Author: Ana Catarina
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Are Subscription Platforms Redefining Life? A Critical Look at Black Mirror’s ‘Common People’
Ana Catarina De Alencar Technology Law | AI Governance & Compliance | IT, SaaS & Commercial Contracts | Data Protection (GDPR, EU AI Act) | Intellectual Property May 12, 2025 Imagine a world where staying alive depends on your subscription plan. An existential “freemium” model, where health, consciousness, and the most essential aspects of life… Read more
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AI Trends in Art 2025: Emotional Cinema and the Future of Personalized Storytelling 🤖
Have you ever imagined watching a movie completely tailored to your personal tastes and interests? Or being part of an immersive experience where you can decide the story’s outcome in real time? Welcome to the concept of AI Emotional Cinema, an ultra-personalized audiovisual experience where the narrative dynamically adapts to the viewer’s reactions in real… Read more
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Digital Cloning: Can AI Clone You?
Imagine a world where AI can mimic not just your voice but your entire image, personality, and even the subtle quirks that make you, you. That world isn’t science fiction; it’s happening right now. 🔬 AI tools can now recreate full digital replicas of us, from visual likenesses to unique gestures and vocal tones. Are… Read more
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Can the EU AI Act Combat Gender Discrimination in AI? 🚫👩⚕️👨💻
🤔Have you ever thought that the technology we use might be perpetuating biases we thought we had overcome? 🤕 AI doesn’t just replicate societal biases; it can amplify them, especially against women and girls. This happens because AI algorithms learn from data that carries the same stereotypes and inequalities present in our society. That’s why… Read more
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When Faith Meets the Algorithm: The Digital Oracle of Chinese Youth and the Future of Spiritual Practices
☯️ What do you do when you need spiritual guidance? Do you turn to a sacred text? A spiritual guide? Or… do you ask an artificial intelligence? 📿 In China, young people are seeking advice on love, life, and purpose not from temples or gurus, but from a chatbot called DeepSeek. Trained on Buddhist, Taoist,… Read more
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New Study Finds AI Can Clone You and ”Simplify Your Life”
According to a groundbreaking study by researchers from Stanford and Google DeepMind, if you spend at least 2 hours in an interview with AI, it can create a virtual replica of you that embodies your values and preferences with stunning accuracy. In the study, 1,000 participants from diverse social, gender, and educational backgrounds were interviewed.… Read more
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The Future of Dating Apps in AI: A Digital Twin Dating for You?
🤖 Imagine a bot that can entirely replicate your personality, including your way of speaking, quirks, and even your appearance, acting on your behalf when it comes to evaluating and choosing a romantic partner. Would you feel comfortable entrusting this service to an artificial intelligence? 👥 Recently, Whitney Wolfe Herd, the founder of Bumble, made… Read more
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What if, one day, turning off the AI meant shutting down the world itself? A reflection inspired by the Series Black Mirror.
I work with Privacy and AI. So, this Black Mirror episode really hit close to home. In the episode ”Plaything” from Season 7, a game reviewer receives a mysterious CD containing an “experimental game.” But it turns out to be a simulated reality, inhabited by small autonomous AI entities called Thronglets. As these Thronglets begin… Read more
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What Does Psychoanalysis Have to Say About Artificial Intelligence?
Ana Catarina De Alencar Technology Law | AI Governance & Compliance | IT, SaaS & Commercial Contracts | Data Protection (GDPR, EU AI Act) | Intellectual Property February 11, 2025 How would psychoanalysis interpret technologies like AI Jesus in a church confessional, AIs that choose romantic partners, or even those that claim to “replace” therapists?… Read more
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The AI Jesus: A New Path to Human Spirituality?
Ana Catarina De Alencar Technology Law | AI Governance & Compliance | IT, SaaS & Commercial Contracts | Data Protection (GDPR, EU AI Act) | Intellectual Property November 26, 2024 Last week, St. Peter’s Chapel in Lucerne, Switzerland, placed an ‘’AI Jesus avatar” in the confessional booth. Although the church has emphasized that the tool… Read more
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AI Transparency is more than compliance — it’s a strategy! Is your company ready?
Ana Catarina De Alencar Technology Law | AI Governance & Compliance | IT, SaaS & Commercial Contracts | Data Protection (GDPR, EU AI Act) | Intellectual Property December 30, 2024 By Ana Catarina De Alencar[1] The EU AI Act places transparency at the heart of compliance, but why should your company prioritize it? Beyond avoiding… Read more
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What If Your AI Clone Could Find the Ideal Partner for you? A startup is building a dating app where your digital clone explores relationships before
Ana Catarina De Alencar Technology Law | AI Governance & Compliance | IT, SaaS & Commercial Contracts | Data Protection (GDPR, EU AI Act) | Intellectual Property May 5, 2025 Imagine having a digital twin,a kind of romantic clone,that goes on virtual dates for you. It chats, it connects, it argues a little, it flirts… Read more