Autore: Simoncini, Andrea
Titolo: Potere cibernetico e futuro del diritto costituzionale
Periodico: Quaderni costituzionali
Anno: 2026 - Fascicolo: 1 - Pagina iniziale: 39 - Pagina finale: 63

This article argues that constitutional law, understood as a framework for legitimizing and constraining power, must adapt to the emergence of new forms of authority generated by digital technologies and artificial intelligence. Today, the most significant threats to individual and collective freedom no longer arise solely from state action or traditional private power, but from a techno-cybernetic form of power that shapes decisions, beliefs, and cognitive capacities. The article develops a conceptual account of digital power and identifies three primary modes through which it interferes with constitutional freedom: decision-making technologies, persuasive technologies, and cognitive technologies. It then examines contemporary regulatory responses, with particular attention to the European Union’s approach, highlighting the tensions between rights protection, economic competitiveness, and digital sovereignty. The article concludes by advancing a constitutional reinterpretation of the precautionary principle. It contends that fundamental rights must be safeguarded ex ante, at the stage of technological design, and proposes a model of hybrid constitutional law capable of engaging not only legal rules, but also the technical architecture of digital systems.




SICI: 0392-6664(2026)1<39:PCEFDD>2.0.ZU;2-Y
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