Erasmus+ Visiting Scholar Dr. Stefano Calboli Offers a Course on Ethical A.I. Nudges in Public Policy

16/03/2026 06:53

Within the framework of the academic cooperation agreement between Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (Pisa, Italy) and the Graduate Program in Philosophy (PPGFIL) at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), we are pleased to welcome Dr. Stefano Calboli as a visiting scholar under the Erasmus+ academic mobility programme.

As part of this collaboration, Dr. Stefano Calboli (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna) will offer a course:

“Ethical A.I. Nudges in Public Policy: The Vida Boa Framework and Western Perspectives”

Dates: April 8, 10 and 13

Programme

April 8 – Wednesday (10:00–12:00)
Autonomy under A.I.-enabled nudging: from individual agency to co-agency
Transparency and scrutiny: from disclosure to social intelligibility

April 10 – Friday (09:00–12:00)
Behavioural public policy with agentic A.I.: delegation, control, and responsibility

April 13 – Monday (10:00–12:00)
Legitimacy checks for A.I.-driven nudges: beyond “libertarian paternalism”
Case study: ethically robust nudges for water demand and plastic reduction

Location: Sala Selvino Assmann (UFSC, CFH, Bloco D)
Registration: On-site, on the first day of the course
Certificate: 8 hours (minimum 75% attendance)