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Yesterday we had the honour to have Russell Belk here at Luiss. He gave us fascinating and inspiring insights about the role of sharing in the new patterns of consumption and business models.

AI in the hiring system opens a big debate. Being evaluated by AI can be disturbing, but on the other hand, an algorithm it's not subjective, and it's less exposed than human to bias. washingtonpost.com/technology/201…

technologyreview.com/s/614685/censu… Disinformation is a big issue in the digital world, and it can lead to significant consequences. That's a topic on which companies and researchers have to focus.

The capacities and anthropomorphic features of robots can have a significant impact on the younger generations. Here an interesting focus on the relationship between kids and the new tech environment. wsj.com/articles/why-k…

An interesting reflection about the way FaceApp can use really sensible data (such as the face of the user). technologyreview.com/f/613983/facea…

The opportunity to ask health advice to Alexa can be a useful solution (especially for elderly, disabled or blind people), but there are concerns about the proper treatment of health issues and, of course, about privacy. technologyreview.com/f/613936/amazo…

Yesterday Stefano Puntoni gave us a lot of insights about AI and consumers. A really interesting and inspiring speech.

La necessità di trovare un equilibrio tra benessere e piacere in tavola. Su @LUISSopen, lo studio sulle etichettature degli alimenti e i comportamenti dei consumatori condotto dal Prof #Luiss @marcomazzu72 e dalla Prof e membro @XITEresearch Simona Romani luiss.it/node/29702

Deepfake videos are rising a lot of concern, but this technology has a bright side. techcrunch.com/2019/07/04/an-…

Uno studio approfondito sulle etichettature degli alimenti condotto da @marcomazzu72 e Simona Romani del centro di ricerca @XITEresearch dimostra la necessità di trovare un equilibrio tra benessere e piacere in tavola. bit.ly/2YFM7ub @UniLUISS

Despite the number of uncertainties and possible controversies about self-driving cars, companies are working in order to develop this interesting AI field. axios.com/apple-buy-driv…

Lack of security and the development of detailed profiles that are shared among hundreds of companies are just two of multiple issues related to behavioral advertising. techcrunch.com/2019/06/20/beh…

The possibility, provided by AI, to create realistic-looking fake videos (and their ability to influence the audience during political elections) raises a lot of concerns. edition.cnn.com/2019/06/04/pol…

The use of drones can be a huge challenge within the world of delivery. A lot of aspects about how it can work remain unclear, but, according to Amazon, this scenario is not so far away. technologyreview.com/f/613638/the-l…

The fact that Behavioral Targeting, that has attired lots of investments and raised many privacy issues, it's not so effective as it seems, can have important implications in terms of privacy regulations and advertising strategies. wsj.com/articles/behav…

Last Week there was a new X.Ite Talk with Silvia Bellezza. After her inspiring speech, we had a conversation with her about technology and consumption. xite.luiss.it/it/blog/72-pro…

Samsung is developing an AI system that can produce a fake clip by using a little number of photos (if not only one). The implications can be really alarming in terms of disinformation and fake contents. cnet.com/google-amp/new…

The talk is over, thanks to ⁦@S_Bellezza⁩ for this really interesting speech! #NewStatusSignalingDynamics