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Wants to read Science Fiction: A Very Short Introduction
Rated Against Constitutionalism 3/10
A robust reconstitution of a certain model of constitutionalism that mistakes the part for the whole and basically overlooks jurisdictions other than a few Anglophone countries, France, and Germany, except as sources of examples for malaises diagnosed from the experience of these core countries.
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Finished reading Advanced Introduction to Technology Policy
Finished reading Aspectos relevantes da Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados
Rated The Ethical Spirit of EU Law 6/10
Provides a systemic overview of the references to ethics in EU law, presenting a (mostly, but not solely) deontological "ethical sprit" that is still undergoing a development process but is already reflected in primary, secondary, and tertiary legislation.
Wants to read How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built
Wants to read The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge
Finished reading Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach
Finished reading Contemporary Issues in Human Rights Law: Europe and Asia
Rated Between Truth and Power: The Legal Constructions of Informational Capitalism 10/10
A robust analysis of the relationship between law and technology in our information economy. Rather than being entirely driven by technology — or, in the opposite direction, being its sole master — both legal institutions and technological platforms act as mediators that are at the same time shaped by the political economy and profoundly influence social life in ways that current regulatory instruments, designed for an industrial economy, are ill-equipped to deal with. Part I of the book deals with the legal structures that enable informational capitalism by establishing patterns of entitlement and disentitlement over digital resources, while Part II provides a deep dive into the changes legal institutions undergo in response to the dynamics of informational capitalism. While the book focuses on US perspectives, it often brings discussions from other jurisdictions: contrasts with EU approaches are common, while the last few chapters highlight international and transnational organisms. All in all, this book provides an excellent job of showing the substantial impacts of information technologies while avoiding technological determinism, in both its "technology will save us" and "technology will doom us" variants.
Rated Regulatory Theory: Foundations and applications 8/10
A solid introduction to various approaches and issues in regulatory theory, including core topics such as responsive regulation and network approaches to regulation, foundational topics such as the role of emotions in regulation and treatments of risk in regulatory practice, and specialised topics such as the analyses of various regulated sectors.
Rated Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence 5/10
3.5/5 stars. A compelling presentation of the power relations that affect the creation, deployment, and use of the technologies we usually label as artificial intelligence, situating them as material objects that exist within a specific political economy.
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Wants to read The Psychology of Computer Programming
Rated Se una notte d'inverno un viaggiatore 8/10