explainability and justification of high-risk automated decision-making (ADM) systems](https://digi-con.org/transparency-symposium-mascitti/) - Matías Mascitti wonders whether the regulation of the right to explainability of high-risk ADM systems is adequate for the protection of users' fundamental rights..
- [<strong>Reality Check: How is the EU ensuring data protection in XR Technologies?</strong>](https://digi-con.org/reality-check-how-is-the-eu-ensuring-data-protection-in-xr-technologies/) - Extended reality (XR) technologies rely on large quantities of varied data about users and their environment, creating risks to their fundamental rights. Understanding XR technologies and associated data flow is crucial because of their important role in enabling immersive experiences, which promise wide societal uptake. Data processing in XR environments implicates the fundamental rights to.
- [Solidarity for a Digital Welfare State: <strong>The case of online public services in the Italian legal system</strong>](https://digi-con.org/solidarity-for-a-digital-welfare-state-the-case-of-online-public-services-in-the-italian-legal-system/) - 1. Introduction The principle of solidarity for a Digital Welfare State is the new frontier in an era characterised by the fervent use of telematics. The technological progress and the development of telematics have had an incisive influence on the legal sphere, as well as on the economic sphere. With reference to the administrative apparatus,.
- [<strong>SLEEPING WITH GHOSTS: LATIN AMERICA’S STRUGGLE TO PROTECT THE DIGITAL SPHERE</strong>](https://digi-con.org/sleeping-with-ghosts-latin-americas-struggle-to-protect-the-digital-sphere/) - Introduction The academic debate on forms to regulate the flow of information on the Internet has, unsurprisingly, focused on the US and European paradigms. Although cyberspace's decentralized, privatized, and globalized nature constitutes a challenge for every constitutional democracy in the world, the attention is centred on these two regions, each one translating its dreams and.
- [<strong>Safeguarding the Constitutional Role of Media as Fourth Estate of Democracy: Copyright as a Regulatory Framework for Freedom of Expression and Access to Information Online</strong>](https://digi-con.org/safeguarding-the-constitutional-role-of-media-as-fourth-estate-of-democracy-copyright-as-a-regulatory-framework-for-freedom-of-expression-and-access-to-information-online/) - In September 2022, the European Commission published its draft European Media Freedom Act (MFA) underlining that “[t]he media sector is part of the cultural and creative industries ecosystem”, an important factor for the EU’s “inclusive and sustainable recovery” and a key element in its twin transition towards a green and digital economy. Besides this obviously.
- [Transparency goes Digital in the EU—What is it Good for?](https://digi-con.org/transparency-goes-digital-in-the-eu-what-is-it-good-for/) - In this post, Ida Koivisto conceptualizes the transformation of the concept of transparency in the digitalizing society..
- [Refik Anadol](https://digi-con.org/refik-anadol/) - Refik Anadol (b. 1985, Istanbul, Turkey) is a media artist, director and pioneer in the aesthetics of data and machine intelligence. His body of work locates creativity at the intersection of humans and machines. In taking the data that flows around us as the primary material and the neural network of a computerized mind as.
- [Failing where it matters most?](https://digi-con.org/failing-where-it-matters-most/) - Dimitri van den Meerssche and Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi argue that the AI Act's standards for transparency, oversight, and accountability are significantly diluted when it comes to law enforcement, border control, migration and asylum.
- [AI Transparency and Explainability put to the test](https://digi-con.org/ai-transparency-and-explainability-put-to-the-test/) - Antonella Zarra, Norberto Andrade and Laura Galindo present findings and recommendations from the Open Loop consortium's policy prototyping program on AI transparency and explainability.
- [The Digital Services Act: A European digital republic, if we can keep it or the Long and Winding Road](https://digi-con.org/the-digital-services-act-a-european-digital-republic-if-we-can-keep-it-or-the-long-and-winding-road/) - DigiExplainers is a new series of DigiCon posts composed of larger essays on key pieces of legislation. They normally include a description of a regime together with a critical analysis of their potential to shape online environments. 1. Some Context The EU Digital Services Act is out, and although it is formally an amendment of.
- [Asimov for Lawmakers](https://digi-con.org/test-gallery/) - Don't forget to check out our metaverse exhibition, specially designed by our co-founders, Yeliz Figen Döker and Francisco de Abreu Duarte. Groundbreaking for legal scholarship and a "first" for a law journal article, this exhibition "presents" Asimov for Lawmakers, written by Nicolas Petit and Jerome De Cooman. During the exhibition you will experience this visionary.
- [DigiCon's Book Club](https://digi-con.org/digicons-book-club/) - .
- [DigiCon Main Gallery](https://digi-con.org/digicon-main-gallery/) - .
- [Ensuring algorithmic transparency through public contracts?](https://digi-con.org/ensuring-algorithmic-transparency-through-public-contracts/) - Albert Sanchez-Graells maps the various issues that emerge from attempts to enforce algorithmic transparency in public contracts..
- [#8 How the law has addressed technological change: Lessons from the past on regulating technological change](https://digi-con.org/8-how-the-law-has-addressed-technological-change-lessons-from-the-past-on-regulating-technological-change/) - In this #8 post of the Symposium ‘Hitchhikers Guide to Law & Tech’, our authors address one of the most foundational questions of Law & Tech: can we regulate technological change? Technological change is something of all times, and so is its regulation. In this blog post, the authors seek to draw lessons from the.
- [Digi-Conference II agenda is out!](https://digi-con.org/digi-conference-ii-agenda-is-out/) - Dear friends, The agenda for Digi-Conference II - which will take place at the EUI/Hybrid on the 21st and 22nd November - is finally out! This year, DigiCon has chosen to delve deeper into the sources and future of our movement. We set as main objectives for our conference: 1. Discussing the future of Digital.
- [Clarifying the Moral Foundation of Explainable AI](https://digi-con.org/clarifying-the-moral-foundation-of-explainable-ai/) - In this post, Joshua Brand argues for an ethical imperative towards the use of explainable artificial intelligence techniques to ensure control over the use of AI in society.
- [#7 Of Instigators and Consummators: How Should Law Respond to Technological Change?](https://digi-con.org/of-instigators-and-consummators-how-should-law-respond-to-technological-change/) - In this #7 post of the Symposium ‘Hitchhikers Guide to Law & Tech’, we continue with structural questions of Law & Tech with Elina Nerantzi and Selçukhan Ünekbaş. In this piece, they both defend that the rapid pace of innovation and technological change is both a blessing and a curse. The challenges brought about by technological change.
- [#6 Of Horses and Cyberspace](https://digi-con.org/of-horses-and-cyberspace/) - In this #6 post of the Symposium ‘Hitchhikers Guide to Law & Tech’, we return to the core questions of Law & Tech with Valerie Albus. In this post, Valerie revisits the famous debate between Frank H. Easterbrook and Lawrence Lessig on cyberlaw. More than 20 years later this debate remains an important point of.
- [Executable versions: an argument for compulsory disclosure](https://digi-con.org/executable-versions-part-two/) - In this post, Mia Leslie and Tatiana Kazim introduce the notion of an executable version and argue that it provides an important mechanism for algorithmic transparency.
