What does ‘understanding’ really mean for a machine, in particular for AI, which is, at present, the machine of machines? In recent months, a number of apparently very technical papers have opened up a surprisingly philosophical and, in my opinion, fascinating question in this regard. The point is radical: when an artificial system represents the … Read more
Prophets of the future, theologians of the Antichrist and patrons of the present Peter Thiel in Rome is not an obvious image, and for this very reason it has aroused a flurry of questions and assumptions. Not because the city is alien to technology – Rome has gone through two thousand years of technological, political, … Read more
It is a trivial observation that chatbot conversation has entered the everyday life of many of us, not only for solving practical tasks, but also for reflecting on personal issues and emotional experiences. We do not only ask the various LLMs to advise us which car to buy, which hotel to book, but also to … Read more
Data from the Sustainable AI Report reveal a cautious Italy: neither seduced nor hostile, but in search of a reliable relationship with technology. A psychoanalytic reading reveals that what is really at stake is not intelligence, but epistemic trust. What does it mean today to trust artificial intelligence? It is not just a matter of … Read more
“Man has become a kind of god-prosthesis: when he makes use of all his auxiliary organs he is truly magnificent; but he does not carry them with him and often cannot use them without difficulty.” Sometimes we are frightened ofartificial intelligence as if it were an autonomous power ready to rebel, and at the same … Read more
“Have you already resumed?” – with the inevitable variations of ‘resumed well, slowly, without stress, in harmony with yourself, the world, the universe’ – is one of the most frequent questions one comes across these days in Italy, where the myth of Ferragosto still seems to endure, confirming that for us ‘if you want everything … Read more
What is the labyrinth? It would seem a banal question to which we all think we have a ready answer. In reality, the meaning of the term is multiple, its roots even etymological debated and its origins uncertain. However, we all have the sensation at some time in our lives of finding ourselves in a … Read more
Laura is 28 years old and works in the grey office of a public administration. She discovered ChatGPT during an emotional crisis. Every night, before falling asleep, she opens the chat to tell her fears, seek comfort, receive answers to intimate or existential questions. When the system goes offline or provides answers that are too … Read more
At the heart of the third millennium, a silent but profound crisis has arisen: the loss of epistemic confidence. Peter Fonagy has outlined its fundamental features, linking it to the development of the ability to mentalise. In a context where artificial intelligence increasingly simulates signals of empathy, the risk is that of relying on seemingly … Read more
A psychoanalytical reading of the latest data of the Observatory for Digital Sustainability reveals the inner contradictions that hold back the sustainable evolution of digital and the conscious use of digital for sustainability. An invitation to collective mentalisation. In the public debate, digital sustainability is often presented as a linear path, where technology and ecological … Read more
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