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

Remarks by Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang at BGF Roundtable: Vietnam-U.S. Film Collaboration in the Age of AI
March 11, 2025 Honorable Governor Dukakis, Distinguished Dr. Ngo Phuong Lan, Professor Thomas Patterson, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a true honor for me to represent the Diplomatic Missions of Viet Nam in the United States at this remarkable event. The...

Keynote Speech by VFDA Chairwoman Ngo Phuong Lan
His Excellency Ambassador Đặng Hoàng Giang, Distinguished Professors, Scholars, Innovators, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honored to join you for this roundtable on Humanity and Compassion in Vietnamese Film and Contributions to the AI World Society. Thank you for your...
Historical footage to celebrate the 90th Birthday of Governor Dukakis
In commemoration of Governor Michael Dukakis's 90th birthday, we are pleased to share a collected documentary film that celebrates his remarkable life and achievements. At the House of Honor in AIWS City, we present a historical speech by the then-Arkansas Governor...
The Spirit of Camp David: Joint Statement of Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United States
August 18, 2023: “We, the leaders of Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and the United States, convened at Camp David to inaugurate a new era of trilateral partnership. We do so at a time of unparalleled opportunity for our countries and our citizens, and at a hinge...
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly Implements Statewide AI Policy
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced on August 18, 2023 that she has directed executive branch agencies to adopt a statewide policy on generative AI that outlines how the technology can be used safely. A new policy for the state of Kansas outlines how artificial...
AIWS City will launch the section “Peace and Security” on September 23, 2023
At AIWS City, a pioneering embodiment of the AI World Society vision, a groundbreaking development is set to take place. On September 23, 2023, the Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and Security will unveil and launch its newest section titled "Peace and Security." The...
Enrico Letta
Enrico Letta was Prime Minister of Italy from 2013 to 2014. Born on 20 August, 1966 in Pisa, Italy. Mr Letta graduated from the University of Pisa in International Law and holds a doctorate in European Community Law from the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa. He was...
China hacked Japan’s sensitive defense networks; remember Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was the recipient of World Leader for Peace and Security Award 2015 and a distinguished contributor of the book “Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment.” Abe, more than any modern political leader of Japan, paved the way...