- [Authoritarian Challenges to Digital Rights in Brazil](https://digi-con.org/authoritarian-challenges-to-digital-rights-in-brazil/) - João Victor Archegas and Lucas Henrique Muniz da Conceição analyse the Brazilian digital rights framework and the role its safe harbour provisions play in the current political environment.
- [Executable versions: an argument for compulsory disclosure](https://digi-con.org/executable-versions-part-one/) - Mia Leslie and Tatiana Kazim provide an overview of existing algorithmic transparency regimes in the UK and other jurisdictions.
- [From Platforms to Musk to… Protocols?](https://digi-con.org/from-platforms-to-musk-to-protocols/) - Important disclaimer: I am speaking here in my personal capacity, not as DigiCon co-founder. These views are mine and mine alone. 1. It is done: Twitter = Musk After a lot of back and forth, it is now official: Elon Musk has bought Twitter. The company’s CEO and Head of Trust and Safety (= content.
- [Call for blog posts - Transparency in artificial intelligence systems?](https://digi-con.org/call-for-posts-ai-transparency/) - Open call for blog posts on transparency and AI, receiving submissions until 27 November..
- [#5 The potential update on the protection of workers through the AI Act](https://digi-con.org/5-the-potential-update-on-the-protection-of-workers-through-the-ai-act/) - In this #5 post of the Symposium ‘Hitchhikers Guide to Law & Tech’, we continue analyzing the EU's Digital Strategy and the intersection between law and tech. The EU’s proposed AI Act, if adopted, has the potential to modify the existing legal framework for the protection of workers, faced with an increasing prevalence of AI.
- [Cyberspace conference Masaryk University](https://digi-con.org/cyberspace-conference-masaryk-university/) - The next Cyberspace conference dates are 25-26 November 2022​. Call for Papers is available here. Abstract Submission - Easychair Registration is available here. Information on abstracts: Notice on accepted / rejected abstracts will be sent to participants during August. General information on registration and next steps will be sent out in early September. Cyberspace in previous years 2.
- [#4 Trustworthy AI through Regulation? Sketching the European Approach](https://digi-con.org/4-trustworthy-ai-through-regulation-sketching-the-european-approach/) - In this #4 post of the Symposium ‘Hitchhikers Guide to Law & Tech’, Nathalie Smuha and Anna Morandini continue asking fundamental questions on the interaction between regulation and technology. Can the European AI Act mitigate the ethical and legal concerns raised by this hyped technology? Which trail is the EU blazing to secure ‘Trustworthy Artificial.
- [Christine Corcos](https://digi-con.org/christine-corcos/) - Christine Corcos is the Richard C. Cadwallader and Judge Albert Tate Foundation Associate Professor of Law, Louisiana State University Law Center, and Associate Professor, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Louisiana State University. She teaches media law, entertainment law, gender and the law, the civil law of torts, privacy law, and law and society. She does.
- [#2 Reflections on Professor Andrea Simoncini's Lecture on Constitutional Law and Technological Change](https://digi-con.org/2-reflections-on-professor-andrea-simoncinis-lecture-on-constitutional-law-and-technological-change/) - In this #2 post of the Symposium 'Hitchhikers Guide to Law & Tech', Miguel Mota Delgado reflects on Professor Andrea Simoncini's narrative on how technological change affects constitutional law. After considering how constitutional law can be understood as responsive to technological change, Professor Simoncini advances a different interpretation of the relationship between constitutional law and.
- [#1 Law & Tech: What do we mean exactly?](https://digi-con.org/1-law-tech-what-do-we-mean-exactly/) - Nicolas Petit presents a vision of what it means to teach, write, and study law & technology..
- [DigiCon II Conference - Call for Blogposts](https://digi-con.org/digicon-ii-conference-call-for-blogposts/) - The DigiCon is organizing its second annual conference entitled 'Constitutionalization in the Digital Age', which will take place on the 21-22nd November 2022, at the European University Institute/hybrid. We want this conference to be as informal and engaging as possible, keeping to the spirit of dialogue and mutual friendship of our last event. Key areas.
- [CALL FOR ABSTRACTS CEPE 2023: Human-AI Interaction and the Future: Values, Responsibilities, and Freedoms](https://digi-con.org/call-for-abstracts-cepe-2023-human-ai-interaction-and-the-future-values-responsibilities-and-freedoms/) - Conference: 16-18 May 2023Location: Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, US Please submit all abstracts via EasyChair. Organizers: The conference is co-hosted by the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions and the Center for Cyber Security and Forensics Education. CEPE is a leading international conference that has played a significant role in defining the field, and is held.
- [Amnon Reichman](https://digi-con.org/amnon-reichman/) - Amnon Reichman, ’94, holds an LL.B. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, an LL.M. from Berkeley Law, and an S.J.D. from the University of Toronto. His main areas of interest are constitutional theory, theories of regulation, adjudication and interpretation, comparative constitutional law (and human rights) and Law and Cyber. Prior to pursuing graduate work, he.
- [Online seminar: the legal impact of the CJEU judgment C-817/19 on the legality of the EU's Passenger Name Records](https://digi-con.org/online-seminar-the-legal-impact-of-the-cjeu-judgment-c-817-19-on-the-legality-of-the-eus-passenger-name-records/) - In an Online Seminar on 8 September, the meaning and legal impact of this judgment will be discussed. Co-organized by the University Portsmouth, Queen Mary University of London, and Utrecht University. On 21 June 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union handed down its judgment C-817/19 on the legality of the EU's Passenger.
- [Ctrl+Alt=Ukraine](https://digi-con.org/ctrlaltukraine/) - Inés Bolaños Somoano and Sergio Garcia argue that right-wing nationalists exploit the Ukraine war in a way similar to the online presence of groups such as ISIS.
- [The new lantern laws](https://digi-con.org/the-new-lantern-laws/) - Alba Ribera Martínez discusses the risks of discrimination stemming from the use of facial recognition in the EU Entry-Exit System.
- [Fundamental Rights at the Digital Border](https://digi-con.org/fundamental-rights-at-the-digital-border/) - Timo Zandstra and Evelien Brouwer discuss ETIAS, the Right to Data Protection, and the CJEU’s PNR judgment.
- [Rethinking How We Talk about Spyware Regulation](https://digi-con.org/rethinking-how-we-talk-about-spyware-regulation/) - Lena Riecke raises questions about the use of "dual-use" and "human security" in the discourse about export control of cyber surveillance technologies.
- [A progressive view of digital constitutionalism](https://digi-con.org/a-progressive-view-of-digital-constitutionalism/) - Rachel Griffin engages with actually existing digital constitutionalism and offers a progressive vision for platform governance.
- [Dispelling the ‘Digital Enchantment’](https://digi-con.org/dispelling-the-digital-enchantment/) - Karen Yeung discusses some pressing issues of digital enchantment and innovation.
