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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

2 years

Today is my first day on @POLITICOEurope majestic tech desk— covering AI, emerging tech and much more. Needless to say I'm utterly stoked! If you are in Brussels and want to grab a coffee/meet-and-greet/send tips, hit me up!

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

2 years

After a week in the rabbit hole (and the wayback machine), here's my story about the parallel, brilliant careers of Eva and Mantalena Kaili. Hope you enjoy it

A family affair: How the Kaili sisters intertwined lobbying and politics

As Eva Kaili rose through EU politics, her sister was running a parallel structure — Made Group — that ran with many of the same themes.

www.politico.eu

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

2 years

🚨Some personal news🚨 After four whirlwind years, I'll be leaving @WIRED next month. It has been a hell of a ride, alongside the most ridiculously gifted crop of writers and editors I have ever rubbed shoulders with. Working with them was a joy and a privilege.

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

25 days

As eagle-eyed Morning Tech readers might have noticed, I'm leaving @POLITICOEurope shortly Being at the coalface of AI reporting in Brussels amid the largest AI boom (bubble?) in aeons has been crazy fun Onwards to new things, still in BXL, still in tech journalism. Stay tuned

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

2 years

🚨Personal News🚨 For about 10 years, whenever someone asked how I was, my reply has invariably been "Can't complain" That regularity has achieved meme status among acquaintances. I'm thrilled to announce that tomorrow, I'll adopt a new reply.I'll reveal what it is at 7AM CET

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

9 months

You guys are insane. It's my bday FFS. #AIAct

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

9 months

#AIACT trilogue:10 of 22 agenda points remain to be discussed as of 7am MEPs, council and commission are on a break after having duked it out on banned AIs, including the infamous facial recognition ban *Preliminary* deals struck on gpai and fundamental rights impact assessment

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

2 years

Life goals

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

9 months

I'm going to bed. Luca, would you mind texting me when it's done?

Luca Bertuzzi

@BertuzLuca

9 months

#AIAct trilogue: not over yet. 🇪🇸presidency proposed text on predictive policing that is not acceptable for the Parliament. MEPs are also waiting for the full text on biometric categorisation and emotion recognition.

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@Gmvolpi

1 year

Wikipedia Italy is a magical fantasy world where #Prigozhin is still alive, well, and cooking in a smock.

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

9 months

This stopped being cute 9 hours ago

Thierry Breton

@ThierryBreton

9 months

New day, same trilogue! ⏰ Entering the 20th continuous hour of #AIAct negotiations.

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@Gmvolpi

9 months

How is it allowed that people negotiate continent-wide law while being knackered and addle-pated with sleeplessness? #AiAct

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

2 years

some postmodern stuff here

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

5 months

no, thanks, PR agency, I am not looking for your client's take on the AI Act

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

9 months

And after two weeks working on the Qatar files (there's more to come next week), three days and 38 hours covering the AI Act trilogue, my 35th birthday and my worst head cold in a decade, I can finally call it a day

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

12 days

you're welcome

Scoop! Where to get the best ice cream in Brussels

Not on holiday? Don’t worry, you can still enjoy some glorious gelato.

www.politico.eu

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

9 months

The vest is BACK!!!

Thierry Breton

@ThierryBreton

9 months

Crossing the 30th hour of #AIAct trilogue. Entering final stretch with focus and determination.

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

1 year

@ConnorAllenEU that's the breakfast we serve to non-Italians, sozza

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

1 year

@mmbrenn @BBCWalesNews tweet of the century

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

1 year

Periodic reminder to all tossers walking around #brussels (specifically #chatelain ) with a marker to vandalise #trottinettes ' s QR codes that it's a total waste of time and I'll keep using them till end times. Driing driing losers 🛴🛴🛴

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

9 months

#AIACT trilogue officially hit 22 hours and 4 minutes. Insane.

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

2 years

Pinning this here just in case Chief Twit comes for my sweet sweet blue lopsided V. I was one of the beticked few, once

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

2 years

@WIRED (As for where I am going next— stay tuned. I'll have more news soon. )

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

1 year

No other country in the world can do this

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

2 years

this is off to a great start

Elon Musk

@elonmusk

2 years

This is fake – I did *not* tweet out a link to The New York Times!

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

18 days

my last day as an AI reporter and look what happens

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

1 year

Prigozhin remains alive and having a blast in Italy, per . I wonder what Signor Prigogino is up to...

Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

1 year

Wikipedia Italy is a magical fantasy world where #Prigozhin is still alive, well, and cooking in a smock.

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

9 months

It is not admirable. It is not good. It makes for bad statecraft. Let those poor apas go to bed. #aiact

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

9 months

Official. Negotiators are leaving the room. Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed — tomorrow

Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

9 months

#AIACT Trilogue's first half (third? episode?) close to a finish, with another round possibly coming tomorrow, one MEP in the room says.

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

9 months

I didn't go to bed, btw.

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

2 years

This place has gone from being where the stories are to being the story. Worst thing that can happen in media

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

9 months

THE CHAMPAGNE!!!!

Dragoș Tudorache

@IoanDragosT

9 months

We are the first in the world to set in place real regulation for #AI , and for the future digital world driven by AI, guiding the development and evolution of this technology in a human-centric direction.

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@Gmvolpi

1 year

@bryan_johnson The Benjamin Button way

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

2 years

🚨Update🚨 I'm ditching "Can't complain" as my default reply to questions about how I am From today, my reply will be "[It's going] swimmingly" I was initially tempted to go for "spiffingly"; turns out that's not a word Swimmingly is, and has a nice spiffingly-like ring

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

7 months

New by yours truly&the impeccable @Heroceane and @vonderburchard on @POLITICO Pro France and (some politicians in) Germany dislike the AI Act's final version Belgium's plan to just pass the text without discussions in Council sounds a tad optimistic

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

2 years

for years, whenever someone asked what type of music I liked, I shrugged and said "dunno." but by analysing my fav playlists I have concluded that I *do* like two genres in particular. I love jazz and indie. it's not that I don't like music: I just have obnoxious tastes.

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

9 months

The tech-bro vest is gone. We are back to C-suite smiles and pied-de-poule ties

Thierry Breton

@ThierryBreton

9 months

Honest brokers 🤝 #AIAct #Trilogue

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@Gmvolpi

9 months

Vera's face encapsulates how all of us are feeling rn

Terence Zakka

@Mr_Zakka

9 months

5:30 AM check-point. #AIAct #Trilogue

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

7 months

France, Germany and fellow AI Act critic Italy would only need one extra country to vote against the current text (or threaten to) to stop the law in its tracks. I understand that that search might have already ended — successfully.

Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

7 months

New by yours truly&the impeccable @Heroceane and @vonderburchard on @POLITICO Pro France and (some politicians in) Germany dislike the AI Act's final version Belgium's plan to just pass the text without discussions in Council sounds a tad optimistic

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

2 years

@WIRED If you are a writer covering crypto, fintech, and other blockchain-adjacent stories, I cannot recommend strongly enough that you apply for my soon-to-be former job. You will be working with some of the best—and nicest— people in journalism.

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

2 years

PR people: Read my job description/Twitter bio If you can't be bothered to get my beat right, at least try to get who I work for right. Clue: if you're emailing a " @politico .eu" email, I probably work there. My "flag as spam" finger is getting itchy

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

8 months

#AIAct labelled as "pending" by Belgian digital minister. 🍿 (h/t to Flemish hero @pieter_haeck for spotting this)

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

9 months

#AIAct latest: MEPs presented counterproposal on prohibitions. Council is out of the room, contacting Member States to test the water on EP's demands. Unclear if MSs are being shown the whole counterproposal or only part of it. Council won't be back till 14:30

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

9 months

Love Thierry's CEO vest

Věra Jourová

@VeraJourova

9 months

#AIAct #trilogue +16h while you were sleeping. And ongoing.

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

2 years

Daily reminder that @easyJet is the worst airline I have ever had the displeasure of using. Worst customer service EVER. And getting a refund is borderline impossible

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@Gmvolpi

9 months

Sounds like it's ending tonight. (But I'm sure there'll be pleeeeeenty of technicals) #aiact

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

9 months

We have a DEAAAL!!.... on #eIDas . well done ITRE Committee

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

2 years

A part of me likes to think it was all a ploy to show that AI isn't able to replace tech reporters

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

8 months

sucks to see so many talented folks and spiffing journos being laid off @WIRED Hire them all, they're tiptop writers – and excellent colleagues

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

9 months

From #AIACT 3logue : the (tentatively) agreed threshold for foundation models to be considered as posing "systemic risk" is 10^25 FLOPs— or that cab be decided by Commission based on criteria such as number of registered biz users (10k), etc. Partial victory for EP.

