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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aida.follows.technology · 21h

Yes
There is no charitable AI

Critical is to prevent these partnerships from expanding ...

Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aida.follows.technology · 9d

At the Hamad Bin Khalifa University, just before presenting the book 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 published by @etui.bsky.social

A huge appreciation to all the authors who contributed their insights & research to this volume

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aida.follows.technology · 10d

𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐈 𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲

Who bears responsibility when AI causes harm, damage, or loss?

Is it the software developer, intermediary, deployer, end-user, regulator, or some other entity?

We exchanged a diversity of views in this interesting panel at the 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐝 𝐁𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐚 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aida.follows.technology · 16d

How does cookies pose a burden?

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aida.follows.technology · 21d

Grateful to all the contributors:
@frankpasquale.bsky.social @chaowang.bsky.social @kristofvrancken.bsky.social Leen d'Haenens, Benedetta Brevini, Valeria Pulignano, Peggy Valcke

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aida.follows.technology · 21d

As part of @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social 600th anniversary, I’m proud to contribute to 𝐀𝐈 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬 with my essay 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐈 𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤.

I argue for anticipatory foresight and real-time reporting mechanisms so all actors can adopt a preventive oversight approach to AI.

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aida.follows.technology · 24d

Opinion piece on innovation in the EU

ETUI @etui.bsky.social · 26d

'No European innovation strategy can succeed without long-term credibility, investor confidence, and public trust—all of which the #Omnibus packages jeopardise.'

✍ ETUI senior researcher @aida.follows.technology takes apart the EU's #deregulation drive

🔗 www.socialeurope.eu/ctrlaltdelet...

Ctrl+Alt+Delete as Policy: Why Deregulation Won’t Save EU Innovation

The European Commission's push to slash regulations in pursuit of competitiveness risks undermining the very foundations of technological progress.

www.socialeurope.eu

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aida.follows.technology · 27d

My latest article in Social Europe:

The EC argues that Europe must focus on innovation, with regulatory simplification at the centre. This reflects a profound misunderstanding of what innovation actually needs: not regulatory chaos, but a clear one

www.socialeurope.eu/ctrlaltdelet...

Ctrl+Alt+Delete as Policy: Why Deregulation Won’t Save EU Innovation

The European Commission's push to slash regulations in pursuit of competitiveness risks undermining the very foundations of technological progress.

www.socialeurope.eu

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aida.follows.technology · 28d

Looks amazing! Cheers to Robin

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aida.follows.technology · Sep 8

Join me tomorrow at 🕑2pm CET to discuss with Anders Hulum, University of Chicage about generative AI and the labour market

AI chatbots are everywhere in workplaces but how are they changing our jobs, wages, time or bargaining dynamics?

Register ⏬ and tune in to hear the evidence from 🇩🇰

ETUI @etui.bsky.social · Aug 19

📆 One for your post-summer agendas: the first #AItalk of the season!

🔗 etui.org/ZRp

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ETUI @etui.bsky.social · Aug 19

📆 One for your post-summer agendas: the first #AItalk of the season!

🔗 etui.org/ZRp

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aida.follows.technology · Sep 8

Join me tomorrow at 2pm CET to discuss with Anders Hulum, University of Chicage about generative AI and the labour market.

AI chatbots are everywhere in workplaces but how are they changing our jobs, wages, time or bargaining dynamics?

Tune in to hear the evidence

Register here below ⏬

ETUI @etui.bsky.social · Aug 19

📆 One for your post-summer agendas: the first #AItalk of the season!

🔗 etui.org/ZRp

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aida.follows.technology · Aug 22

My latest piece:

Protecting data in the EU means protecting an independent EDPS

Independence is the foundation of trust in Data Protection

Everyone talks about AI, but who protects our data in the EU? An authority that must stay independent

My analysis👇🏼

www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Prot...

Protecting your data in the EU means protecting an independent authority | Computer Weekly

The effectiveness of the European data protection framework depends on two essential pillars: robust individual rights and the institutional independence of the authority enforcing them. This princip...

www.computerweekly.com

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aida.follows.technology · Aug 21

This is the result of worker surveillance, a feeling of work intensification, a feeling of being ripped off our human nature

Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aida.follows.technology · Aug 18

It's a high risk AI system and sadly a FRIA is not required by Grammarly. However, education institutions that deploy Grammarly for trading functions may be required to do so

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aida.follows.technology · Aug 18

Granmalty AI grader assesses learning outcomes and automates grading decisions: it claims to predict your grade before submission. It fits perfectly under the Annex III of the AI ACT ans under the profiling definition.

www.grammarly.com/ai-agents/ai...

AI Grader | Free Grade Predictor For Students

Get a grade estimate and targeted feedback before you submit. Grammarly’s AI Grader helps you revise with confidence.

www.grammarly.com

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aida.follows.technology · Aug 16

AI is designed to automate: to get rid of workers

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 16

While boards and top executives may mandate using A.I. to make their businesses more efficient and competitive, many of those leaders haven’t fully integrated it into their own workdays. “What we have right now in the world is a lot of optimism combined with a lot of FOMO.”

C.E.O.s Want Their Companies to Adopt A.I. But Do They Get It Themselves?

Some are being nudged to learn how to use the nascent technology. Coming to the C-suite retreat: mandatory website-building exercises using A.I. tools.

nyti.ms

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aida.follows.technology · Aug 15

The DeepSeek case is interesting:

1) AI is determined by the access to the best chips

2) China could succeed in producing competitive chips
3) EU's position in AI hardware seems more vulnerable
Does the EU needs to really accelerate the chips' production?

Any views?

www.ft.com/content/eb98...

DeepSeek’s next AI model delayed by attempt to use Chinese chips

Difficulties of training the start-up’s latest system with Huawei’s semiconductors highlight dependence on Nvidia

www.ft.com

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aida.follows.technology · Aug 14

Why do millions of people use Chatgpt?

Does giving instructions in plain language through questions or search-like formats mean we're accessing AI intelligence?

www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

34% of U.S. adults have used ChatGPT, about double the share in 2023

Use for work, to learn something new, or for entertainment has risen since March 2023. Adults under 30 are especially likely to use the chatbot in these ways.

www.pewresearch.org

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aida.follows.technology · Aug 8

When an AI is designed to 'feel right', do we risk ignoring whether it is right?

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aida.follows.technology · Aug 8

(2) 700 million people worldwide have acces to it.

And the partnerships with companies, universities, governments?, schools? are in the rise

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aida.follows.technology · Aug 8

We might be starting the era of AI as "human compatible" (Stuart Russell's book)

The most striking news regarding the new GPT5 is (1) Open AI dropped the intelligence hook and focuses on user experience, connections, emotions: “so it’s more like your AI.”

www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

The New ChatGPT Resets the AI Race

With GPT-5, OpenAI is making its strongest effort yet to hook users.

www.theatlantic.com

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aida.follows.technology · Aug 5

Billions lack access to basic medical care, clean water, or adequate nutrition, the resources and attention devoted to extending lives raises questions about priorities

Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aida.follows.technology · Aug 5

While numerous critiques could be raised about this, the one that stands out is: the profound disconnect between pursuing immortality and addressing humanity's most pressing healthcare needs

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aida.follows.technology · Aug 5

A new era promises to transcend human enhancement: Marketed as a "no die protocol" with "Become a Don't Die Citizen" as a motto, this movement envisions defeating death through optimization & tech

dontdie.com

Don't Die

dontdie.com

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