- [Constitutional Safeguards in the “Freedom of Expression Triangle”](https://digi-con.org/constitutional-safeguards-in-the-freedom-of-expression-triangle/) - Christophe Geiger and Bernd Justin Jütte look at the future of content moderation after the recent CJEU decision on the validity of Article 17 CDSM with regard to freedom of expression.
- [Fundamental rights and artificial intelligence in the social, democratic, and digital state under the rule of law](https://digi-con.org/fundamental-rights-and-artificial-intelligence-in-the-social-democratic-and-digital/) - Miguel Ángel Presno Linera examines how various jurisdictions have addressed fundamental rights challenges connected to AI.
- [The Declaration on European Digital Rights and Principles](https://digi-con.org/the-declaration-on-european-digital-rights-and-principles-a-first-analysis-from-digital-constitutionalism/) - Giovanni De Gregorio analyses the Declaration on European Digital Rights and Principles from a digital constitutionalist perspective.
- [What rights do we have in the digital environment?](https://digi-con.org/what-rights-do-we-have-in-the-digital-environment/) - Susana de la Sierra presents the Spanish Charter of Digital Rights and its approach to digitalization.
- [A Health-Oriented Approach to the Declaration on European Digital Rights and Principles](https://digi-con.org/a-health-oriented-approach-to-the-declaration-on-european-digital-rights-and-principles/) - Hannah van Kolfschooten and Sofia Palmieri propose a health-specific interpretation of the Declaration on European Digital Rights and Principles.
- [Words don’t come easy](https://digi-con.org/words-dont-come-easy/) - Natalia Menendez and Ernestina Sacchetto write about biometric terminology and its relevance within the AI Act.
- [Digital Constitution: On the Transformative Potential of Societal Constitutionalism](https://digi-con.org/digital-constitution-on-the-transformative-potential-of-societal-constitutionalism/) - digital-constitution_ijgls-symposium_program_for-circulationDownload.
- [CALL FOR PAPERS<br>EUROPEAN YEARBOOK OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (EYCL), VOLUME 5 (2023)<br>CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND THE ALGORITHMIC STATE](https://digi-con.org/call-for-paperseuropean-yearbook-of-constitutional-law-eycl-volume-5-2023constitutional-law-and-the-algorithmic-state/) - Call-for-papers-EYCL-vol.-5_finalDownload.
- [Does the end justify the means?](https://digi-con.org/does-the-end-justify-the-means/) - Natalia Menendez discusses Clearview AI and the use of Facial Recognition Technology within the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
- [Companies’ liability for self-driving cars: what about criminal evidence?](https://digi-con.org/companies-liability-for-self-driving-cars-what-about-criminal-evidence/) - Tatiana Duarte Nicolau and Francesca Palmiotto Ettorre draw attention from the procedural issues arising from liability in accidents involving self-driving cars.
- [Gikii 2022 Call for Papers](https://digi-con.org/gikii-2022-call-for-papers/) - Gikii Goes North of the Wall July 6-7 2002 After two years of online-only conferences, fellow geeks will be packing their snow-shoes and making it all the way to the land of Ice and Fire, Gikii is going to Reykjavik, Iceland! Gikii has been going strong since 2006, they are the original geek law conference..
- [Encryption and Technologies of Power in a (Cyber-)War Torn World](https://digi-con.org/encryption-and-technologies-of-power-in-a-cyber-war-torn-world/) - Ksenia Ermoshina and Francesca Musiani look at the connection between encryption and the right to privacy in light of the Ukraine war.
- [Risk-based regulation in European digital constitutionalism](https://digi-con.org/risk-based-regulation-in-european-digital-constitutionalism/) - Pietro Dunn and Giovanni de Gregorio argue that the proposed AI Act adopts a top-down approach to risk regulation that turns upside down the EU perspective on digital regulation.
- [3rd AI and Law Summer School](https://digi-con.org/3rd-ai-and-law-summer-school/) - 7 – 15 July 2022, Florence, Italy (Online) The AI and Law Summer School is now taking applications for its third edition, which will take place from 7 – 15 July 2022. The AI and Law Summer School will provide participants with the foundational concepts and exposition of the broad range of techniques used to.
- [10th Law and Logic Summer School](https://digi-con.org/10th-law-and-logic-summer-school/) - 7 June – 6 July 2022, Florence, Italy (Online) The Law and Logic Summer School is now taking applications for its tenth edition, which will take place from 27th June – 6th July 2022. The Law and Logic Summer School will provide participants with rigorous training in a wide variety of logical methods that can.
- [Catalina Goanta](https://digi-con.org/catalina-goanta/) - Catalina Goanta is Associate Professor in Private Law and Technology and Principal Investigator of the ERC Starting Grant HUMANads, focused on understanding the impact of content monetization on social media and on reinterpreting private law fairness in the context of platform governance. Between 2016-2021, Catalina was an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law at Maastricht.
- [Webinar: From 'Hard' to 'Soft' Content Moderation? The Amplification and Demotion of Content on Social Media](https://digi-con.org/webinar-from-hard-to-soft-content-moderation-the-amplification-and-demotion-of-content-on-social-media/) - Who governs and who should govern online discourse? What normative regimes, which procedures and institutions regulate communication on social media? Until now, public law offered a unique perspective to analyze, criticize and improve private content moderation as many features of content moderation emulate public law. However, this public-law analogy must evolve. In the future, the prominence.
- [Kieran Tranter](https://digi-con.org/kieran-tranter/) - Kieran is the Chair of Law, Technology and Future in the School of Law. Kieran joined the School of Law, Queensland University of Technology in 2019 and is the founding General Editor of Law, Technology and Humans. He is coordinator of the Datafication and Automation of Human Life Stream in the School of Law and co-lead of the.
- [Miguel Poiares Maduro](https://digi-con.org/miguel-poiares-maduro/) - Dean and VdA Chair in Digital Governance holder at Católica Global School of Law. Miguel Poiares Maduro is Doctor of Laws by the European University Institute (Florence), first winner of the Rowe and Maw Prize and winner of the Prize Obiettivo Europa, Miguel Poiares Maduro was honoured by the President of the Portuguese Republic with the.
- [Mireille Hildebrandt](https://digi-con.org/mireille-hildebrandt/) - Mireille Hildebrandt is a Research Professor on ‘Interfacing Law and Technology’ at Vrije Universiteit Brussels (VUB), appointed by the VUB Research Council. She is co-Director of the Research Group on Law Science Technology and Society studies (LSTS) at the Faculty of Law and Criminology. She also holds the part-time Chair of Smart Environments, Data Protection and the Rule.
- [Lilian Edwards](https://digi-con.org/lilian-edwards/) - Lilian Edwards is Professor of Law, Innovation and Society at Newcastle Law School. She has taught information technology law, e-commerce law, privacy law and Internet law at undergraduate and postgraduate level in England and Scotland since 1996 and been involved with law and artificial intelligence (AI) since 1985. Lilian is on the Advisory Board of the Open Rights Group and.
- [The Role of Social Media and Influencers in Times of War](https://digi-con.org/the-role-of-social-media-and-influencers-in-times-of-war/) - Barbara Lazarotto provides an introduction to the role influencers and social media play in modern warfare.