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

1 year

You'll never prevail. There are tiny numbers written under the qr-code that let me unlock the scooter anyway. If those don't work, one can unlock it via the app's geolocation feature. I'll keep trottinetting and making you angry. Beep-beep losers #Bruxelles #trottinettes

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

1 year

wild

Social media riot shutdowns possible under EU content law, top official says

Thierry Breton responds to French President Emmanuel Macron’s idea.

www.politico.eu

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

2 years

First thing to do whenever you have to read through a transcript. You know's become spaces

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@Gmvolpi

7 months

Not the end, not the beginning of the end but—

EU countries strike deal on landmark AI rulebook

The bloc’s law to regulate AI overcomes threats of late opposition.

www.politico.eu

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

2 years

Finally saw the famed worldcoin orbs, that will give you crypto if you let them scan your eyeballs. #WebSummit2022

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@Gmvolpi

2 years

Watcher.Guru

@WatcherGuru

2 years

JUST IN: Beyond Meat, $BYND COO Doug Ramsey arrested for biting a man’s nose.

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

3 months

Great value from @Google Gemini Advanced

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

7 months

Coreper approved #AIAct

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

9 months

So far this round has lasted 16 h. DSA lasted 17 tho, so all bets are off. Going to make myself some birthday porridge. With water as I'm out of coconut milk

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

9 months

I feel so young all of a sudden

Conservatives

@Conservatives

9 months

He’s back 🔥 Congratulations @David_Cameron 👏

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

8 months

I only get comments on kiwis and trottinettes.

Eddy Wax ✍️

@EddyWax

8 months

Introduced myself to a friend of a friend who works in the Parliament. “Oh, I hate you!” came the response, quickly correcting herself to “not you personally, just your work.” 😂🤔

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

8 months

Jail

non aesthetic things

@PicturesFoIder

8 months

Italians gonna lose it when they see this

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@Gmvolpi

9 months

Fact

Daniel Leufer

@djleufer

9 months

One clear conclusion of trilogue is that @Gmvolpi needs to lean into his fashion journalism a bit more, he could be an incredible fusion of tech journalism with @dieworkwear style analyses

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@Gmvolpi

5 months

nice read - even if it commits the usual sin of devoting exactly zero words to the consequences all this had for EU citizens in Britain.

Sam Knight

@samknightwrites

5 months

I wrote about what the Tories have done to the place

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@Gmvolpi

2 years

What a century

Crazy Ass Moments in Italian Politics 🇮🇹

@CrazyItalianPol

2 years

The official Twitter account of Italian Ministry of Ecological Transition gets hacked. Sept 15, 2022

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@Gmvolpi

9 months

@Jacobbe79601492 @EddyWax @TimRoss_1 @stephanfaris @POLITICOEurope Don't forget the unstoppable @ElisaBraun !

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

11 months

@MrSamWilkin People (starting with myself) should learn French, tbh

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@Gmvolpi

9 months

#AIACT Trilogue's first half (third? episode?) close to a finish, with another round possibly coming tomorrow, one MEP in the room says.

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@Gmvolpi

5 months

I am triggered

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

2 years

damning how they could have just googled the output to fact-check whether it was true

Martin Coulter

@MartinJBCoulter

2 years

New: Google published an ad in which its new AI chatbot Bard served up inaccurate information. The error was spotted just as the tech giant unveiled its new tool at a launch event in Paris.

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@Gmvolpi

8 months

Ach maman mia, here AI go again AI AI just how much I've missed you? #AIAct

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

8 months

Me about to book a haircut in Rome as I can't be bothered with Brussels barbers not accepting card payments/being closed on Wednesday/requiring reservation months in advance

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

1 year

Don't want to hair-split here, but one reason why Prigozhin faces an uphill struggle replacing Putin is that his ascent would violate Russia's iron law by which a bald leader is always succeeded by a full-head-of-hair leader and vice versa.

Bald–hairy - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

2 years

Er, the Tambroni Cabinet — shortest lived in Italy's Republican history – lasted 115 days @TheEconomist

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

9 months

I'm hearing "almost" a deal but also "not yet" a deal on #AIAct Carme Artigas might indeed end up uncorking that champagne, much to @DanNechita 's elation

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@Gmvolpi

1 year

He's fucking with us

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@Gmvolpi

4 months

I hope 🛴 firms keep up w the "legal guerrilla" on these bores. Also, sad to see journalists use sweeping generalisations on trottinettes' being a "nuisance" and choosing a very rare and extreme case of cluttered parking as the article's illustration

'Legal guerilla': Brussels moves closer to limiting e-scooters again

"We urgently needed a reform of the e-scooter sector in Brussels to make public spaces calmer and safer for pedestrians and people with reduced mobility."

www.brusselstimes.com

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@Gmvolpi

1 year

Reminder of what my colleagues at POLITICO thought would happen if Prigozhin were to replace Putin

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@Gmvolpi

1 year

What can I say, I find the e-scooter angle in every story, including mercenary-led-coup-attempt stories

Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

1 year

Absurd scenes from #Rostov : Russian army tanks parked just beside trottinettes.

