5 December 2024

What is the impact of artificial intelligence on the exercise of jurisdiction? The issue will be addressed during the conference "Intelligenza artificiale ed esercizio della giurisdizione", organised by the Decentralised Training Structure of the Catania District of the Superior School of the Magistracy and the Council of the Bar Association of Catania. Among the speakers will be Professor Finocchiaro, who will discuss the new European regulation on AI, the now famous "AI Act”.

29 November 2024
The Annual Meeting of Alliance Against Cancer, the National Oncology Network of the Ministry of Health chaired by Professor Ruggero De Maria, is now in its ninth year. The focus of the proceedings is on innovative and cutting-edge translational aspects in the study of cancer research and treatment. Speakers include Professor Finocchiaro, who will address oncology research, data protection and potential, and AI, in a presentation entitled “AI and Big Data in oncological research. Regulatory constraints and possible ways forward”

The 67th session of the Working Group Electronic Commerce of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) opens in Vienna on November 18. Professor Finocchiaro, after chairing the Group from 2014 to 2022, is now the Italian representative. The session will be focused on the guide to enactment of the model law on contracts concluded through automated systems and data provision contracts.

22 November 2024
A government bill on AI is currently under discussion in the Senate. Within the framework of the AI Act, the bill addresses a number of key issues, from scientific research, to copyright, to the identification of the Italian authorities responsible for AI. Professor Finocchiaro will examine the bill at the event “The European Regulation on Artificial Intelligence: Problems and System,” the Scientific Conference sponsored by the Cesifin Alberto Predieri Foundation and the Legal Observatory on Digital Innovation, under the patronage of the Italian Data Protection Authority.

20 November 2024
Cybersecurity, the focus of much European legislation, is also a cultural issue. Professor Finocchiaro will address security culture and European legislation at the Women Economic Forum 2024, the international Women Economic Forum event designed to foster women's empowerment through discussion of topics of collective interest.

5 November 2024
AI systems for healthcare, although intuitively risky, are increasingly proving to be of great importance. There are still many open legal questions. Among these, the issues of liability and the valorisation of personal data stand out as particularly important. Professor Finocchiaro will address these issues during the seminar on AI in healthcare, the sixth meeting of the seminar cycle of the University of Bologna’s School of Law and School of Legal Studies, "Artificial Intelligence and Law”.