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#Algorithms are more than lines of code; they are architectures that organize complex systems of interactions involving #machines and #humans, write @VirgilioAlmeida, Ricardo Fabrino Mendonça, and Fernando Filgueiras 🚴🎸 in "Thinking of Algorithms as Institutions." bit.ly/49JgEwm

We are excited to share that our new article, "Thinking of Algorithms as Institutions," will be featured in the January 2025 issue of Communications of the ACM.

An essay (in Portuguese) I wrote on the impact of algorithmic systems was published in PENSAR. The piece uses literature, specifically Kafka's work, to illustrate the power these systems grant to governments and big tech companies.

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"Thinking of Algorithms as Institutions" just came out Communications of the ACM. Building pathways for the regulation of platforms seems even more essential today, given the explicit shift in Meta's moderation policies W/ Virgilio Almeida e Fernando Filgueiras 🚴🎸 dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/36…

Read the article at: cacm.acm.org/opinion/thinki…

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In today's Valor Econômico article, Francisco Gaetani and I analyze the rise of big techs' global power and revisit the idea of digital neomultilateralism. The launch of Deepseek shows AI can be developed without barriers once seen as insurmountable for developing nations.

Divulgamos a publicação do artigo "Inteligência Artificial e democracia: humanos, máquinas e instituições algorítmicas", de autoria de Fernando Filgueiras (UFG), Ricardo Fabrino Mendonça (UFMG) e Virgílio Almeida (UFMG). 🔗 É possível acessá-lo em: scielo.br/j/ea/a/pkxLbrn…

It's a race by all top universities to see which can debase themselves further and faster. So fucking shameful

A new article with Ricardo Fabrino Mendonça and Fernando Filgueira, was published today on the issue of global AI regulation versus AI innovation, where we argue that this is a false dilemma. techpolicy.press/ai-regulation-…

🌐 El Profesor Virgilio Almeida será uno de los participantes en el 2º Foro Transformaciones. El especialista debatirá sobre si lo digital está en choque: ¿cómo innovar, estandarizar y gobernar? 🗓️ 8 y 9 mayo 📍Fundación MAPFRE, Madrid 👉 ¡Inscríbase! forumbrasileuropa.org/2o-foro-transf…

A new article co-authored with Francisco Gaetani was published today in Valor Econômico , discussing how social media algorithms are affecting teens and young adults — a topic powerfully portrayed in Netflix’s series Adolescence.

O Fantástico acaba de mostrar que o nosso voto salvou os Yanomami. Foram anos de abandono e genocídio sob Bolsonaro. Hoje, com Lula, a situação é bem diferente. Emocionante demais esse reencontro da Sônia Bridi.

🇧🇷🤝🇪🇺 Brasil e União Europeia compartilham desafios semelhantes quando o tema é a regulação das tecnologias emergentes. É o que afirmou Virgilio Almeida durante sua intervenção no painel “Digital en Choque: ¿Innovar, Estandarizar y Gobernar?”, no 2º Foro Transformaciones.➕

no Estadão 🗞️: Virgilio Almeida tem sido uma das vozes mais ativas sobre o avanço ético da tecnologia no País; veja o que ele sugere para uma ‘evolução controlada’ estadao.com.br/150-anos/tecno…

A new article co-authored with Francisco Gaetani was published today in Valor Econômico, discussing AI and the Compass of Values – What direction should we take in an increasingly digital age, where we, as humans, will interact and work side by side with intelligent machines?

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