Rivista di Digital Politics

Valentina Reda

AI DIGITAL EDUCATION AND THE (HYPER)PERSONALIZATION CHALLENGE

KEYWORDS: Ai, GenAi, Higher Education 4.0, Mooc, Ai-Tutoring, Personalization

LEGGI QUI: https://www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.53227/113718

Gianluigi Spagnuolo

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE END OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS

The progressive evolution of the use of It in the exercise of administrative power has invested the public administration and the public decision-making process, redesigning its form and substance, influencing organisation and procedures. The automation of administrative proceedings not only allows to redesign internal processes to increase efficiency and improve organizational performance, but also changes the very nature of the proceeding: cancelling the traditional sequence of acts, flattening all the phases, rendered contextual, thus determining the end of the administrative proceeding as known up to now. The use of Artificial intelligence (Ai), which is often seen as a panacea to the problems of the Pa, must not confuse the neutrality of the instrument (enough to credit it) with the neutrality of the method. Indeed, the Ai has itself become the subject of decisions, in administrative proceedings, as in the legal system itself. It is therefore crucial to analyse the design of algorithms, with regard to the opacity of design and transparency on the values they incorporate, in particular with regard to possible unequal treatment resulting from Machine learning (Ml). The analysis of concrete cases highlights the possible repositioning of the different actors involved in the automated administrative proceeding, compared to the redesign of public services and participation in decision-making processes.

KEYWORDS: Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models, Machine Learning, Automated Proceeding, Administrative Simplification.

LEGGI QUI: https://www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.53227/113720

Daniele Battista

POLITICAL COMMUNICATION AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: A BALANCE BETWEEN MANIPULATION AND PARTICIPATION

The current technological landscape has been profoundly shaped by the rapid and significant advances related to Artificial intelligence (Ai), sparking extraordinary interest in academia and beyond. This innovative development has fueled a wide debate on its political, social, and ethical impacts, raising important questions that require multidisciplinary insights and investigations. In particular, whether its integration into the policy context represents a promising opportunity to improve the efficiency of policy decisions and increase the accountability of institutions is being debated. The objective of this article makes it essential to fully understand the implications and potential consequences of applying Ai in the policy arena. Furthermore, it is of paramount importance to assess whether such initiatives can truly be considered democratic or whether they represent a dangerous trend toward the use of an algorithm for manipulative purposes. In order to achieve the proposed objectives, the research methodology will adopt a deductive approach that will be based on an in-depth analysis of the narratives, imaginaries and expectations regarding Ai in this specific dimension. This study aims to make a significant contribution to the understanding of the complex dynamics within the disruptive issue, offering a critical perspective and a comprehensive picture of the multiple contexts involved in its use.

Sara Concetta Santoriello, Agostino Stavolo

MILLENNIALS DIGITAL MOBILIZATION. ELLY SCHLEIN’S POLITICAL COMMUNICATION FROM 2013 TO 2023

The rise of general secretary Elly Schlein in the Italian Democratic party (Pd) primary elections highlights the influence of generation y as politicians. Popularly known as millennials, they are born in the 1981-1995 cohort, grown up with technology and familiar with computers and mobile phones at the same time. Schlein’s account on social media and her shrewd skill in using these platforms to popularize her program and mobilizing voters exemplify this trend. A common ground with Western generation y can be detected in the political use of Instagram with live video and stories filters to inform, chat and engage the followers. This analysis examines the communication strategies employed on Facebook and Instagram during European (2014), regional (2020), national (2022) and primary (2023) elections, which contributed to enhance her character. By studying Elly Schlein’s leadership, we can identify notable changes in her main issues and highlight their trajectories in the agenda. The research proposes a quantitative analysis of the political language used during these periods, implementing topic modeling techniques to identify recurring themes in her communication style and visualize its evolution over time, examining the terms most closely associated with these topics.

KEYWORDS: Elly Schlein, Partito Democratico, Italian Left-Wing, Millennials, Social Media, Topic Modeling.

LEGGI QUI: https://www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.53227/113724