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

10 months

Welcome to the UK's AI Safety Summit

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@Gmvolpi

21 days

It landed! The AI Office wants stakeholders to apply to help draft codes of practice for general-purpose AI.

AI Act: Participate in the drawing-up of the first General-Purpose AI Code of Practice

The European AI Office has opened a call for expression of interest to participate in the drawing-up of the first general-purpose AI Code of Practice.

digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

2 years

@IanDunt I mean, you likely made your own curse-laden bed here

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@Gmvolpi

9 months

Ofc this trilogue needed a touch of mystery: a council tweet announced a press conference at 23:50 (criminal.)- then immediately deleted

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@Gmvolpi

2 years

The IDW discourse is out of control this morning (this all started when AI researcher/podcaster Fridman posted a kinda-basic reading list)

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@Gmvolpi

1 year

There goes Italy's Queen Elizabeth. RIP

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@Gmvolpi

3 months

I have developed a (prolly healthy) addiction to minor Italian composers: people like Antonio Salieri (the notorious), Luigi Boccherini, Tomaso Albinoni. They have of course nothing on Mozart and the other Giants but their frilly baroque baubles are so soothing...

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

2 years

Oh, we are going there. We are going to make a premium feature a culture war issue. Cool cool

David Sacks

@DavidSacks

2 years

The entitled elite is not mad that they have to pay $8/month. They’re mad that anyone can pay $8/month.

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@Gmvolpi

7 months

It's going to be alright, peeps. #AIAct

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@Gmvolpi

1 year

@ZennerBXL @MarkBrakel @POLITICOEurope It's the dashing Italian version: Caio Gennaro

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@Gmvolpi

8 months

@SophiaIgnatidou Nope. Text still being tweaked in technical meetings. Don't expect anything definitive and complete by late Jan

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@Gmvolpi

1 year

NFTs gone at Meta. Quelle surprise

Stephane Kasriel

@skasriel

1 year

Some product news: across the company, we're looking closely at what we prioritize to increase our focus. We’re winding down digital collectibles (NFTs) for now to focus on other ways to support creators, people, and businesses. 🧵[1/5]

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@Gmvolpi

2 years

intriguing AI sideplot in the SBF drama

@[email protected] on Mastodon

@timnitGebru

2 years

I'm thinking about Anthropic. #AISafety ? 🤔

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@Gmvolpi

1 year

Article + meme #AIAct

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1 year

The worst thing about today is that I was supposed to file my tax return and then *this* happened

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@Gmvolpi

3 months

The robots are coming

‘Our Oppenheimer moment’ — In Ukraine, the robot wars have already begun

As autonomous drones soar toward the frontline, bigger countries like China and the U.S. are watching.

www.politico.eu

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

6 months

sad that I and @AntoanetaRoussi were the only reporters on the tech/cyber desk *not* to get the snazzy @fleishmanEU calendar 😭

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@Gmvolpi

2 years

The more Zuck tries to push his Metaverse vision, the more this article sounds right

Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse already sucks

Facebook’s Metaverse ambitions reveal an alarming lack of imagination and a less alarming love of tech buzzwords

www.wired.com

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Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

2 months

Hullo compadres, I am exceptionally helming #POLITICO Influence this week. Any goss? Any skinny? Any hot election take? Hit me up!

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@Gmvolpi

6 months

update - we got it. thanks!

Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

6 months

sad that I and @AntoanetaRoussi were the only reporters on the tech/cyber desk *not* to get the snazzy @fleishmanEU calendar 😭

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@Gmvolpi

9 months

Update- no update. Member countries say that they've not been consulted by the council presidency. Shrug emoji

Gian Volpicelli

@Gmvolpi

9 months

#AIAct latest: MEPs presented counterproposal on prohibitions. Council is out of the room, contacting Member States to test the water on EP's demands. Unclear if MSs are being shown the whole counterproposal or only part of it. Council won't be back till 14:30

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