<![CDATA[Today, the President of the Italian Republic, in a public speech, said that one of the main problems of AI is its impact and the concentration of overwhelming power it generates in the hands of a few.]]>Today, the President of the Italian Republic, in a public speech, said that one of the main problems of AI is its impact and the concentration of overwhelming power it generates in the hands of a few.

He’s not a tech guy, but even he is pro-OwnYourData. We should invite him to the BSD Cafe.

]]>https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/topic/55f7cc96-1905-4e82-afe2-ac19ee73f587/today-the-president-of-the-italian-republic-in-a-public-speech-said-that-one-of-the-main-problems-of-ai-is-its-impact-and-the-concentration-of-overwhelming-power-it-generates-in-the-hands-of-a-few.RSS for NodeSun, 25 Oct 2026 18:22:09 GMTWed, 17 Jun 2026 19:45:54 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Today, the President of the Italian Republic, in a public speech, said that one of the main problems of AI is its impact and the concentration of overwhelming power it generates in the hands of a few. on Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:35:00 GMT]]>@seuros @stefano nitpick: he's the President of a *parliamentarian* G7 country.

His words have weight, but he doesn't have the authority you'd associate with a President in a presidential country.

]]>https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://social.gl-como.it/objects/3e3ce0df-206a-33f4-0474-1d5840446623https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://social.gl-como.it/objects/3e3ce0df-206a-33f4-0474-1d5840446623Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:35:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Today, the President of the Italian Republic, in a public speech, said that one of the main problems of AI is its impact and the concentration of overwhelming power it generates in the hands of a few. on Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:43:33 GMT]]>@stefano The problem with this argument is that it turns AI into a boogeyman instead of addressing the actual causes of concentration.

If the concern is that a handful of companies hold too much power, then the solution is not another speech about fear. The solution is creating conditions for alternatives to exist: funding research, supporting open standards, investing in digital sovereignty, promoting open-source software, and encouraging citizens, universities, and public institutions to participate in innovation.

He is the President of a G7 country. He has a platform capable of launching national initiatives, bringing together researchers, entrepreneurs, and communities around technology. Instead, the public message becomes "be afraid of AI because a few companies are powerful."

]]>https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/ap/users/115831158931920733/statuses/116770931552508916https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/ap/users/115831158931920733/statuses/116770931552508916Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:43:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Today, the President of the Italian Republic, in a public speech, said that one of the main problems of AI is its impact and the concentration of overwhelming power it generates in the hands of a few. on Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:17:10 GMT]]>@seuros why?

]]>https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/stefano/statuses/116770355952711082https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/stefano/statuses/116770355952711082Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:17:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Today, the President of the Italian Republic, in a public speech, said that one of the main problems of AI is its impact and the concentration of overwhelming power it generates in the hands of a few. on Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:50:16 GMT]]>@stefano He is absolutely wrong.

]]>https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/ap/users/115831158931920733/statuses/116770014255899554https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/ap/users/115831158931920733/statuses/116770014255899554Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:50:16 GMT