Generative Artificial Intelligence lands in the Chamber, with three projects designed to support the offices of Montecitorio, the deputies themselves, and citizens who want to learn about the activities of their representatives. The initiative was presented in Montecitorio by Chamber President Lorenzo Fontana and Vice President Anna Ascani. The latter, in particular, is considered the "godmother" of the event as she heads the Supervisory Committee on Documentation Activity, that is, the body that carried out an in-depth investigation of AI in parliamentary activity and promoted the competition in which 28 projects from various Italian universities and research centers participated. Of the 28 projects submitted by universities and research centers, three were awarded, designed to support the work of offices, the work of parliamentarians, and finally, for citizens. The first award-winning project, illustrated during the award ceremony by Andrea Colombo, is called Legislab, and was developed by the Milan Polytechnic and the Einaudi Institute. It is intended for Chamber offices and is a platform for analyzing Italian legislation and supporting the drafting of new laws. Intended instead for parliamentarians is the GenAI4Lex project, developed by a corsortium of universities (Alma Mater, Luiss, CNR, University of Turin), illustrated by Professor Monica Palminari. It is intended to be a support for drafting of legislative texts, analysis of amendments and normative references, and compliance of the text with respect to the pre-existing regulatory framework. On the other hand, the third award-winning project, DepuChat, developed by the University of Rome 3 and the University of Florence and illustrated during the ceremony by Prof. Carlo Colapietro, is aimed at citizens. By using Generative AI, the chatbot can probe data and information kept in the sites of the Chamber to provide users with answers to their questions about the activities of their representatives in Parliament.
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