AI ethics and bioethics
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Biometric data and dignity: why a lost fingerprint cannot be replaced
On 26 February 2026 the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) fined an employer that recorded attendance by means of its employees’ fingerprints, reiterating that “the legal framework in force does not permit the processing of employees’ biometric data for the purpose of recording attendance at work” (Garante). It is the same principle affirmed in February…
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The law is not an algorithm: the reservation of human adjudication between the AI Act, Law No 132/2025 and the CEPEJ guidelines
In December 2025 the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) of the Council of Europe adopted its guidelines on the use of generative artificial intelligence for courts, and included in them a figure that deserves to be read before any consideration of principle: according to a survey conducted in October 2025 among the…
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Law 132/2025: the reservation of human decision-making and the blind spot of algorithmic bias
Law No 132 of 23 September 2025, laying down “Provisions and delegations to the Government on artificial intelligence”, has been in force since 10 October 2025 (Official Gazette (Gazzetta Ufficiale)). On 4 August 2026 the Council of Ministers gave final approval to the two legislative decrees exercising the delegations it contains (press release No 185);…
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AI AnthropoCosmic: the project for an AI at the service of Humanity, the Environment and the Cosmos (and a Call for Paper closing on 15 September)
An artificial intelligence that does not merely compete, but serves. That, in the shortest possible terms, is the proposition behind AI AnthropoCosmic, the international project promoted by the Faculty of Social Communication Sciences of the Pontifical Salesian University in Rome, led by its Dean, Prof. Fabio Pasqualetti, and presented in the press release of 10…
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AI Research Scientist: before the applications comes the research, and Europe must decide whether to keep it
Every Artificial Intelligence application we use today was born, years ago, in a scientific paper. The AI Research Scientist is the profile that generates that knowledge: it formulates theories, conducts reproducible experiments, publishes and submits to peer review. The US repertoires record it precisely; for Europe, which has set itself the target of twenty million…
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AI Natural Language Processing Engineer: language has become the interface of AI, and someone is needed who can handle it
Ever since we have been talking to machines, language has become the universal interface of Artificial Intelligence, and those who can build systems that understand and generate language have joined the European list of the most needed profiles. But language carries culture, variety and inequality with it: the craft of the AI Natural Language Processing…
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AI Data Scientist: the Washington figures, the European demand and the method that makes the difference
It is the only Artificial Intelligence craft that US federal statistics record as a standalone occupation: a median pay of 112,590 dollars and a projected growth of thirty-four per cent over the decade. And in Europe? The needs analysis puts it at the top of the most sought-after roles. But behind the most overused title…
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AI Algorithm Engineer: the engineering that decides how much Artificial Intelligence costs, consumes and can withstand
Every Artificial Intelligence system has a bill to pay in computation, energy and latency: those who cut it without sacrificing accuracy and robustness practise one of the most technical and least visible crafts in the whole sector. The AI Algorithm Engineer, between mathematical modelling, performance optimisation and a European market that for ten years has…
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Chief AI Officer: the role that answers for Artificial Intelligence, from Washington to European business
In the United States, every federal agency is required to designate one, by executive directive; in Europe, it is the organisational answer to the most uncomfortable question of the moment: who is ultimately accountable for the Artificial Intelligence an organisation uses? A portrait of the Chief AI Officer – between the American mandate, Europe’s demand…
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The AI ethicist becomes a profession: the EN 18274 standard and the competences required
For years the “AI ethicist” was a self-attributed title, without verifiable contours. Now the picture changes: within CEN-CLC/JTC 21, EN 18274 — the European standard on competence requirements for professional AI ethicists — is on the home straight, while professional associations such as the Association of AI Ethicists work towards recognition of the profession. Who…