Source: Il Sole 24 Ore – Paolo Benanti, “The Ability to Govern Technological Innovation Defines Its Ethical Outcome”, 18 December 2025 The technocratic illusion of automatic growth In the debate on artificial general intelligence, Paolo Benanti dismantles one of the most persistent illusions: that increasing computational capacity will automatically produce collective well-being. Optimistic macroeconomic projections overlook a decisive variable—the distribution of value . AI can increase...

Source: Corriere della Sera – Paolo Benanti, Sebastiano Maffettone, “The Architects of Control”, 20 December 2025 From the surveillance of bodies to the management of minds Paolo Benanti and Sebastiano Maffettone’s article captures a decisive shift: artificial intelligence is no longer merely a technical tool, but a new architecture of power . It no longer governs bodies, as the disciplinary systems of the twentieth century did; instead, it enters minds, emotions and decisions. This is where...

Source: Il Sole 24 Ore – “The Ability to Govern Technological Innovation Defines Its Ethical Outcome”, Paolo Benanti, December 2025 The illusion of technological neutrality In contemporary debates on the global economy, artificial intelligence is increasingly presented as a “natural” macroeconomic force, capable of generating growth, efficiency and stability almost by inertia. Paolo Benanti’s article challenges this narrative by recalling a fundamental principle: technology is never neutral...