by Editor BGF | Nov 3, 2024 | Global Alliance for Digital Governance
As part of its AI World Society (AIWS) initiative, the Boston Global Forum (BGF) is convening a significant discussion among distinguished leaders, policymakers, eminent thinkers, and business leaders. The goal is to explore strategies and solutions for leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to strengthen democracy, gain an advantage over totalitarian systems in the AI landscape, and foster a new era of democracy characterized by opportunities, stability, growth, and cooperation among nations. The focus is on gaining a strategic advantage over dictatorial and totalitarian regimes that misuse AI technologies and engage in unfair competition in the AI economy.
BGF is glad to introduce the writing of the Honorable Mark Kennedy, Director of the Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition at the Wilson Center and a member of the BGF Board of Thinkers, on this topic:
“Advancing Both National Security and Economic Diplomacy in the Developing World”
The strategic competition between the US and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is multifaceted. Actions taken to achieve a policy goal in one arena can have disadvantages relative to other strategic priorities.
This is the dilemma the US faces as it increases tariffs and restricts trade and outward investment to bolster economic and national security. The US must concurrently strengthen its engagement with emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) to counterbalance the PRC’s influence. Recent United Nations votes on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine highlight that the US cannot take EMDEs for granted. Strategic competition demands that the US seeks to advance economic diplomacy in the developing world amid necessary restrictions to preserve security.
Please see the full article at this link:
Advancing Both National Security and Economic Diplomacy in the Developing World
by Editor BGF | Oct 26, 2024 | News, Shaping Futures
OpenAI is disbanding its “AGI Readiness” team, which advised the company on OpenAI’s capacity to handle artificial intelligence that could potentially equal or surpass human intellect and the world’s readiness to manage such technology.
Miles Brundage, senior advisor for AGI Readiness, announced his departure from the company and wrote that he believes his research will be more impactful externally.
In May, OpenAI decided to disband its Superalignment team, which focused on technology to control and steer superintelligent AI, just one year after it announced the group.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/24/openai-miles-brundage-agi-readiness.html
The AI World Society (AIWS) Model seeks to build a safer, better world with AI. We encourage and call upon companies to uphold their responsibility to humanity in creating and conducting business with AI applications. AGI represents significant progress in AI, and it requires our commitment to duty and responsibility toward humanity and our world.
by Editor BGF | Oct 26, 2024 | Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and Security, News
In his vision for a “free and open Indo-Pacific,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, 2015 World Leader for Peace and Security Award Recipient, redefined the geopolitical landscape, advocating for a democratic and cooperative approach to address rising challenges in Asia. Abe’s insight was groundbreaking, as he recognized the implications of China’s rapid economic growth and military expansion on regional stability and the American-led alliances across the Asia-Pacific. Perhaps his most enduring legacy lies in the powerful simplicity of his phrase, “a free and open Indo-Pacific.”
The Shinzo Abe Initiative created the “Indo-Pacific Spark,” aimed at advancing Abe’s vision through economic alliances, with a particular focus on the AI-driven economy, across the United States, Japan, Taiwan, India, and other Asia-Pacific democracies. This initiative addresses growing economic challenges, especially those driven by the AI economy, emanating from China. By fostering collaboration and innovation among like-minded nations, the Indo-Pacific Spark seeks to build an interconnected, new democratic, and resilient economy that champions open markets, fair competition, and robust technological cooperation.
In honoring Shinzo Abe’s legacy, the Indo-Pacific Spark represents more than just an economic strategy; it is a commitment to a new democratic, safe, and inclusive Indo-Pacific. Built on the foundations of Abe’s vision, this initiative will play a crucial role in shaping an AI World Society model where regional partnerships are strengthened, economic resilience is prioritized, and innovative democratic values flourish across the Indo-Pacific.
by Editor BGF | Oct 26, 2024 | World Leader for Peace and Security, News, World Leaders in AIWS Award Updates
President Volodymyr Zelensky, the 2022 World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient, who has courageously led Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion, has declined a visit from U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres due to his recent participation in a summit in Russia, AFP reported on Oct. 25, citing an unnamed high-ranking source close to the Presidential Office.
Guterres attended the BRICS summit in Kazan on Oct. 23-24, despite criticism from Ukraine. Previously, the U.N. secretary-general had also declined an invitation from Kyiv to attend the global peace summit held in Switzerland this past summer. During the BRICS summit, Guterres called for peace in Ukraine, stating, “We need peace in Ukraine. A just peace in line with the UN Charter, international law, and General Assembly resolutions.”
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyd4xg70ejo.amp
https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-reportedly-rejects-un-secretarys-visit-to-ukraine-due-to-his-kazan-summit-participation/
by Editor BGF | Oct 26, 2024 | News
Israel launched airstrikes on Iranian military sites near Tehran and in western Iran in response to recent attacks attributed to Iran. According to Israeli sources, scores of jets targeted missile factories and other military facilities, specifically avoiding energy and nuclear sites. The U.S. was notified in advance, and President Biden expressed hope that these strikes might bring an end to the confrontation.
Iran reported that its air defenses responded to the assault but confirmed four fatalities and limited damage.
David Albright, a former U.N. nuclear weapons inspector, said low resolution commercial satellite imagery appeared to show that one Israeli strike hit the sprawling Parchin military complex near Tehran, damaging three buildings, including two where solid fuel was mixed for ballistic missile engines.
Source:
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/explosions-heard-iran-syria-middle-east-braces-israeli-retaliation-2024-10-25/
https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-lebanon-hezbollah-iran-news-10-26-2024-9c9f366c71c508e6dd0ee74cff8400d2
