StreetGap
2026-03-08
Open data project using AI-assisted classification to analyze gender representation in Italian street names.
Hello, I’m Nicola
I build tools that make AI, open data, and maps
work better for people.
Now
- Building:StreetGap — gender representation in Italian streets.
- Exploring:scaling real-time maps for moving fleets.
- Writing:lessons learned on building with AI.
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OpenAI's Content Filter Blocks the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
2026-03-12 5 min
OpenAI's Codex refuses to repeat the Universal Declaration of Human Rights verbatim. A content filter triggered by the words 'United Nations' reveals how blunt AI safety guardrails really are.
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How StreetGap Processes 1.5 Million Italian Street Names
2026-02-02 9 min
A technical walkthrough of the data ingestion, classification, and AI-assisted pipeline that powers StreetGap — from raw OpenStreetMap data to gender attribution at scale.
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Writing in Italian Costs More Than You Think
2025-10-17 11 min
Tokenizers are optimized for English. Here's how much extra you pay when prompting in Italian — and how to measure it yourself.
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The Ad You Won't Be Able to Recognize
2025-08-29 4 min
GenAI won't make advertising more relevant. It will make it indistinguishable from content. What happens when the boundary disappears?
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