by Editor BGF | Apr 6, 2025 | News
BGF Conference: Boston Finance Accord for AI Governance 24/7
Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Venue: Harvard University Loeb House, Cambridge, MA
Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
The Boston Global Forum (BGF), founded in 2012 by Michael Dukakis, Nguyen Anh Tuan, Thomas Patterson, and John Quelch, with the guidance of its distinguished Board of Directors—Governor Michael Dukakis (Chairman), Nguyen Anh Tuan (CEO), Professor Thomas Patterson, Professor John Quelch, Professor Nazli Choucri, Professor Alex Pentland, and Professor David Silbersweig—leads ethical AI governance through the AI World Society (AIWS) Initiative (2017) and AIWS Government 24/7, a vision of continuous, AI-driven public service. Building on the Tokyo Accord (March 28, 2025, Tokyo) and the AI Action Summit (February 10-11, 2025, Paris), the BGF Conference on April 22, 2025, at Harvard University’s Loeb House launches the Boston Finance Accord for AI Governance 24/7. Leveraging Boston’s financial and academic strengths—particularly the contributions of distinguished professors from Harvard Business School (HBS) and MIT Sloan—this accord aims to establish secure, scalable funding mechanisms for real-time governance, honoring Shinzo Abe’s legacy.
Objectives
- Award Recognition: Honor Audrey Tang with the 2025 World Leader in AIWS Award for her transparent governance innovations.
- Financial Accord Development: Define the Boston Finance Accord, setting standards for a secure, scalable financial platform to support AIWS Government 24/7.
- Global Dissemination: Share outcomes with world leaders, reinforcing US-Japan collaboration.
Key Themes
- Finance-Driven AI Governance: Secure platforms (e.g., blockchain, real-time systems) to fund 24/7 services.
- Boston’s Leadership: Uniting Fidelity, HBS, and MIT as a global model.
- Ethical Standards: Transparency and equity, inspired by Tang’s systems.
Speakers
Ministers Minoru Kiuchi, Audrey Tang, Elisabeth Moreno, professors of Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Softbank.
by Editor BGF | Apr 6, 2025 | News
HANOI, April 4 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Vietnam’s leader To Lam agreed on Friday to discuss a deal to remove tariffs, both leaders said after a phone call that Trump said was “very productive”, as Hanoi escalated its campaign to dodge duties of 46%.
Days before Trump’s announcement on reciprocal tariffs that hit Vietnam hard, the country had already cut several duties as part of a series of concessions to the U.S., which also included pledges to buy more American goods such as planes and agriculture products.
“Just had a very productive call with To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, who told me that Vietnam wants to cut their Tariffs down to ZERO if they are able to make an agreement with the U.S.”, Trump wrote on his Truth social platform.
“I thanked him on behalf of our Country, and said I look forward to a meeting in the near future,” Trump added.
Lam confirmed the call and the pledge to cut tariffs on U.S. goods. “At the same time (Lam) proposed that the U.S. apply similar tax rates to goods imported from Vietnam,” read a report on Vietnam’s government portal published shortly after Trump’s post.
The two leaders agreed they will continue talking “to soon sign a bilateral agreement” on tariffs, the Vietnamese government said, adding Trump accepted an invitation to visit Vietnam soon.
Please see full here:
https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/vietnam-foreign-ministry-says-regrets-us-tariff-decision-2025-04-04/
by Editor BGF | Apr 6, 2025 | Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and Security, News
On March 28, 2025, at The Okura Tokyo Hotel, Audrey Tang joined distinguished speakers in a discussion on “AIWS Government 24/7: AI and Financial Platform”. The session was moderated by Soichiro Chiba, Chairman of Thousandleaf and representative of Y7/Y20.
Watch the full discussion here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSj5AEg-wFE&t=7s
by Editor BGF | Apr 6, 2025 | World Leader for Peace and Security, News
While the top minds in artificial intelligence are racing to make the technology think more like humans, researchers at Elon University have asked the opposite question: How will AI change the way humans think?
The answer comes with a grim warning: Many tech experts worry that AI will make people worse at skills core to being human, such as empathy and deep thinking.
‘Fundamental, revolutionary change’
Elon University researchers surveyed 301 tech leaders, analysts and academics, including Vint Cerf, one of the “fathers of the internet”, World Leader in AIWS Recipient, and now a Google vice president; Jonathan Grudin, University of Washington Information School professor and former longtime Microsoft researcher and project manager; former Aspen Institute executive vice president Charlie Firestone; and tech futurist and Futuremade CEO Tracey Follows. Nearly 200 of the respondents wrote full-length essay responses for the report.
More than 60% of the respondents said they expect AI will change human capabilities in a “deep and meaningful” or “fundamental, revolutionary” way over the next 10 years. Half said they expect AI will create changes to humanity for the better and the worse in equal measure, while 23% said the changes will be mostly for the worse. Just 16% said changes will be mostly for the better (the remainder said they didn’t know or expected little change overall).
Please see full here:
https://imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/reports-and-publications/being-human-in-2035/
and:
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/02/tech/ai-future-of-humanity-2035-report/index.html
by Editor BGF | Apr 6, 2025 | News, Shaping Futures
The Boston Finance Accord for AI Governance 24/7, set to be unveiled on April 22, 2025, at Harvard University’s Loeb House during the Boston Global Forum (BGF) Conference, represents a groundbreaking framework to revolutionize governance through artificial intelligence and innovative financial systems. Building on the legacy of the AI World Society (AIWS) Initiative (2017), the Social Contract for the AI Age (2020), and the Tokyo Accord (March 28, 2025), this accord harnesses Boston’s financial and academic leadership—through distinguished professors from Harvard Business School (HBS) and MIT Sloan—to establish secure, scalable funding mechanisms for continuous, AI-driven public service. Championed by BGF co-founders Governor Michael Dukakis, Nguyen Anh Tuan, Professor Thomas Patterson, and Professor John Quelch, alongside its Board of Directors, the accord integrates ethical AI standards, citizen empowerment, and a new AIWS Knowledge System to promote fairness, kindness, and global collaboration. It aims to redefine governance for the Age of Global Enlightenment, ensuring 24/7 access to equitable, transparent services worldwide.
Invitation to Contribute
We invite thought leaders, innovators, policymakers, financial experts, and citizens worldwide to contribute to the official version of the Boston Finance Accord for AI Governance 24/7, to be announced at the BGF Conference on April 22, 2025, at Harvard University’s Loeb House. Your insights—whether on financial infrastructure, ethical AI governance, citizen participation, or the AIWS Knowledge System—will shape this transformative framework. Join us in advancing a vision where AI and finance unite to serve humanity continuously, reflecting the principles of transparency, equity, and inclusivity championed by the Boston Global Forum. Please submit your contributions, ideas, or feedback by April 18, 2025, to [email protected]. Together, let’s build a future of governance that inspires peace and opportunity for all.
