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Claudio Novelli

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Associate Researcher at the Digital Ethics Center, Yale University. Jurisprudence, Philosophy, Politics and Technology. sites.google.com/view/claudio-novel…

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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
New working paper: "Can we do without Legal Scholars?" Open Access Link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... @floridi.bsky.social
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Can we do without Legal Scholars? The Case for Second Scholarship in Legal Research
On the standard positivist account, the criteria of legal validity are constituted by the practice of officials, but the interpretive competences that those off
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
New article published: The Artificial in “Artificial Intelligence”: How Imagination Shapes AI Regulation International Journal for the Semiotics of Law LInk: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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The Artificial in “Artificial Intelligence”: How Imagination Shapes AI Regulation - International Journal for the Semiotics of Law - Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique
Much of the hype about AI exploits the fact that human cognition, language, and categorization rely on imaginative scaffolding. Some degree of metaphor and conceptual borrowing should not be seen as a...
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
🚨New paper Why AI can degrade research and what to do about it. With @floridi.bsky.social Link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... @yaledec.bsky.social
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Thank you for hosting us @luizajarovsky.bsky.social You can read our paper here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3sN...
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How Imagination Shapes AI Regulation, with Dr. Claudio Novelli and Prof. Steven Winter
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Luiza Jarovsky, PhD @luizajarovsky.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
🚨 If you are interested in AI, DON'T MISS my 46-minute conversation with Dr. @claudionovelli.bsky.social and Prof. Steven Winter on "How Imagination Shapes AI Regulation" (link below)
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Giulia Sandri @giuliasandri.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
🤖 New OA paper: "Fake Plastic Voters": do AI-simulated focus groups work? And when political actors should and shouldn't use them? @claudionovelli.bsky.social A decision matrix for practitioners navigating a real democratic accountability gap. 👇 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Fake Plastic Voters: When Political Parties Can Use AI-Simulated Focus Groups
Political parties strive to understand their electorates, and focus groups are a vital tool in these efforts. AI-enhanced simulation technologies (AESTs) enable
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
🚨 "Fake Plastic Voters" Political parties use focus groups to understand voters. AI-simulated focus groups now promise the same evidence faster and cheaper, which makes it tempting to ask only how to use them. Open Access Link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... @floridi.bsky.social
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Luiza Jarovsky, PhD @luizajarovsky.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
🏛️ [AI Ethics Workshop] "The Artificial in 'Artificial Intelligence': How Imagination Shapes AI Regulation" by @claudionovelli.bsky.social, @floridi.bsky.social, Stefan Larsson, @rosariataddeo.bsky.social, and Steven Winter is our 4th selected paper. Here's why it matters 🧵:
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Lawrence Solum @lsolum.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Novelli et al on Metaphor and AI Regulation Claudio Novelli (Yale University - Digital Ethics Center), Luciano Floridi (Yale University - Digital Ethics Center; University of Bologna- Department of Legal Studies), Stefan Larsson (Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)), Mariarosaria Taddeo…
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Novelli et al on Metaphor and AI Regulation
Claudio Novelli (Yale University - Digital Ethics Center), Luciano Floridi (Yale University - Digital Ethics Center; University of Bologna- Department of Legal Studies), Stefan Larsson (Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)), Mariarosaria Taddeo (University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute), & Steven L. Winter (Wayne State University Law School) have posted The Artificial in "Artificial Intelligence": How Imagination Shapes AI Regulation…
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Many thanks :)
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
🚨 New paper --> The Artificial in "Artificial Intelligence" OA: philpapers.org/rec/NOVTAI-2 @floridi.bsky.social @yaledec.bsky.social
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
🚨 New Working Paper 🚨 Quantifying Values: The Problem of AI Risk Link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... We propose a reference model that treats AI value impacts like proper risk: hazard + exposure + vulnerability + mitigation—and we show how it fits FRIA-style assessments. @yaledec.bsky.social
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Quantifying Values: The Problem of AI Risk
Recent AI regulations require deployers of high-risk systems to assess impacts on values like fundamental rights and other legally protected interests. However,
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SSRN @ssrn.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Check out the latest from the SSRN #blog which includes the top downloaded papers on #AI in Law for Q4 2025. Read more: spkl.io/63323AmKE7 #LawSky #AcademicChatter #AICommunity
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Top Papers on AI in Law Q4 2025
This list includes the top downloaded papers on AI in Law posted in Q1 2025. It also includes the Top 5 Organizations that downloaded the research during this period.
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SSRN @ssrn.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Check out the latest #research from the SSRN #blog which includes the top downloaded papers for Q3 on #AI in Law. Read More: spkl.io/63329ApUcX #Law #AcademicChatter
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Top Papers on AI in Law
This list includes the top downloaded papers on AI in Law posted in Q1 2025. It also includes the Top 5 Organizations that downloaded the research during this period.
