As part of the historic America at 250: A Beacon for the AI Age Conference held on May 1, 2026 at Harvard University’s Loeb House, the Boston Global Forum and the AI World Society presented the America at 250: AI Pioneers Award, honoring 50 extraordinary scientists, innovators, business leaders, and public thinkers whose contributions have shaped artificial intelligence in service to humanity.
The commemorative video, America at 250: AI Pioneers, celebrates these remarkable individuals and highlights a central message of the conference and the book America at 250: A Beacon for the AI Age: that the future of AI must be guided by trust, human dignity, ethical responsibility, and a deep commitment to advancing civilization.
Watch the America at 250: AI Pioneers Video
A particularly meaningful recognition of this initiative came from Trần Đức Thắng, the highest-ranking leader of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. In his official letter dated April 30, 2026, addressed to Governor Michael S. Dukakis and the distinguished leaders of the Boston Global Forum, he congratulated the Forum on its efforts to advance governance, innovation, and human-centered artificial intelligence in the AI Age.
Mr. Trần Đức Thắng expressed appreciation for the vision reflected in America at 250: A Beacon for the AI Age and specifically recognized the America at 250: AI Pioneers, noting that their contributions have helped shape science, technology, public life, and responsible innovation. He emphasized Hanoi’s strong commitment to international cooperation in science, technology, digital transformation, and trustworthy AI.
The letter also welcomed practical collaboration between Hanoi and the Boston Global Forum in areas including trustworthy AI governance for public services, information integrity, deepfake response, data governance, healthcare, education, and AI capacity development.
This message from Hanoi’s top leader underscores the growing global significance of the ideas advanced by the Boston Global Forum, the AI World Society, and the book America at 250: A Beacon for the AI Age. It also highlights Vietnam’s readiness to work with the United States, Japan, Europe, and other democratic partners to implement AIWS Trust Infrastructure and build a more trustworthy and human-centered civilization in the AI Age.
Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKklarcvhKo&t=8s
Read the full letter from the Hanoi leadership here: https://bostonglobalforum.org/news/congratulations-from-hanois-highest-ranking-leader-to-the/