- [Digital Constitutionalism Reversed?](https://digi-con.org/digital-constitutionalism-reversed/) - Valentina Golunova argues that digital constitutionalism needs to pay more attention to how online platforms can contribute, and not just hinder, democratic principles and accountability.
- [Adrienne Mayor](https://digi-con.org/adrienne-mayor/) - Adrienne Mayor is a historian of ancient science who investigates natural knowledge contained in pre-scientific myths and oral traditions. She is a research scholar in Classics and History of Science and Technology at Stanford University. Her book Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs: Unconventional Warfare in the Ancient World reveals the deep antiquity of biological and.
- [IAIL 2022 - Imagining the AI Landscape after the AI Act](https://digi-con.org/iail-2022-imagining-the-ai-landscape-after-the-ai-act/) - Do we already have the technology to comply with the proposed regulation? How to operationalize the privacy, fairness, and explainability requirements of the AI Act? To what extent does the AI act protect individual rights? How can redress be accomplished? What are the best methods to perform a risk assessment of AI applications? Do we.
- [Dutch District Courts on the Shopping Mall Analogy in content moderation and the Proposed Digital Services Act](https://digi-con.org/shopping-mall-analogy-content-moderation/) - Jacob van de Kerkhof discusses content moderation litigation in the Netherlands and the potential impact of the Digital Services Act.
- [There is someone to blame for a self-driving car accident, and it is the companies](https://digi-con.org/there-is-someone-to-blame-for-a-self-driving-car-accident-and-it-is-the-companies/) - Eleni Nerantzi examines current proposals for liability from a European Union perspective.
- [Frank Pasquale](https://digi-con.org/frank-pasquale/) - Frank Pasquale is an expert on the law of artificial intelligence (AI), algorithms, and machine learning. Before coming to Brooklyn Law, he was Piper & Marbury Professor of Law at the University of Maryland, and Schering-Plough Professor of Health Care Regulation & Enforcement at Seton Hall University. He clerked for Judge Kermit V. Lipez of.
- [Annalisa Pelizza](https://digi-con.org/annalisa-pelizza/) - Annalisa Pelizza is Professor of Science and Technology Studies (chair in Sociology of Communication). Before joining Bologna, she was Associate Professor at the Science, Technology and Policy Studies department, University of Twente, where she is now Visiting Professor. Her interests are: Sociotechnical aspects of data infrastructures, including ontologies and interoperability Ethnographic, digital and mixed methods Governance.
- [Elif Küzeci](https://digi-con.org/elif-kuzeci/) - Elif Küzeci is an Assistant Professor of Public Law at Bahçeşehir University in Istanbul. She holds an LL.M degree in Public Law from Ankara University in 2004 with a dissertation on “Freedom of Expression on the Internet”. She has received her Ph.D. in Public Law from Ankara University with a dissertation on “Data Protection”. She.
- [Lyria Bennett Moses](https://digi-con.org/lyria-bennett-moses/) - Lyria is Director of the Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation and a Professor and Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Law and Justice at UNSW Sydney. She is also co-lead of the Law and Policy theme in the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre and Faculty lead in the UNSW Institute for Cyber.
- [You Can Run, But You Can’t Hide](https://digi-con.org/you-can-run-but-you-cant-hide/) - Vera Lúcia Raposo discusses the role and limits of State surveillance in liberal democracies.
- [Why we need an international body to rein in hate speech during conflict](https://digi-con.org/why-we-need-an-international-body-to-rein-in-hate-speech-during-conflict/) - Nicole Stremlau and Giovanni de Gregorio argue it’s time to consider solutions that reflect the magnitude of the problem.
- [Giovanni Sartor](https://digi-con.org/giovanni-sartor/) - Part-time professor at Faculty of Law at the University of Bologna and at the EUI. Appointed in 2006, contract renewed until 2024. Giovanni Sartor is currently Principal Investigator for the ERC (Europen Research Council) Advanced project COMPULAW, started on 1 November 2019, to be completed on 31 October 2024. He is part-time professor in legal.
- [Nicolas Petit](https://digi-con.org/nicolas-petit/) - Nicolas Petit is Joint Chair in Competition Law at the Department of Law and at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies. He is also invited Professor at the College of Europe in Bruges. He will be on special leave from the Law School of the University of Liege (ULiege) where he has been full.
- [Erik Longo](https://digi-con.org/erik-longo/) - Erik Longo is Associate Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Florence. He was previously Associate Professor of Constitutional Law at the Department of Law of the University of Macerata. He deals with issues related to the sources of law, constitutional freedoms and constitutional profiles of the process of European integration. In 2007 he.
- [Deirdre Curtin](https://digi-con.org/deirdre-curtin/) - Director of the Centre for Judicial Cooperation at the Robert Schuman Centre. Prior to joining the EUI, Prof. Curtin held the Chair in European Law and Governance at the University of Amsterdam where she was also the founding Director of the Amsterdam Centre of European Law and Governance (2008-2016). Earlier, she held the Chair in.
- [Sofia Ranchordas](https://digi-con.org/sofia-ranchordas/) - Sofia Ranchordas is a Full Professor of Public Law and a Rosalind Franklin Fellow at the Faculty of Law of the University of Groningen and a Professor of Law, Innovation, and Sustainability at LUISS Guido Carli in Rome (part-time position). She is also an Affiliated Fellow of the Information Society Project at Yale Law School..
- [Oreste Pollicino](https://digi-con.org/oreste-pollicino/) - Oreste Pollicino is a Full Professor of Constitutional Law at the Bocconi University in Milan, where he teaches Internet Law, Constitutional Law and Public Law and is also the coordinator of the LL.M. in Law of Internet Technology. He has been a visiting professor at the universities of Oxford, Budapest (CEU), Haifa and Fribourg (Switzerland)..
- [Damian Tambini](https://digi-con.org/damian-tambini/) - Damian Tambini is Distinguished Policy Fellow in the Department of Media and Communications at LSE, where he also serves as Programme Director for the MSc Media and Communications (Governance). Dr Tambini is an expert in media and communications regulation and policy, and active in policymaking as well as academic research. He is frequently called to give evidence to.
- [Jeremias Adams-Prassl](https://digi-con.org/jeremias-adams-prassl/) - Jeremias' research focuses on technology, innovation policy, and the future of work in the European Union and beyond. He is a Fellow of Magdalen College, and Deputy Director of the Institute of European and Comparative Law. Jeremias read law at Oxford, Paris, and Harvard Law School, and has held visiting teaching and/or research positions at institutions including Hong.
- [Andrea Simoncini](https://digi-con.org/andrea-simoncini/) - Andrea Simoncini is an Ordinary Professor of Constitutional Law at the Department of Juridical Sciences of the University of Florence. He teaches constitutional law, environmental law and regional law at the School of Law and Public Law Institutions at the School of Economics and Management. He was Fulbright Distinguished Fellow at the Notre Dame Law School and visiting professor.
