Book presentation
Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Luisa Torchia.
Potere digitale
Il Mulino, 2026. In conversation with Massimiliano Panarari
- Date
- Tuesday, 29 September 2026
- Time
- 6.30 pm
- Venue
- MAST.Auditorium
- Publisher
- Il Mulino, 2026
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Is artificial intelligence our friend, or is it exploiting us? Rather than asking whether technological innovation will ruin or save the world, Luisa Torchia examines its origins, development and current state through history and many concrete examples, and identifies a new form of power: digital power.
Concentrated in private hands, this power brings such significant benefits and risks that it calls for collective decisions to safeguard the rights and values we are unwilling to give up.
In conversation with Massimiliano Panarari, professor at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, media sociologist and essayist.
Luisa Torchia
Professor of Administrative Law in the Department of Law at Roma Tre University. Her books for Il Mulino include Il governo delle differenze (2006) and La dinamica del diritto amministrativo. Dieci lezioni (2017).
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