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According to part of the US scholarship, the use of big data and prediction algorithms could entail a paradigmatic change in contract law: No longer would one have general and abstract legal norms, but rather granular and personalized ones, customized on the needs and features of the contracting parties. This shift to a law tailored to specific individuals could affect both default and mandatory rules and provide for a more efficient and just legal system. The argument goes that such a flexible and technology-driven regulation is also capable of addressing the issue of unfair personalized pricing schemes applied by businesses in online transactions. The present contribution adopts a futuristic approach and investigates whether these doctrinal proposals could possibly pave the way for an amendment of the Directive 93/13 on unfair terms in consumer contracts. In doing so, the main elements of the unfair terms control are highlighted, together with their link with national default rules, which serve both as a benchmark for the assessment of the unfair character of the clause and as gap-fillers. Based on a comparison with the findings of US scholars, it then explores how the unfair terms control may change in order to reduce cross-subsidies to a minimum and tackle discriminatory pricing schemes. Finally, this article elaborates further on how the modifications could be implemented within a new enforcement mechanism, using a technology that would also cover so-called smart contracts. personalization, unfair terms control, big data, consumer contracts. Motsclés: Personnalisation, Contrôle de clauses abusives, Grandes bases de données, Contrats conclus avec les consommateurs Schlüsselwörter: Personalisierung, Kontrolle missbräuchlicher Klauseln, Big Data, Verbraucherverträge

Il contributo affronta il problema della valutazione della capacità del testatore nel rapporto con le forme del testamento. In primo luogo, rivolge una critica all’orientamento giurisprudenziale della Cassazione che richiede un’infermità assoluta ai fini dell’annullamento del testamento per incapacità ai sensi dell’art. 591 n. 3 c.c. In secondo luogo, indaga la tipologia di controlli sulla capacità del testatore eseguiti prima della redazione del testamento nel confronto con ordinamenti giuridici stranieri, nonché i profili di responsabilità dei professionisti coinvolti. In conclusione, si interroga sulla configurabilità di una disciplina del testamento dell’incapace sottoposto alla supervisione del giudice.

The research aims at exploring the main legal issues triggered by the implementation of Artificial Intelligence systems, with a view to identifying possible solutions for regulators and lawmakers at national and supranational level. The study moves from a comprehensive overview covering the existing soft law instruments, the core areas captured in academic speculation and the latest developments in case law. It then separately addresses selected sensitive issues that should be on public and private policymakers��� agenda, most notably: the governance of AI; the impact of AI systems on public law; the relationship between AI systems and private and criminal law as well as procedural law. For each of these areas, the research analyzes how the rise of AI systems calls into question well established legal categories and which remedies lawmakers and regulators should take into account to reconcile the need to foster technological developments and that of protecting fundamental rights., BioLaw Journal - Rivista di BioDiritto, N. 3 (2019)