This flipbook is a collaboration between the Digital Constitutionalist and Better Images of AI. It serves as a way to challenge the misrepresentative tropes that are often used to visualise AI. Instead, we showcase more inclusive and representative images of the technology which acknowledge its material reality, limitations, strengths and explore the actual functions of […] The post Better Images of AI first appeared on The Digital Constitutionalist.| The Digital Constitutionalist
Introduction If conservative political pundits are to be believed, “fake news” is a new social media-based phenomenon that threatens our global democracies. Chief among such proponents is current US President Donald Trump, who even claims to have coined the term. While this evidently goes a step too far—whether misrepresenting the turnout for his January 2017 […] The post Restarting the Past: Fake News in the Digital Age first appeared on The Digital Constitutionalist.| The Digital Constitutionalist
DIGITAL BIOMETRICS IN THE ERA OF THE AI ACT The third edition of the EUDiCRI school will take place on the Italian Alps, in Bardonecchia (Turin), Villaggio Olimpico, from September 1st to 6th 2025. The School will be dedicated to the specific area of Forensic Biometric tools used by law enforcement authorities. In particular: The EUDiCRI […] The post EUDICRI SUMMER SCHOOL first appeared on The Digital Constitutionalist.| The Digital Constitutionalist
At the AI-Imaginations and Public Safety symposium at Erasmus University Rotterdam on June 19, DigiCon’s Sci-Fi Team experimented with an unconventional way of presenting academic ideas. When it comes to emerging technologies, the responsibility for understanding, explaining, and responding to them often falls to key figures. The most important of these arguably are philosophers, legal […] The post Three Paths, One Goal Trialogue: Narrating the philosophical, legal and creative perspectiv...| The Digital Constitutionalist
The United States is not unfamiliar with the idea that a bunch of dead white men might inform the meaning and interpretation of the Constitution. Originalism is the very idea that constitutional meaning is derived from ‘the intentions of those who draft and debated the Constitution’. In a speculative turn that competes with the literary […] The post What Would the Founding Fathers Say? Digital Ghosts and Constituent Power first appeared on The Digital Constitutionalist.| The Digital Constitutionalist
In modern mythmaking, the role of the robot and its AI mind is ambiguous. For some, an autonomous machine is a saviour, promising liberation from drudgery while transcending our foibles and frailties. For others, it is a monster, threatening the termination of humanity. In our imaginations, robots and AI form a question for our future: […] The post Artist Showcase: Cur Deus Machina first appeared on The Digital Constitutionalist.| The Digital Constitutionalist
In recent years, the theme of inequality has received attention at the scientific as well as at the policy level, with a growing concern for the impact of the economic and social divide on democratic societies. In parallel, digital innovation not only transformed the economy, society and our daily life, but it also deeply impacted the functioning of democracy and the public sphere. Which is the […] The post Navigating the divide: understanding and addressing digital inequalities...| The Digital Constitutionalist
The field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has long been divided into Artificial Narrow Intelligence (ANI) and Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). However, most AI governance strategies tend to concentrate solely on ANI, often neglecting AGI, which many view as the pinnacle of the field. Recently, a significant report has been released that acknowledges the importance of […] The post An Opinion on the UN’s New AGI Governance Report first appeared on The Digital Constitutionalist.| The Digital Constitutionalist
The author would like to thank prof. dr. Natali Helberger for her helpful commentary on this blog post. Introduction The legal system can be a fortress. While anyone can freely read their country’s laws, much more is needed to grasp the complexity of the legal system. Lawyers train for years to gain the skills to […] The post Access to Justice and LLMs first appeared on The Digital Constitutionalist.| The Digital Constitutionalist
As markets become increasingly concentrated, geopolitical tensions intensify, and several governments grow more welcoming toward Big Tech, it is essential to consider whether new technologies pose any threats to democracy. It is widely understood that democracy (‘demos’ & ‘kratos’) signifies a system of governance in which the people hold the authority. What is usually less […] The post Silicon Valley’s Challenge: Antitrust as a Shield for Democracy first appeared on The Digital C...| The Digital Constitutionalist