Artificial Intelligence World Society
Mission
The mission of AIWS is to develop recommendations for the development and implementation of AI in ways that promote the public interest. This includes:
- Develop an ethical framework for the use of AI.
- Create a new social contract in the AI Age.
- Establish concepts and principles for the 7-layer AIWS.
- Innovate technical protocols to enhance cybersecurity and protect privacy.
- Building AI-Government, the AIWS City, and AI Initiatives in Politics and Society.
Foundation
The AI World Society Innovation Network (AIWS.net) is established by former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, Internet pioneer Nguyen Anh Tuan, M.I.T. professors Nazli Choucri and Alex Sandy Pentland, Harvard professors Thomas Patterson and David Silbersweig, and Northeastern University professor Christo Wilson.
This effort is sponsored by the Boston Global Forum, Michael Dukakis Institute, the Government of Massachusetts, and MIT and mentored by distinguished thinkers as father of Internet Vint Cerf, father of Bayesian networks Judea Pearl, father of soft power theory Joseph Nye, and from former presidents and prime ministers who are members of the World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid.
AIWS will identify, publish and promote principles for the virtuous application of AI, while AIWS.net will develop apps, solutions consistent with these principles for use in politics, governments, healthcare, education, transportation, national security, and other areas.
AIWS.net is constructed on four pillars:
1. Connecting
AIWS.net connects with political leaders, policymakers, governments of more than 50 countries include G7, Russia, India etc., international organizations as United Nations, OECD, World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid, and distinguished thinkers, innovators, research centers from leading universities as Harvard, MIT, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Brown, Carnegie Mellon, Stanford, Berkeley, UCLA, Brandeis, University of Pennsylvania, Oxford, Cambridge etc. Through AIWS.net leaders, and distinguished thinkers will together discuss, create initiatives, solutions, applications, and practice them to build a better world with AI.
2. Monitoring and Judging:
AIWS.net will monitor AI developments and uses by governments, corporations, and non-profit organizations to assess whether they comply with the norms and standards codified in the AIWS Social Contract 2020. Noncompliant actors will be identified and publicized through fact-based reports.
3. Principles and Solutions:
Principles of AI-Governments, AI-Citizens, AIWS Social Contract 2020, AIWS City and principles of applied AI in politics, governments, education, healthcare, transportation, national security and create solutions to practicing these principles.
Assisting the United Nations in its UN 2045 Centenary Project, including preparation of a volume of forward- looking essays (curated by Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan) on technological change.
Together with principles of AIWS, the Social Contract 2020, AIWS.net created the section Modern Causal Inference (MCI) to introduce and encourage applied Causal Inference and AI in politics, governments, healthcare, and economy. Professor Judea Pearl, UCLA, Turing Award, World Leader in AIWS Award, lead MCI section.
4. The History of Artificial Intelligence (HAI)
Historical events, achievements, and figures in AI: The AI Chronicle updated monthly, and The History of AI House, both online and physical at Novaworld Phan Thiet, Vietnam.
The HAI Board is chaired by Governor Michael Dukakis, with Professor Nazli Choucri (MIT), Professor Caroline Jones (MIT), Prime Minister Zlatko Lagumdzija, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Historian Chien Minh Le, President of Dalat University, Professor Ole Molvig (Vanderbilt University), Tuan Anh Nguyen (Michael Dukakis Institute), Professor Thomas Patterson (Harvard University), Professor Judea Pearl (UCLA), Professor Alex Pentland (MIT), Marc Rotenberg (Michael Dukakis Institute), Professor David Silbersweig (Harvard University), and President Vaira Vike-Freiberga, Latvia, Dr. Lorraine Kisselburgh (Chair of ACM’s Global Technology Policy Council), Professor Randall Davis (Associate Director of MIT’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (1993-1998)), and Professor Caroline A. Jones (MIT) as members.
AIWS NEWS
“The AI World Society: 30 Years of U.S.–Vietnam Partnership, from Nha Trang to Boston (1995–2025)” Launched at Harvard
Cambridge, MA – November 3, 2025 At a historic gathering at the Harvard Faculty Club, the Boston Global Forum (BGF) officially launched the book “The AI World Society: 30 Years of U.S.–Vietnam Partnership, from Nha Trang to Boston (1995–2025)”, co-authored by...
Shinzo Abe Film Project Presented at World Leader Spirit Symposium
Honoring Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Celebrating Governor Michael Dukakis’s 92nd Birthday Cambridge, Massachusetts – November 3, 2025 At the historic Harvard University Faculty Club, the Boston Global Forum (BGF) hosted the World Leader Spirit Symposium, a...
U.S. Regulation of Artificial Intelligence: Charting a Path Forward
As artificial intelligence becomes a central driver of economic growth, innovation, and national security, the United States is accelerating efforts to establish a regulatory framework that safeguards public interests while fostering technological leadership. A...
Shinzo Abe Film and Digital Assets as AIWS Values
The Shinzo Abe Digital Assets are esteemed digital values of AIWS, representing peace, democracy, innovation, and ethical leadership that transcend borders and generations. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, recipient of the World Leader for Peace and Security Award 2015,...
World Leader for Peace and Security Award Recipients Macron, von der Leyen, and Zelensky Issue Statement on Peace for Ukraine Ahead of Trump–Putin Meeting in Alaska
Statement by President Macron, Prime Minister Meloni, Chancellor Merz, Prime Minister Tusk, Prime Minister Starmer, President von der Leyen and President Stubb on Peace for Ukraine ahead of President Trump's planned meeting with President Putin. We welcome President...
AIWS Perspective on the Release of ChatGPT-5 (August 7, 2025)
The AI World Society (AIWS) welcomes the release of ChatGPT‑5, launched on August 7, 2025, as a significant milestone in the evolution of artificial intelligence Wikipedia, AP News. This release marks a leap forward in bringing intelligent, context-aware assistance...
Four Pillars Roundup: Zelenskiy wins EU, NATO backing as he seeks place at Trump-Putin talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, 2022 World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient, won diplomatic backing from Europe and the NATO alliance on Sunday ahead of a Russia-U.S. summit this week where Kyiv fears President Vladimir Putin and President Donald...
Cansu Canca: Advancing AI Ethics as Part of AIWS
Dr. Cansu Canca, a distinguished member of the AIWS Board, is an internationally recognized expert in AI ethics whose pioneering work bridges academic research, policy development, and practical governance frameworks. As the Founder and Director of the AI Ethics Lab...





