New working paper from the Digital Ethics Center (DEC) - Yale University - led by our excellent postgrad Cara Gillingham w/ support from me @floridi - exploring the ethical implications of AI’s impact on the professional discretion, working conditions, client interactions, & management of street level bureaucrats 👇🏻

Excited to see that our* article on global AI governance is the current most read piece in International Affairs International Affairs ! Oxford Internet Institute

You can find the article linked here: doi.org/10.1093/ia/iia…

*w/ Emmie Hine Mariarosaria Taddeo @[email protected] Luciano Floridi @[email protected]

📢Our LATEST issue is now live ‼️

➡️Special section on international peacekeeping
💡 7 Research articles
📊4 policy papers
📚 34 book reviews

Read the issue here >> academic.oup.com/ia/issue/100/3

The full issue of International Affairs International Affairs featuring our article on global AI governance is out today! Find it here (academic.oup.com/ia/issue), and our paper here (academic.oup.com/ia/article/100…).
With Huw, Mariarosaria Taddeo @[email protected], and Luciano Floridi @[email protected].

Siri improvements truly cannot come fast enough. Dictated this note and needless to say, FTC antitrust enforcement (probably) does not deter many murders. #AppleEvent

🚨New working paper re: governance & enforcement of the EU AIA 🚨

Wondering how the AIA will be implemented and enforced?

Well so were we!

We provide an answer in our new working paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… led by Claudio Novelli w/ me, Hacker, Trondal, & Luciano Floridi @[email protected]

Did I move (again) yesterday? Yes. Is there a Weekly Reckoning today? Of course. Read about a deepfake frame-up, a (very slow) autonomous racing league, Grindr being sued for sharing users’ HIV statuses, and my enduring love for The Circle.
ethicalreckoner.substack.com/p/wr-26-can-ai…

Coming home after 18 months abroad is like Christmas in May, except the presents are all the thing I left in various family members' closets. Like wow, I forgot that sweater existed.

Half of the Fortune 100 has bought Apple Vision Pros—XR may not have a killer consumer app yet but is definitely finding a home in enterprise environments (has been used for years in training, simulation, etc.).
appleinsider.com/articles/24/05…

What is digital sovereignty? Are there different models of it? Here is a new paper on: “Digital Sovereignty: A Descriptive Analysis and a Critical Evaluation of Existing Models” freely available SSRN papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Great to see the discussion around our paper on global #AI #governance , give it a read and share your thoughts ⬇️

Two major obstacles to effective disinformation: cultural context and message coordination. Sounds like Marketing 101.
wired.com/story/china-ba…

Reading a lot about antitrust atm and it would be so much fun if the DOJ went after the FIA for violating the Sherman Act: theathletic.com/5464256/2024/0…

TikTok might get banned from the app store next week

Why? It looks like they’re circumventing apple fee by directing users to purchase coins via external payment methods

Are you an early-career researcher interested in AI and global health? Do you want to attend a three-day symposium in Venice in November? If you answered 'yes' to both those questions, apply for a fully-funded fellowship ⬇️

Oxford is a golden ticket, but not for everyone. College disparities can negatively shape student experiences, especially for those from disadvantaged backgrounds. I’m proud to have launched a comprehensive report to tackle these issues. Read here- collegedisparities.com

Am I moving today? Yes. Is there a new Ethical Reckoner? Also yes.
Let’s dive into dopamine, addiction, and stigmatization as we muddle through the confusion that is the kids & social media debate and how it might help us think about addiction treatment: ethicalreckoner.substack.com/p/er-25-on-sug…

🚨BREAKING: Florida governor Ron DeSantis approves Bill regulating the use of AI in political advertising. Quotes:

➡️'If a political advertisement (...) contains images, video, audio, graphics, or other digital content created in whole or in part with the use of generative…

I spent a week as a Deliveroo rider. And learnt a lot.
First up, Deliveroo likes to claim you should earn at least the minimum wage of £11.44 while working. Me?
I worked for 22hrs 50mins, rode 105 miles, did 27 drop offs and earned £120.38.
That works out at £5.28 an hour🧵

Feels like a pretty seismic week in EU-China relations. I get the feeling that we're not in Kansas anymore

Here is a summary of the major events that have happened, let me know if I missed any, bearing in mind it's still only lunchtime on Friday...