- [Christophe Geiger](https://digi-con.org/christophe-geiger/) - Christophe Geiger is Professor of Law at Luiss Guido Carli University, Rome. Previously, he taught at the Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI) of the University of Strasbourg (France), which he leaded as Director General and Director of the Research Department for 11 years. In addition, he is an affiliated senior researcher at the.
- [Rethinking Rights in Social Media Governance](https://digi-con.org/rethinking-rights-in-social-media-governance/) - Rachel Griffin argues that fundamental rights are not enough to remedy the injustices of contemporary social media.
- [What does Automated Decision-Making Portend for the Fight Against Discrimination in Developing Countries?](https://digi-con.org/what-does-automated-decision-making-portend-for-the-fight-against-discrimination-in-developing-countries/) - Cecil Abungu argues that automated decision-making poses particularly steep governance challenges for developing countries.
- [DigiVLOG #1: AI and Criminal Justice (with Serena Quattrocolo)](https://digi-con.org/5-questions-for-prof-serena-quattrocolo-on-ai-and-criminal-justice/) - In this video interview, prof. Serena Quattrocolo answers five questions about the application of AI in criminal proceedings.
- [The War that was won before it was fought](https://digi-con.org/the-war-that-was-won-before-it-was-fought/) - .
- [Am I not Human, after all?](https://digi-con.org/am-i-not-human-after-all/) - .
- [EVENT                                               Digital Constitution: On the Transformative Potential of Societal Constitutionalism](https://digi-con.org/event-digital-constitution-on-the-transformative-potential-of-societal-constitutionalism/) - Digital-Constitution_IJGLS-Symposium_Program_For-circulationDownload.
- [ECPR Joint Sessions, The University of Edinburgh & Online, 19 – 22 April 2022](https://digi-con.org/ecpr-joint-sessions-the-university-of-edinburgh-online-19-22-april-2022/) - Whereas regulatory content has often been gauged through experts’ opinions, short summaries, or outputs, its direct coding is gaining attention as an alternative empirical ground. Ideally, a coded corpus can serve different theories and be treated with different techniques to corroborate or bridge them. Moreover, it makes technical details available for transfer and learning. These.
- [What is digital constitutionalism? A practical view based on an “adult-only” precedent](https://digi-con.org/what-is-digital-constitutionalism-a-practical-view-based-on-an-adult-only-precedent/) - Mariavittoria La Rosa engages with digital constitutionalism as an approach to limit platform power and protect fundamental values online.
- [Digital Constitutionalism: A Chaotic Melting Pot or A Unitary Framework?](https://digi-con.org/digital-constitutionalism-a-chaotic-melting-pot-or-a-unitary-framework/) - Digital constitutionalism has gathered increasing momentum within the academic and political debate on the future development of the Internet and cyberspace. However, the notion of “digital constitutionalism” is still in many ways fuzzy and includes a wide and fragmented array of digital policy and legislative instruments..
- [Toward a Theorization of Digital Constitutionalism](https://digi-con.org/toward-a-theorization-of-digital-constitutionalism/) - This post is a contribution to the symposium What is Digital Constitutionalism? and not an official editorial position. We nevertheless welcome the author's contribution and encourage further posts probing the meaning of digital constitutionalism and its limits as an analytical approach. I. Introduction That the nature of the state is undergoing one of its intermittent.
- [Digital Constitutionalism: The Intersection of National Politics and Transnational Platform Governance](https://digi-con.org/digital-constitutionalism-the-intersection-of-national-politics-and-transnational-platform-governance/) - This post is a contribution to the symposium What is Digital Constitutionalism? and not an official editorial position. We nevertheless welcome the author's contribution and encourage further posts probing the meaning of digital constitutionalism and its limits as an analytical approach. On January 6, 2021, the world observed one of the most robust democracies in.
- [Redefining Digital Constitutionalism as Critique and Ideology: The Perspective of Societal Constitutionalism](https://digi-con.org/redefining-digital-constitutionalism-as-critique-and-ideology-the-perspective-of-societal-constitutionalism/) - This post is a contribution to the symposium What is Digital Constitutionalism? and not an official editorial position. We nevertheless welcome the author's contribution and encourage further posts probing the meaning of digital constitutionalism and its limits as an analytical approach. 1. Digital constitutionalism’s inner tension In the scholarly literature, it has become common to.
- [What is digital constitutionalism?](https://digi-con.org/what-is-digital-constitutionalism/) - In this blog post, I will illustrate to what extent digital constitutionalism is playing a transformative role in our society, explaining that it does not subvert the DNA of contemporary constitutionalism but rather aims to perpetuate its core values in a form that better addresses the peculiarities of the digital society..
- [The 2022 Global Media Policy Summer Institute will be held 1 – 12 Aug 2022 at Jesus College, Oxford](https://digi-con.org/the-2022-global-media-policy-summer-institute-will-be-held-1-12-aug-2022-at-jesus-college-oxford/) - Oxford University is delighted to announce that they will be holding the Oxford Global Media Policy Summer Institute in Oxford this summer. This will be an in-person event- they look forward to discussing contemporary issues of global media policy over breakfast, during seminars and on long walks through the Oxford countryside! The course for 2022.
- [Europol's ‘Big Data Challenge’](https://digi-con.org/europols-big-data-challenge-a-neutralisation-of-the-european-watchdog/) - A Neutralisation of the European Watchdog.
- [The DSA proposal and its deontic status](https://digi-con.org/the-dsa-proposal-and-its-deontic-status-one-charter-to-rule-them-all/) - One Charter to rule them all.
- [A robot and a moderator walk into a bar](https://digi-con.org/a-robot-and-a-moderator-walk-into-a-bar-humour-as-a-problem-for-automated-content-moderation/) - Humour as a problem for automated content moderation
- [What is the Digital State?](https://digi-con.org/what-is-the-digital-state-an-initial-approximation/) - Welcome to the Digital State section! This section is a space for discussing the relationships between digitalisation and public law, broadly construed. Here, we look forward to publishing perspectives on how digitalisation impacts constitutionalist concerns with state power. We want to address how states organise themselves in the face of digitalisation, how they exercise power.
- [The Right to Contest Automated Decisions](https://digi-con.org/the-right-to-contest-automated-decisions/) - Assessing Transparency and Explainability from a Legal Perspective The forefront of technological innovation is automated decision-making (ADM). Pushed by Artificial Intelligence (AI), automation is permeating administrative, judicial and private decision-making. Automation promises to speed up human decision-making, delivering accurate and objective results. However, in contrast with the promise of objectivity, neutrality and accuracy, automated decisions.
- [Call for Workshops UNITOPIA](https://digi-con.org/call-for-workshops-unitopia/) - At the upcoming UNITOPIA conference they aim to open a discussion about the risks, but also the potentials that digital transformation brings for our democracies. What forms of regulation, or governance are necessary to align digital technologies with a common good? How would we envision future digital democracies? Which political theory concepts of democracy need.
- [Children’s Digital Privacy and the Case Against Parental Consent](https://digi-con.org/childrens-digital-privacy-and-the-case-against-parental-consent/) - Zahra Takhshid will be presenting her paper on Children’s Digital Privacy and the Case Against Parental Consent. Details of the event are below (there is no requirement to register); a paper will follow in due course. Thursday 10 February Children’s Digital Privacy and the Case Against Parental Consent Zahra Takhshid (University of Denver Sturm College.
