‼️ 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: the webinar is now postponed for few days, the new date will be confirmed shortly. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Don’t miss the 1st EU AI Office webinar dedicated to all interested stakeholders, experts & civil society organisations!

It will focus on Risk Management Approach in the #AIAct & all you need to know on the fundamentals for regulatory compliance.

🗓️16 May, 11-12 AM CET
📌Online

VEN A VER EUROVISIÓN HOY!

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RFI sent to X, ia. questioning why (according to its own statements) it has curtailed its content moderators team by almost 20%, reducing EU linguistic coverage from 11 to 7 languages, and whether it diligently analysed the risks of generative AI: ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…

Well, it is not just my impression.

Tras analizar 30 horas de reuniones de 15 equipos:
👉 Cuando se repite las ideas de las mujeres, mayoritariamente se apropian de la idea y no se les da crédito.
👉Si las ideas son de hombres, se les da crédito en un porcentaje mucho más alto.

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Today, we've designated Shein as a Very Large Online Platform under the #DSA .

Shein is a online fashion retailer with over 45 million monthly users in 🇪🇺.

Following the designation, the platform has to comply with the most stringent rules under the DSA within four months ↓

Gracias por la entrevista!

#ECAT discusses new paper on social media and adolescents’ mental health at ERYICA’s General Assembly EU_ScienceHub European Commission #algorithmictransparency algorithmic-transparency.ec.europa.eu/news/ecat-disc…

❗️Last call

🗣️'Dorcas Muthoni #PhD #Fellowship in Information & Communication Technologies for female #African candidates call 2024 is still open!'

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Statement on TikTok Lite: 'TikTok always seeks to engage constructively with the EU Commission and other regulators. We are therefore voluntarily suspending the rewards functions in TikTok Lite while we address the concerns that they have raised.'

The #ACM_TORS special Issue on #RecSys #Evaluation is out, edited by Christine Bauer, Alan Said and Eva Zangerle. It features 10 must-read articles on many exciting aspects of recsys evaluation. dl.acm.org/toc/tors/2024/…

We have opened a second formal proceeding against TikTok.

We're concerned that TikTok has failed to assess the risks that its 'Task and Reward Program' entails, and we consider that there are risks of serious damage for the mental health of users.

More info ↓

#DSA

2nd inquiry into #TikTok under #DSA :
 
👉TikTok may have launched #TikTok Lite in 🇫🇷& 🇪🇸 w/o assessing the risk of addictive behaviour, esp. for minors
 
👉We communicated our intention to suspend #TikTok Lite in 🇪🇺 pending the assessment of its safety

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Compliance with the DSA is a serious matter: Commission opens proceedings against TikTok under the DSA👇 ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…

Are you a ...
✅ woman?
✅ #RecSys researcher?
✅ first or last author of a journal paper published in the last year?
Then you should definitely nominate yourself for the #RecSys 2024 Women in RecSys Journal Paper of the Year Award!
Find out more 👉recsys.acm.org/recsys24/women…

Don´t miss the report published in connection with the #EU_US #TTC meeting on the mechanisms offered by #onlineplatforms to give #researchers access to publicly available #data #DSA #ECAT European Commission
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We're also hiring a Public Participation & Research Practice Lead to develop, deliver and oversee our public participation and research projects, team and strategy.

Apply by 22 April: adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/public-par…

Today is #ECAT #1stanniversary . We built an amazing team of #scientists & #investigators in #algorithms #onlineplatforms , provided strong scientific&technical evidence to #DSA , and kept our good vibes! Happy birthday, team EU_ScienceHub European Commission
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Out of office today. #FeriadeAbril2024 #Sevilla