Nicola Palladino

Honored to have chaired the Panel “Institutionalizing #Cybersecurity in the #EU: A Distinctive Approach?” at #SISP2025 in Naples, hosted by Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II.

More on presentations and discussants at: www.sisp.it/wp-content/u...

Trump or no Trump, Europe’s relationship with the US will never recover | Nathalie Tocci Optimists cling to a faith in the old alliance, but the best we can achieve is an amicable divorce, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

Very lucid analysis.
The the good old transatlantic days will not be back.
We are at the crossroad between a transactional or a "world of empires" scenario.
In both cases, EU needs to prepare to navigate a completely different world.

Visual mit Titel der Veranstaltung "The Psychology of Persuasive Technology" und Speaker "Assoc. Prof. Jaap Jam"

🚀 Excited to host Jaap Ham (TU Eindhoven) at this week’s CAIS #LunchtimeTalk!
🧠 Topic: The Psychology of Persuasive Technology
📅 Sept 10, 2025 | 1:30–2:30 PM (UTC+1)
💻 Join digitally: Email kolleg@cais-research.de for access details.
🔗 Info: www.cais-research.de/en/event/lun...

Honored to have been invited as a speaker at CAISspecial: #Value-Based #Research on #DigitalTransformation on September 3, 2025, organized by @cais-research.bsky.social

A heartfelt thank-you to CAIS for the invitation and to all participants for such a rich and thought-provoking dialogue.

Excited to have discussed my paper " #GlobalGovernance of #AI: #Neoliberal, #DigitalSovereigntist, and #DigitalConstitutionalism Models in the #EU, #US, and #China” at the 18th EISA Pan-European Conference on #InternationalRelations (PEC 2025) last week.

📢 #CAISspecial:
@nicolapalladino.bsky.social (Universität Salerno) & @katschwerzmann.bsky.social (@kwi-essen.bsky.social) discuss the need for ethical, value-based approaches in research on digital transformation.
🗓 September 3 ⏰ 4–5 PM CET 📍CAIS Bochum & online

Honored to have served as a discussant at the 18th EISA Pan-European Conference on #InternationalRelations (PEC 2025) in #Bologna, for the panel “Entangling International Relations & #Quantum Technologies”.

Grateful to @paultimmers.bsky.social (chair) for organizing and leading the session!

Presented at #IPSA2025 in #Seoul:
“Patterning #CyberSecurity: #DigitalTwins, #ETIAS & the Future of Algorithmic Border Control in Europe”

We analyzed algorithmic migration governance as a laboratory for illiberalism, where states test more aggressive, less accountable, preemptive forms of control.

Proud to have spoken at the Third Doctoral Summer School on AI in #Cambridge. I shared insights on #AIGovernance and #Regulation across the #EU, #US, and #China.

Great week of cross-disciplinary debate on how we shape responsible AI. Thanks to all involved!

@icpc-unisa.bsky.social

Only a small percentative of people engage in toxic activity online, but they’re responsible for a disproportionate share of hostile or misleading content on nearly every platform. | Jay Van Bavel, PhD Only a small percentative of people engage in toxic activity online, but they’re responsible for a disproportionate share of hostile or misleading content on nearly every platform. Because super-users are so active, they dominate our collective impression of the internet. Much of that distortion can be traced back to a few hyperactive online voices -Just 10% of users produce roughly 97% of political tweets. -A mere 0.1% of users share 80% of fake news. This leads many of us to believe that society is more polarized, angry, & deluded than it really is. The problem isn’t just the individual extremists, of course – it’s the platform design and algorithms that amplify their content. These algorithms are built to maximize engagement, which means they privilege content that is surprising or divisive. The system is optimized to promote the users who are most likely to distort our shared perception of reality. Most of us aren’t spending time on our phones trolling our foes. We’re busy working, raising families, spending time with friends, or simply trying to find some harmless entertainment on the internet. Yet, our voices are drowned out. We have effectively handed over a megaphone to the most obnoxious people and let them tell us what to believe and how to act. In a series of experiments, we recently paid people a few dollars to unfollow the most divisive accounts on X. After a month, they felt 23% less animosity towards other political groups. Their experience was so positive that half declined to refollow those hostile accounts after the study and they felt less animosity 11 months later. Platforms could easily redesign their algorithms to stop promoting the most outrageous voices and prioritize more representative or nuanced content. The internet is a powerful, and often valuable tool. But if we keep letting it reflect only the funhouse mirror world created by the most extreme users, we’ll all suffer the consequences. You can read my full essay in the The Guardian here: https://lnkd.in/eSvPymKc | 14 comments on LinkedIn

"In a series of experiments, we recently paid people a few dollars to unfollow the most divisive accounts on X. After a month, they felt 23% less animosity towards other political groups." www.linkedin.com/posts/jayvan...

Very proud to have been part of the @emildai-eu.bsky.social summer school on #ArtificialIntelligence and #Cybersecurity in Europe: #Sovereignty, #Democracy and #Rights.

