On Wednesday, June 18, at the Confindustria Canavese headquarters in Ivrea, I attended the conference “Insights into Artificial Intelligence – People, Technologies, and Territories at the Center of Change,” promoted by the Canavese Group of Women Entrepreneurs in collaboration with the Piemonte Innova Foundation and under the patronage of Confindustria Piemonte.
In the panel dedicated to the social impact of AI, we addressed crucial issues for those who design, adopt, or regulate intelligent technologies today.
I explored the ethical and social dimensions of AI, which can strengthen or reduce inequalities, as well as its diverse impact on the world of work from a gender perspective.
Shalini Kurapati emphasized the importance of the quality and representativeness of the data used to train algorithms.
Mattia Puleo demonstrated the impact of AI in the creative sector, using the example of dubbing and voice cloning.
The discussions on all the panels complemented each other well, focusing on the need for an ethical and cultural approach to AI and for networking between the public and private sectors to address the technological challenges of the future.
I addressed the same topics in the talk on Friday, June 27, at IN.DIFFEST, organized by the in.differenti association at Dom – Spazi Condividi in Alba.
I was particularly pleased to be invited by this new cultural association founded two years ago by seven young people from Alba, all students in their early twenties, with the stated goal of “creating culture and moments of aggregation for young people and the entire community.” The name of the newly formed association draws inspiration from a famous quote by Antonio Gramsci: “Indifference is the dead weight of History.”
And we cannot remain indifferent to the use of artificial intelligence.
These moments allow us to share knowledge and experiences to address future challenges in a conscious and ethical manner, placing people and relationships at the center.
