Published inGeek Culture·Apr 5Member-onlyThe First Country Blocking OpenAI ChatGPT Generative AIWho is it and what’s the story behind it? — Once upon a time, AI was seen as a threat to humanity. Those were the times Humans feared and hated AI because it was more powerful, relentless, and brutal than men at reaching its goals, without any ethical concern balancing its will to reach the target. It was taking over jobs, reaching farther and…ChatGPT5 min readChatGPT5 min read
Mar 14Member-onlyData Science, Healthcare, and the PandemicCan Data save the world? Learning from the experience of COVID-19 — Data is generated by anything and anyone today. But can data save the world? Actually, data and data science are powerful means for exploring and understanding any phenomenon. The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the first worldwide scenarios where data made a difference in capturing and analyzing the diffusion and…Covid-192 min readCovid-192 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·Mar 10Member-onlyThe Path towards AI RegulationThe contribution of the AI Act and its worldwide impact — In mid-2021, the European Commission proposed a new EU regulatory framework on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the European Union. As such, it represents the first attempt to implement some level of regulation of AI. You may read the full official document of the AI Act proposal (in 24 languages) At…AI7 min readAI7 min read
Feb 14Member-onlyEducational initiatives on Data Science, Policy Making, and Pandemic ManagementTop universities releasing MOOCs and educational materials for public good — A large partnership of 30+ top European universities and associations of professionals worked together for the last two years to study data, policies, actions, and effects of pandemic management. This activity was conducted within the Periscope research consortium. …Data Science2 min readData Science2 min read
Published inGeek Culture·Jul 8, 2022Member-onlyThe HumanTechBiotaA reflection on how Active Intelligence will affect our life — Precisely as the microbiota contributes and enables human life thanks to a synergic interaction with a large set of third-party entities (micro-organisms primarily located in our guts) within the human body, today human life benefits from another contextual synergy, coming from the digital ecosystem: we call this contribution the HumanTechBiota…AI3 min readAI3 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·Dec 2, 2021Member-onlyUsing Online Reviews for Evaluating the Quality of Cultural TourismThe Experience of Italian Museums — In the cultural tourism field, there has been an increasing interest in adopting data-driven approaches that are aimed at measuring the quality of service through online reviews. …Data Science6 min readData Science6 min read
Published inDataDrivenInvestor·Nov 2, 2021Member-onlySocial Media Perception of Climate Change and the COP26 Conference ImpactReal-time analysis of Twitter content about the role of Europe and other international players — Social media data offers a rich source for analysing the views of individuals on ongoing (political) processes. What are the concerns of twitter users about climate change? How concerns and interests change in the context of large-scale public events, like COP 26 in Glasgow? More specifically, we are interested in…Cop264 min readCop264 min read
Published inADA Courses·Oct 13, 2021Member-onlyFive trends in data science that can benefit your organizationThe fact that we live in a world driven by data becomes clear when suddenly systems are being disrupted. We need ways to use and benefit from the data we produce and collect, and at the same time, we need to be resilient to problems that may arise from their…Data Science5 min readData Science5 min read
Published inDataDrivenInvestor·Oct 9, 2021Member-onlyFive trends in data science that can benefit your organizationWe live in a world that is driven by data — The fact that we live in a world driven by data becomes clear when suddenly systems are being disrupted. We need ways to use and benefit from the data we produce and collect, and at the same time, we need to be resilient to problems that may arise from their…Big Data4 min readBig Data4 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·Sep 24, 2021Member-onlyA multi-perspective approach for analyzing long-running live events through social mediaThe case of the Big Four Fashion Weeks — Social media is dominating day-to-day people’s life. In our life, it has taken the role of both a source of information and a place where to share personal experiences and opinions. In particular, it has demonstrated huge potential in communication, interactions, and community building during large-scale events, such as the…Datascience5 min readDatascience5 min read