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
🚨 New pre-print out: AI and Investment Services in EU Law: The Case for MiFID III Link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... @floridi.bsky.social @yaledec.bsky.social
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Giulia Sandri @giuliasandri.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
How is AI rewriting the rules of democracy? 🤖🗳️ With @claudionovelli.bsky.social (Yale), we explore AI’s impact on citizenship, participation, representation & the public sphere. Part of A Companion to Digital Ethics (eds. L. Floridi & M. Taddeo) Read here ➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Digital Democracy
This chapter explores the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on digital democracy, focusing on four main areas: citizenship, participation, representation and the public sphere. It traces the ...
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
🚨 Our paper “A Replica for our Democracies? On Using Digital Twins to Enhance Deliberative Democracy” has just been published in AI & Society! @floridi.bsky.social @yaledec.bsky.social Link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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A replica for our democracies? On using digital twins to enhance deliberative democracy - AI & SOCIETY
Deliberative democracy depends on carefully designed institutional frameworks—such as participant selection, facilitation methods, and decision-making mechanisms—that shape how deliberation performs. ...
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Lawrence Solum @lsolum.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Novelli et al on the EU AI Act, buff.ly/kQq3X9Z - Claudio Novelli & coauthors have posted Getting Regulatory Sandboxes Right: Design and Governance Under the AI Act on SSRN.
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SSRN @ssrn.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
This article analyzes the EU's approach to regulatory sandboxes under the AI Act, and how they aim to balance risk mitigation with fostering innovation in #AI development. spkl.io/63321A8D0R @claudionovelli.bsky.social @jessrmorley.bsky.social @floridi.bsky.social @yaledec.bsky.social
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
We then identify governance challenges across three sandbox phases—pre-testing, testing, and post-testing—and propose structured solutions. 5/
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Our article examines the AI Act’s sandbox framework, arguing it shifts from traditional models by emphasising regulatory learning over mere tech disruption, and by broadening public interest goals to include strategically aligned commercial innovations. 4/
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Regulatory sandboxes can offer a practical way to address this dilemma by enabling controlled, evidence-based testing of new technologies. 3/
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Collingridge called the “dilemma of control” the challenge of regulating emerging technologies: act too early and risk stifling innovation; act too late and potential harms proliferate unchecked. 2/
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
🚨 New Working Paper 🚨 Getting Regulatory Sandboxes Right: Design and Governance Under the AI Act OA Link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... @floridi.bsky.social @jessrmorley.bsky.social @yaledec.bsky.social 1/ ⬇️
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
We found that while many DPAs have some hands-on experience with AI cases, their activity levels vary widely. Still, their growing expertise could play a key role in enforcement, especially if supported by supranational coordination to help the less active authorities.
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
How ready are DPAs to enforce the AI Act? To find out, we looked at what they’re already doing: their decisions and activities related to AI and automated decision-making across all EU Member States. Thus, we created an index to measure how active they are in this area. 2/
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
🚨 New Working Paper 🚨 Should Data Protection Authorities Enforce the AI Act? Lessons from EU-wide Enforcement Data Link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... 1/
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Should Data Protection Authorities Enforce the AI Act? Lessons from EU-wide Enforcement Data
Most Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems involve some form of personal data processing, yet the role of Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) in enforcing the AI
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Lawrence Solum @lsolum.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Novelli et al on Digital Twins & Deliberative Democracy, buff.ly/QZopIFr - Claudio Novelli (Yale University - Digital Ethics Center) et al have posted A Replica for our Democracies? On Using Digital Twins to Enhance Deliberative Democracy on SSRN.
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Novelli et al on Digital Twins & Deliberative Democracy
Claudio Novelli (Yale University - Digital Ethics Center) et al have posted A Replica for our Democracies? On Using Digital Twins to Enhance Deliberative Democracy on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Deliberative...
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Lawrence Solum @lsolum.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Novelli on Digital Twin Tests of Deliberative Frameworks, buff.ly/HomEZrU - Claudio Novelli et al have posted Testing Deliberative Democracy Through Digital Twins on SSRN.
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Lawrence Solum @lsolum.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Novelli, Gaur, & Floridi on AI Regulation under Trump, buff.ly/rBaR4iW - Claudio Novelli (Yale), Akriti Gaur (Yale), & Luciano Floridi (Yale & Bologna) have posted Two Futures of AI Regulation under the Trump Administration on SSRN.
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Scott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Some personal news: I’ve temporarily paused the tiny iPhone screw factory I was building in Ohio.