- [Call for Participation: re:constitution Workshop on 16 May 2022 in Rome, Italy](https://digi-con.org/call-for-participation-reconstitution-workshop-on-16-may-2022-in-rome-italy/) - On 16 May 2022, two re:constitution Fellows, Ylenia Maria Citino and Šimon Drugda will co-organise an international workshop on the topic “Freedom of Expression in the Digital Ecosystem: From the Wild Web to a European Lex Informatica?”. The workshop will take place at the Centro Studi sul Parlamento – Department of Political Science, LUISS Guido Carli, in partnership with.
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- [Call for Papers Emerging Scholars Workshop](https://digi-con.org/call-for-papers-emerging-scholars-workshop/) - European Law Open (ELO) delivers a dynamic, critical and contextual approach to European law in an Open Access format. The journal is open to different voices, different concerns, and different methodologies, offering a platform for rigorous analysis of both EU law itself and wider European law and governance in their political, cultural, social and economic contexts..
- [We Robot 2022 Call for Papers](https://digi-con.org/we-robot-2022-call-for-papers/) - They invite submissions for the 11th annual robotics law and policy conference—We Robot—to be held at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, on September 14-16, 2022. Currently they are planning for an in-person event. We Robot 2022 seeks contributions by North American and international academics, practitioners, and others, in the form of scholarly papers, technological.
- [European Workshop on Algorithmic Fairness (EWAF'22)](https://digi-con.org/european-workshop-on-algorithmic-fairness-ewaf22/) - Algorithmic fairness is a rapidly growing research area, and the importance of this field is only going to increase over the next years. The discussion predominantly involves US-based researchers, but more and more researchers in Europe are getting active in this domain. The goal of this workshop is to foster the dialogue between European researchers.
- [The Philosophy of Data Science: Data Science Governance](https://digi-con.org/the-philosophy-of-data-science-data-science-governance/) - This conference, hosted by the Centre for Human & Machine Intelligence (HMI) at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and part of the project group Regulatory Theories of Artificial Intelligence of the Centre for Responsible Digitality (ZEVEDI), aims to bring together researchers from ethics, political philosophy, and philosophy of science to discuss questions surrounding the.
- [CALL FOR PAPERS 5th AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics, and Society](https://digi-con.org/call-for-papers-5th-aaai-acm-conference-on-ai-ethics-and-society/) - Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to see heavy investments from industry and governments around the world. While some envision AI as a way to empower individuals and improve society, it is increasingly clear that the ethical ramifications of AI systems and their impact on human societies requires deep and urgent reflection. International organizations, governments, universities, corporations,.
- [CALL FOR PAPERS: SURVEILLANCE, DEMOCRACY, AND THE RULE OF LAW](https://digi-con.org/call-for-papers-surveillance-democracy-and-the-rule-of-law/) - Submission of papers They welcome papers that fit broadly within the theme of the conference. In particular, they invite papers that relate to one or more of the following interrelated themes: 1) Democracy and the Rule of Law in the Age of Surveillance: Challenges and Alternative Possibilities This theme focuses on the impacts of surveillance.
- [2nd ACM Symposium on Computer Science and Law](https://digi-con.org/2nd-acm-symposium-on-computer-science-and-law/) - Background As sophisticated computation has become essential in more and more fields of human endeavor, interdisciplinary research has grown in importance. The interdisciplinary research area of computer science and law has risen to prominence recently and been showcased in, e.g., the 2019 Inaugural ACM Symposium on Computer Science and Law, the 2020 Simons Institute Workshop on Algorithm Design,.
- [Digi-Con launch](https://digi-con.org/site-opening/) - Join the launch of Digi-Con today (24 January 2022) at 4.30pm CET. We will have a short zoom call to go through the website and explain our vision for the future of digital constitutionalism. To join us, please register through this form..
- [2022 Multidisciplinary Forum on Longtermism and the Law](https://digi-con.org/2022-multidisciplinary-forum-on-longtermism-and-the-law/) - Humanity has seen improvements in quality of life over time resulting from advancing knowledge, economic growth, and stronger institutions, among others. These developments have also led to technologies that threaten the existence of future generations. We have long been aware of the dangers of nuclear weapons and climate change to the long-term future of humanity;.
- [CALL FOR PAPERS – CPDP LATAM 2022](https://digi-con.org/call-for-papers-cpdp-latam-2022/) - Short Description CPDP LatAm combines the Latin American edition of the Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) conference, the MyData LatAm conference, and the Privacy Law Scholars Conference LatAm (PLSC LatAm). CPDP LatAm 2022 will be held at FGV Rio de Janeiro, in July 2022. The CPDP LatAm Call for Papers 2022 will be dedicated.
- [11TH FSR ANNUAL CONFERENCE | FROM DATA SPACES TO DATA GOVERNANCE](https://digi-con.org/11th-fsr-annual-conference-from-data-spaces-to-data-governance/) - The 11th FSR Annual Conference is an occasion to take stock of the progress made on the objectives outlined in the EU Data Strategy the Data Governance Act in the network industries. This new regulation will have impact on the various network industries, and at our conference, we will particularly focus on the areas of energy, climate,.
- [How constitutional principles pave the way to explainable AI in tax law](https://digi-con.org/how-constitutional-principles-pave-the-way-to-explainable-ai-in-tax-law/) - AI and XAI in tax law Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are becoming increasingly central in global economies. According to PWC estimates, they may provide boosts of up to 26% to local economies, which could lead to an increase of USD 15.7 trillion to global GDP. They are also gaining relevance in the context of taxation..
- [Digital Constitutionalism and Copyright Reform: Securing Access through Fundamental Rights in the Online World](https://digi-con.org/digital-constitutionalism-and-copyright-reform-securing-access-through-fundamental-rights-in-the-online-world/) - Fundamental Rights are the constants in many constitutional orders. They provide stability, continuity in values and encapsulate the normative skeleton of society. Especially in times of change, they serve as guiding principles for citizens, governments, and the judiciary if push comes to shove. Among the many examples in which fundamental rights have demonstrated their value.
- [The constitutional right to work when the 'employer' is a ... digital platform](https://digi-con.org/the-constitutional-right-to-work-when-the-employer-is-a-digital-platform/) - 1. The constitutional right to work in the digital era: gig economy and platform-mediated job In recent years, digitalisation is bringing about a significant proportion of the far-reaching changes of labour markets, leading to the creation of new forms of employment: the platform-mediated jobs in the so-called gig economy. Addressing this evolving world of work.
- [Where is Olive? Or: Lessons from Democratic Theory for Legitimate Platform Governance](https://digi-con.org/where-is-olive-or-lessons-from-democratic-theory-for-legitimate-platform-governance/) - The author would like to thank the participants and organizers of ‘The Dust of Time – Towards a 21st Century Constitutionalism’ Conference in October 2021 and the ‘What is Digital Constitutionalism?’ Workshop in November 2021 at the EUI where he had the possibility to present some ideas featured in this blogpost. Remember the 2006 road.