I presented a paper on #AI at the border: Security and Human Rights on the Age of #Algorithmic #Migration Management.

Honestly, even the Chinese and Russians never made me do this to get a visa. Even the North Koreans, who made me hand over my phone for the duration of my visit, never made this demand.

A.I. Computing Power Is Splitting the World Into Haves and Have-Nots (Gift Article) As countries race to power artificial intelligence, a yawning gap is opening around the world.

"U.S. companies operated 87 A.I. computing hubs, which can sometimes include multiple data centers, or almost two-thirds of the global total, compared with 39 operated by Chinese firms and six by Europeans, according to the research."

Orwell’s 1984, but with LLMs

In the Trump administration, if your information is inconvenient, they fire you.

With Elon Musk, he will recode until you tell him what he wants to hear.

These are not people who like to be troubled with reality.

It has been a pleasure and an honour to chair Prof.
Paul Timmers' keynote speech on "#Europe in the Battlefield of #Geopolitics and #Technology", at the 9th GigArts
conference on #DigitalSovereignty at University of Salerno.

Very proud of chairing the 9th GIG-ARTS Conference at the University of Salerno, focusing on this year’s central theme:

“The Rise of #DigitalSovereignty: Ambiguities and Challenges.”

From 26 to 28 May, 10 panels, 2 keynote speeches and 1 roundtable, and a @euerasmusplus.bsky.social BIP.

📢 Call for Papers for #SISP2025 in Naples (Sept 4–6)!

We're organizing a panel on EU Cybersecurity Governance:
"Institutionalizing Cybersecurity in the EU: A Distinctive Approach?"

We welcome theoretical & empirical papers.

Submit by May 25:
🔗 www.sisp.it/en/conferenc...

Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Background.

ADVANCING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EDUCATION FOR AMERICAN YOUTH

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

An AI Customer Service Chatbot Made Up a Company Policy—and Created a Mess When an AI model for code-editing company Cursor hallucinated a new rule, users revolted.

When an AI customer service agent for code-editing company Cursor hallucinated a new company policy, users revolted.

Meta's data center could be 'transformative' for Louisiana, utility says—as long as customers pay the $5 billion power bill Entergy seeks regulatory approval to shift constructions costs for gas plants needed to power Meta's facility to its entire customer base.

"Meta is building a $10 billion AI data center in northeast Louisiana. Entergy Louisiana says it needs to build a major new natural gas plant to power the facility. The utility wants permission to pass the plant's construction costs onto its entire customer base."

We are delighted to unveil the programme of the ninth #GIGARTS Conference, to be held at the University of #Salerno on 26-28 May 2025. 🚀

This year’s main theme “The rise of #digitalsovereignty: ambiguities and challenges”.

📋Here the full programme: gig-arts.eu/wp-content/u...

The Commission opened a consultation today to inform its upcoming guidelines on the AI Act’s rules for GPAI models. The guidelines aim to clarify key concepts and the applicability of the Code of Practice. The deadline is May 22. (Link not working yet).
ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

Von der Leyen warns X, Meta, TikTok to play by the rules in Europe — no matter who’s CEO The European Commission will enforce its digital rulebook without fear, said Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

"Big Tech companies including X, Meta, Apple and TikTok should be aware the bloc is ready to enforce its full digital rulebook no matter who is in charge of these firms or where they're located, the European Commission president told POLITICO."

What America Gets Wrong About the AI Race Winning means deploying, not just developing, the best technology.

Radha Iyengar Plumb and Michael Horowitz urge U.S. policymakers to stop fixating solely on the technological frontier of the AI race—and to encourage the rapid adoption of trusted AI tools across the military, federal agencies, and the wider economy:

[New paper] @nicolapalladino.bsky.social, @redeker.bsky.social and Edoardo Celeste I @dublincityuni.bsky.social highlight how civil society actors influence the implementation of clear governance frameworks for social media content.

Read full article here: doi.org/10.14763/2025.1.1830

Platform Convergence and the Limits of Technical Solutions to Counter Online Hate | TechPolicy.Press Joseph Stabile considers the trajectory of online threat actors, voluntary platform commitments to counter terrorism, and international regulatory regimes.

Referencing Tamar Mitts’ recently published Safe Havens for Hate: The Challenge of Moderating Online Extremism, Joseph Stabile considers the trajectory of online threat actors, voluntary platform commitments, and international regulatory regimes over the past decade.

Text on a blue background with the title of the policy brief Dispelling Myths of AI and Efficiency by Brian J. Chen. It shows a quote from the brief: "The unchecked use of AI will accelerate large-scale harms to the public, gutting critical services while offering no avenues for accountability and recourse."

In a new brief, Policy Director Brian J. Chen lays out empirical evidence to counter the myths that are fueling DOGE’s “AI-first” strategy. datasociety.net/library/disp...

NEW: The EU legislators who directly negotiated the AI Act sent a letter to the Commission today raising 'great concern' on the GPAI code of practice, saying that the risk hierarchy introduced in the third draft is against the law.
www.mlex.com/mlex/article...