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Rosaria Taddeo @rosariataddeo.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Alexander Blanchard, @claudionovelli.bsky.social , @floridi.bsky.social and I just published an article on A Risk-Based Regulatory Approach To Autonomous Weapon Systems in Digital Society👇 shorturl.at/vIHJt #AutonomousWeapons #AIethics SIPRI @yaledec.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk @springernature.com
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A Risk-Based Regulatory Approach To Autonomous Weapon Systems - Digital Society
International regulation of autonomous weapon systems (AWS) is increasingly conceived as an exercise in risk management. This requires a shared approach for assessing the risks of AWS. This paper pres...
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
🚨Two Futures of AI Regulation under the Trump Administration🚨 The first months of the new US administration have been turbulent, making the future of AI regulation anything but clear. We outline two governance scenarios. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... @floridi.bsky.social @akriti.bsky.social
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Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Deliberative democracy relies on well-designed institutional frameworks, like participant selection, facilitation, and decision-making. Yet identifying the best design for a given context is challenging: "Testing Deliberative Democracy Through Digital Twins" papers.ssrn.com/sol3...
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
🚨 New Working Paper 🚨 OA Link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... A Replica for Our Democracies? On Using Digital Twins to Enhance Deliberative Democracy @yaledec.bsky.social @floridi.bsky.social
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
The 'feeling' that X under Musk is a different place than before is quantified in this new study titled 'Substantial Hate' 1️⃣ hate speech up to 50% higher; 2️⃣ hate speech increase persistent; 3️⃣ no reduction in inauthentic accounts #commsky @polcomm.bsky.social journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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X under Musk’s leadership: Substantial hate and no reduction in inauthentic activity
Numerous studies have reported an increase in hate speech on X (formerly Twitter) in the months immediately following Elon Musk’s acquisition of the platform on October 27th, 2022; relatedly, despite ...
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Many thanks to Professor Solum, whose seminal paper has shaped the debate we analyse in this paper :) @floridi.bsky.social @yaledec.bsky.social
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
📕 A nice thing that will happen in 2025 :) The Concept of Legal Personhood – What the Mind Reveals about Law, with @hartpublishing.bsky.social In this book, I draw on cognitive linguistics to unpack how the concept of legal personhood is structured and works.
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
3) The AIA does not recognise that vulnerability is an inherent feature of all human-AI interactions, varying based on design choices and modes of interaction 4) We propose to integrate this broader understanding of vulnerability by reinterpreting "specific social situation" in Article 5(b)
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
1) The AIA largely follows a rather established tradition of looking at vulnerability as a trait or a state of certain individuals and groups 2) The AIA also includes a promising account of vulnerability as a relation but does not clarify if and how AI changes this relation
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
🚨 New Open Access Paper: The Many Meanings of Vulnerability in the AI Act and the One Missing, with Federico Galli. Link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... We explore the different ways the AI Act (AIA) defines and uses the concept of vulnerability. What we argue 👇👇
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The Many Meanings of Vulnerability in the AI Act and the One Missing
This paper reviews the different meanings of vulnerability in the AI Act (AIA). We show that the AIA follows a rather established tradition of looking at vulner
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Welcome :)
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Yale Digital Ethics Center (DEC) @yaledec.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
🚨 NEW PRE-PRINT 🚨 @claudionovelli.bsky.social, with @floridi.bsky.social and Giovanni Sartor, explore the debate on AI legal personhood, emphasizing the roles of prevailing legal theories on personhood and the impact of technological advancements. Read here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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AI as Legal Persons: Past, Patterns, and Prospects
This chapter examines the evolving debate on AI legal personhood, emphasizing the role of path dependencies in shaping current trajectories and prospects. Two p
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
3. Case law’s conservative stance: Case law suggests that, without explicit legislation, courts are unlikely to grant AI legal personhood on their own. For this to happen, AI systems would first need to prove de facto legitimacy through sustained social participation.
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
2. AI doesn't follow an incremental path toward human-like abilities. Instead, it advances through sudden breakthroughs, quickly hitting performance plateaus. This challenges the assumption that increasing AI capabilities automatically strengthens the case for legal personhood.
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
1. Shifts in tech sentiment shape legal discourse: During periods of tech optimism, discussions expand toward broader rights, while skepticism narrows the focus to limited legal capacities.
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
The debate around granting AI legal personhood has seen its ups and downs. Our work tries to identify key patterns through four path dependencies: conceptual views of legal personhood, technological trends, regulatory cross-linkages, and case law. Some arguments we defend:
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
🚨 New Working Paper: AI as Legal Persons: Past, Patterns, and Prospects. With @floridi.bsky.social and Giovanni Sartor Open Access: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5032265
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