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- [Work In Progress Seminar on Digital Constitutionalism](https://digi-con.org/events/work-in-progress-seminar-on-digital-constitutionalism/) - Work in Progress Discussion Digital Constitutionalism with Guillaume Tusseau Monday 17th July 2023 at 3pm Room J101 (13 Rue de l’Université) and online* With the participation of Guillaume Tusseau Professor of public law at Sciences Po Taking Chaos Seriously: From Analog to Digital Constitutionalism(s) In 1999, the Constitution of the “Republic of Chaos” recognised as a citizen “any biological or digital entity capable of thinking and desiring,” as well as cyborgs and androids. They must respect the principles of national sovereignty and democracy “which apply not just within the Abode of Chaos, an analog enclave super-imposed on the national territory of France and a gateway into Cyberspace, but also within the digital territory of the Republic of Chaos.” As the topic of digital constitutionalism is gaining momentum, what could be read as a kind of joke should be taken seriously. Reviewing concrete examples, I propose to offer a cartography of the current uses of the grammar of constitutionalism to address technological evolutions and their impact on basic rights and contemporary governance. “Thin” digital constitutionalism emerges as an expansion of analog constitutionalism. It manifests itself in the private Charter of human rights and principles for the internet, the Brazilian 2014 Marco Civil da Internet [Loi 12.965/2014], or the Digital Rights Charter presented by the President of the Spanish Government in 2021. It consists in adapting notions such as free speech, equality, privacy, participation, or pluralism to the new tools the rights holders use and to the new threats that result from using them (mass surveillance, personal profiling, influencing elections, lack of literacy, etc.). “Thick” digital constitutionalism more originally corresponds to what Teubner presents as the self-constitutionalisation of social spheres. A hierarchy of norms, basic values, procedures for dispute resolution, etc. progressively develop. The creation of Bitnation in 2014 testifies to the relevance of social contract theory. Meta’s Oversight Board, to which people can appeal if they disagree with decisions made about content on Facebook or Instagram mimics a constitutional court. Both perspectives allow to account for the efforts digital constitutionalists make to ensure the two basic functions of constitutions, protecting fundamental rights and limiting power. From an epistemological perspective, constitutionalism appears as a specific way to frame social, political or moral issues. Three main readings allow deconstructing the possible ideological rationales for a conceptual transfer from the analog to the digital sphere. One is a discourse of hope, where the values of the XVIIIth century Revolutions are preserved. Another is a discourse of scepticism, where constitutionalism mostly appears as an insurance-policy for public and private powers in search of legitimation. The last one is a discourse of hopelessness, based on Lassalle’s thesis according to which whenever one party invokes a constitution as its battle cry, it is as if this power structure was already dead. More about the speaker Prof. Guillaume Tusseau has been a Professor of public law at Sciences Po since 2010 and a Junior member of the Institut universitaire de France since 2009. He is at the same time a specialist in constitutional law, and in particular in comparative constitutional litigation, and a theoretician of law, more particularly of the analytical theory of the law and of the works of Jeremy Bentham. Before being appointed to Sciences Po, Guillaume Tusseau was a lecturer at the University of Panthéon-Assas Paris 2 and full Professor at the University of Rouen. He has taught constitutional law, administrative law of goods, advanced administrative law, philosophy of law, comparative law and fundamental laws. Among other courses at Sciences Po, he teaches “Gouvernement des juges. Théorie et pratique comparées” (the Goverment of judges, a comparison of theory and practice), “Comparative Public Law” and “Introduction à la théorie du droit” (an Introduction to legal theory). He is also a member of numerous research and academic networks in France and abroad, director of the Annales de droit journal, a member of the editorial board of the International Journal for the Semiotics of Law and of the Revista general de derecho público comparado. *Joining via Zoom is possible. I will send an email with a Zoom link for people interested. Discussion de la chaire Numérique, gouvernance et souveraineté le lundi 17 juillet 2023 à 15h Salle J101 (13 Rue de l'Université) et en ligne* Avec l'aimable participation de Guillaume Tusseau Professeur de droit public à Sciences Po Prendre le chaos au sérieux : Du constitutionnalisme analogique au constitutionnalisme numérique(s) En 1999, la Constitution de la "République du Chaos" reconnaît comme citoyen "toute entité biologique ou numérique capable de penser et de désirer", ainsi que les cyborgs et les androïdes. Ils doivent respecter les principes de souveraineté nationale et de démocratie "qui s'appliquent non seulement à l'intérieur de la Demeure du Chaos, enclave analogique superposée au territoire national français et porte d'entrée du Cyberespace, mais aussi à l'intérieur du territoire numérique de la République du Chaos". Alors que le thème du constitutionnalisme numérique prend de l'ampleur, ce qui pourrait être lu comme une sorte de plaisanterie doit être pris au sérieux. En examinant des exemples concrets, je propose d'offrir une cartographie des utilisations actuelles de la grammaire du constitutionnalisme pour aborder les évolutions technologiques et leur impact sur les droits fondamentaux et la gouvernance contemporaine. Le constitutionnalisme numérique "mince" émerge comme une expansion du constitutionnalisme analogique. Il se manifeste dans la Charte privée des droits de l'homme et des principes pour Internet, le Marco Civil da Internet brésilien de 2014 [Loi 12.965/2014], ou la Charte des droits numériques présentée par le président du gouvernement espagnol en 2021. Il s'agit d'adapter des notions telles que la liberté d'expression, l'égalité, la vie privée, la participation ou le pluralisme aux nouveaux outils que les titulaires de droits utilisent et aux nouvelles menaces qui résultent de leur utilisation (surveillance de masse, profilage personnel, influence sur les élections, manque d'alphabétisation, etc.) Le constitutionnalisme numérique "épais" correspond plus originellement à ce que Teubner présente comme l'auto-constitutionnalisation des sphères sociales. Une hiérarchie de normes, des valeurs fondamentales, des procédures de résolution des conflits, etc. se développent progressivement. La création de Bitnation en 2014 témoigne de la pertinence de la théorie du contrat social. Le Meta's Oversight Board, auquel les internautes peuvent faire appel s'ils ne sont pas d'accord avec les décisions prises concernant les contenus sur Facebook ou Instagram imite une cour constitutionnelle. Les deux perspectives permettent de rendre compte des efforts déployés par les constitutionnalistes numériques pour assurer les deux fonctions de base des constitutions, à savoir la protection des droits fondamentaux et la limitation du pouvoir. D'un point de vue épistémologique, le constitutionnalisme apparaît comme une manière spécifique d'encadrer les questions sociales, politiques ou morales. Trois lectures principales permettent de déconstruire les justifications idéologiques possibles d'un transfert conceptuel de la sphère analogique à la sphère numérique. L'une est un discours d'espoir, où les valeurs des révolutions du XVIIIe siècle sont préservées. Un autre est un discours de scepticisme, où le constitutionnalisme apparaît surtout comme une police d'assurance pour les pouvoirs publics et privés en quête de légitimation. Le dernier est un discours de désespoir, basé sur la thèse de Lassalle selon laquelle chaque fois qu'un parti invoque une constitution comme son cri de guerre, c'est comme si cette structure de pouvoir était déjà morte. En savoir plus sur l'orateur Guillaume Tusseau est professeur de droit public à Sciences Po depuis 2010 et membre junior de l'Institut universitaire de France depuis 2009. Il est à la fois spécialiste du droit constitutionnel, et en particulier du contentieux constitutionnel comparé, et théoricien du droit, plus particulièrement de la théorie analytique du droit et de l'œuvre de Jeremy Bentham. Avant d'être nommé à Sciences Po, Guillaume Tusseau a été maître de conférences à l'Université Panthéon-Assas Paris 2 et professeur titulaire à l'Université de Rouen. Il a enseigné le droit constitutionnel, le droit administratif des biens, le droit administratif approfondi, la philosophie du droit, le droit comparé et les lois fondamentales. A Sciences Po, il enseigne notamment “le Gouvernement des juges ; théorie et pratique comparées", le droit public comparé et l’introduction à la théorie du droit". Il est également membre de nombreux réseaux de recherche et d'enseignement en France et à l'étranger, directeur de la revue Annales de droit, membre du comité de rédaction de la Revue internationale de sémiotique du droit et de la Revista general de derecho público comparado. *Il est possible de se joindre à la conférence via Zoom. J'enverrai un courriel avec un lien Zoom aux personnes intéressées.
