AI and media have already been involved in many litigations, e.g. the case of New York Times and other newspapers against OpenAI. And many others are the critical issues in the media sector. The Italian "Dipartimento per l'informazione e l'editoria" set up a new Committee to study the impact of AI on the publishing sector and information. Chaired by Giuliano Amato, the Committee has among its members also Professor Giusella Finocchiaro. The Committee will start its works on October 24th, hearing the main stakeholders of the field. Its first goal is to draft a report for the Italian Government.

16 October 2023 
On October 16th, the 66th session of the Working Group IV on Electronic Commerce of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) will begin. The session is chaired by Professor Giusella Finocchiaro, Chairwoman of the Working Group. The Working Group will discuss the following issues of artificial intelligence, automation in contracting and data provision contracts. 

11 October 2:30-5:30 PM 
On October 11th, Professor Giusella Finocchiaro will partecipate in the event "IA generativa: l'era del prompt", organized by the Osservatorio TuttiMedia. Taking the cue from McLuhan's observation on the man of XXI century who runs down the street shouting "We have all the answers! What are the questions?", the eminent speakers will discuss what kind of questions teachers, doctors, consultants, advertising and publishing professionals should ask. 

10 October 2023, 3:00-5:00 PM
On October 10th, Professor Giusella Finocchiaro will partecipate in the second seminar of the series "Intelligenza artificiale e diritto", organized in partnership with the University of Bologna Law School and now in its fourth edition. With the coordination of Professor Ugo Ruffolo, holder of the course, the eminent speakers will discuss the issue of the regulation of artificial intelligence, focusing on the proposal for a Regulation on artificial intelligence, the AI Act, and its correlations with the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act. 

6 October 2023, 10:30 AM -12:30 PM
On October 6th, Professor Giusella Finocchiaro will join the event "Etica, Privacy e Intelligenza Artificiale nelle città di domani", a Milan Digital Week panel aimed at discussiong the importance of regulating AI considering ethic, privacy and data protection. Chaired by Avv. Anna Cataleta, Senior Partner at P4I-Digital360, and Avv. Sergio Fumagalli, Senior Partner and ESG Advisory Leader at P4I-Digital360, the event will focus on the principles to guarantee a responsible use of AI and to prevent discrimination and prejudice.

5 October 2023, 2:00-5:00 PM
On October 5th, Professor Giusella Finocchiaro will partecipate in the event "Co-create the future: l'evoluzione dell'ecosistema healthcare",organized by Consorzio Dafne, the healthcare community for the governance and the development of a digital and sustainable ecosystem. Professor Finocchiaro will discuss the legal issues of the processing of personal data for research purposes, proposing new regulatory solutions for the re-use of health data.