- [RAID Physical 2023](https://digi-con.org/events/raid-physical-2023/) - SPEAKERS 1. Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Former Prime Minister, France and Chairman, Fondation Prospective et Innovation 2. Commissioner Didier Reynders, Commissioner for Justice, European Commission 3. Mathieu Michel, Secretary of State for Digitalization, Belgium 4. Juha Heikkilä, Adviser for Artificial Intelligence, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission 5. Brando Benifei MEP, Member and AI Act co-rapporteur, European Parliament 6. Marco-Alexander Breit, Director-General for Artificial Intelligence, Data and Digital Technologies, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Germany 7. Amaryllis Verhoeven, Head of Unit – Digital transformation of industry, Deputy Director, DG GROW G / G3, European Commission 8. Tine A. Larsen, President, National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) – Luxembourg 9. Kate Jones, CEO, Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum, UK 10. Axel Voss MEP, Member of European Parliament 11. Sandra Särav, Deputy Secretary General for Business and Consumer Environment, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Estonia 12. Prof. Joachim Wuermeling, Executive Board Member, Bundesbank 13. Ultan O'Carroll, Deputy Commissioner, Data Protection Commission, Ireland 14. Henrik Trasberg, Legal Adviser on New Technologies and Digitalisation, Legislative Policy Department, Ministry of Justice, Estonia 15. Karolina Mojzesowicz, Deputy Head of Data Protection Unit, DG Justice, European Commission 16. Alberto Bacchiega, Director – Information Technology, Communication and Media, DG Competition, European Commission 17. Priscilla Koo Wilkens, Senior Economist, Monetary and Economic Department, Bank for International Settlements 18. Michele Lanotte, Retail Payment Instrument and Services Directorate, Banco de Italia 19. Alisa Vekeman, Policy Officer, International Data Flows & Protection, DG JUST, European Commission 20. Frederico Oliveira Da Silva, Senior Legal Officer, BEUC – The European Consumer Organisation 21. Joanna Conway, Internet Regulation (Legal) and Legal ambassador for Cyber & Strategic Risk, Deloitte 22. Nick Seeber, Partner & Internet Regulation Lead, Deloitte 23. Nicolas de Bouville, Privacy Policy Manager, Meta 24. Jens-Henrik Jeppesen, Representative and Director for European Affairs, Workday
- [CRCL23 Call for Abstracts](https://digi-con.org/events/crcl23-call-for-abstracts/) - We seek in-depth analyses that address both the potential and the challenges of computational ‘law’. We advise visiting the COHUBICOL and CRCL websites to check the scope of the domain. We are seeking internal critiques in both law and CS, to ensure a grounded conversation across disciplinary boundaries. In line with the ethos of the COHUBICOL project, we particularly welcome analyses that take a normative position as to adherence to key rule of law ‘requirements’, notably concerning (1) the checks and balances between the powers of the state, (2) practical and effective enjoyment of human rights and (3) resilience against instrumentalization against big players, whether public or private.
- [Current research questions on accountable algorithmic decision making systems (QAccADM)](https://digi-con.org/events/current-research-questions-on-accountable-algorithmic-decision-making-systems-qaccadm/) - So-called algorithmic decision making systems (ADM systems) are on the rise in the governmental work We would thus like to make the proposal that we do not try to vamp up a full scientific conference, but rather create a meeting space for all researchers in our interdisciplinary research area by calling for small lightning talks
- [DigiConference II - Constitutionalization in the Digital Age](https://digi-con.org/events/digiconference-ii-constitutionalization-in-the-digital-age/) - The DigiCon is organizing its second annual conference entitled ‘Constitutionalization in the Digital Age’, which will take place on the 21-22nd November 2022, at the European University Institute/hybrid. We want this conference to be as informal and engaging as possible, keeping to the spirit of dialogue and mutual friendship of our last event. Key areas
- [CRCL 2022: Computational 'law' on edge - COHUBICOL](https://digi-con.org/events/crcl-2022-computational-law-on-edge-cohubicol/) - https://www.cohubicol.com/about/conference-crcl-2022/
- [Book launch – Digital Media Governance and Supranational Courts](https://digi-con.org/events/book-launch-digital-media-governance-and-supranational-courts/) - The Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom and the Centre for Judicial Cooperation at EUI host the launch of ‘Digital Media Governance and Supranational Courts: Selected Issues and Insights from the European Judiciary’, a book published in September 2022 by Edward Elgar Publishing. The presentation will be held in hybrid mode, in Sala Cappella
- ['Digital practices and global inequalities' - DigiGov Virtual Winter School (University Wien](https://digi-con.org/events/digital-practices-and-global-inequalities-digigov-virtual-winter-school-university-wien/) - Digital practices determine how we are able to access resources and infrastructures. They co-shape and reflect existing dependencies and inequalities but they also amplify and perpetuate them. The interdisciplinary and international DigiGov Winter School 2023 will therefore explore: How do digital practices shape global inequalities? How are global inequalities shaped by digital practices? Together with our
- [Sci-F(r)iday Book Club](https://digi-con.org/events/sci-friday-book-club/)
- [CYBERSPACE CONFERENCE MASARYK UNIVERSITY](https://digi-con.org/events/cyberspace-conference-masaryk-university/) - Abstract Submission - Easychair Registration is available here. Information on abstracts: Notice on accepted / rejected abstracts will be sent to participants during August. General information on registration and next steps will be sent out in early September. Cyberspace in previous year 2 days, more than 15 streams and special tracks 300 participants from 4 continents 2

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- [Music Showcase](https://digi-con.org/tag/music-showcase/)
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