by Editor BGF | Jul 20, 2025 | Global Alliance for Digital Governance
The Boston Global Forum and the AI World Society (AIWS) are pleased to highlight “An Ethics Model for Innovation: The PiE Model” developed by Dr. Cansu Canca, founder of AI Ethics Lab. Presented through her lecture at the AI Ethics Course, the PiE Model provides a practical and structured framework for integrating ethics into the innovation process — from ideation to implementation.
This model aligns closely with the AIWS Standards and Model, particularly in promoting:
✅ Ethical by Design innovation
✅ Inclusive decision-making that balances innovation with societal impact
✅ Responsible AI development guided by human-centered values
The PiE Model emphasizes the importance of embedding ethics at every stage of innovation, ensuring that new technologies, especially in AI and digital assets, advance peace, democracy, transparency, and social good — core principles of the AIWS 7-Layer Model of AI Ethics.
We encourage policymakers, innovators, and scholars in the AIWS ecosystem to explore the PiE Model as a complementary tool in developing ethical, sustainable, and governance-aligned innovations.
📌 Learn more:
🔗 An Ethics Model for Innovation: The PiE Model by Cansu Canca
https://aiethicslab.com/pie-model/
https://aiethicscourse.org/lectures/the-pie-model
by Editor BGF | Jul 20, 2025 | News
The Boston Global Forum (BGF) is pleased to announce that the book “The AI World Society: A 30-Year US-Vietnam Partnership from Nha Trang to Boston (1995-2025)”, co-authored by Harvard Professor Thomas Patterson and Nguyen Anh Tuan, Co-Founder, Co-Chair, and CEO of BGF, with a foreword by Governor Michael Dukakis, has been warmly welcomed in Vietnam.
This book chronicles a remarkable journey of reconciliation, friendship, and cooperation between the United States and Vietnam, culminating in the vision of the AI World Society (AIWS) — a model for fostering peace, democracy, and innovation in the AI Age.
To celebrate this important milestone:
- Nguyen Anh Tuan will speak at the Vietnam CEO Summit 2025, marking 30 years of US-Vietnam normalization and the 80th Anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day.
- He will also deliver remarks at the Global National Entrepreneurship Forum of Vietnam, held in honor of the 80th Anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day.
- Additionally, a series of discussions, dialogues, and forums focusing on the book and its themes will be organized throughout Vietnam in late July, August, and September 2025.
These events not only commemorate the historic relationship between the United States and Vietnam but also invite leaders, scholars, and entrepreneurs to engage in discussions on the future of AI governance, ethical innovation, and global cooperation.
The Boston Global Forum looks forward to contributing to these dialogues, strengthening the enduring US-Vietnam partnership, and advancing the AI World Society vision for a better, safer, and more inclusive world.
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by Editor BGF | Jul 13, 2025 | News, Shaping Futures
We’re starting to give AI agents real autonomy, and we’re not prepared for what could happen next.
Operator, an agent from OpenAI, can autonomously navigate a browser to order groceries or make dinner reservations. Systems like Claude Code and Cursor’s Chat feature can modify entire code bases with a single command. Manus, a viral agent from the Chinese startup Butterfly Effect, can build and deploy websites with little human supervision. Any action that can be captured by text—from playing a video game using written commands to running a social media account—is potentially within the purview of this type of system.
LLM agents don’t have much of a track record yet, but to hear CEOs tell it, they will transform the economy—and soon.
Scholars, too, are taking agents seriously. “Agents are the next frontier,” says Dawn Song, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. But, she says, “in order for us to really benefit from AI, to actually [use it to] solve complex problems, we need to figure out how to make them work safely and securely.”
That’s a tall order. Because like chatbot LLMs, agents can be chaotic and unpredictable.
As of now, there’s no foolproof way to guarantee that AI agents will act as their developers intend or to prevent malicious actors from misusing them. And though researchers like Yoshua Bengio, a professor of computer science at the University of Montreal and one of the so-called “godfathers of AI,” are working hard to develop new safety mechanisms, they may not be able to keep up with the rapid expansion of agents’ powers. “If we continue on the current path of building agentic systems,” Bengio says, “we are basically playing Russian roulette with humanity.”
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/12/1118189/ai-agents-manus-control-autonomy-operator-openai/
by Editor BGF | Jul 13, 2025 | Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and Security, News
July 8 marked the third anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, an outstanding prime minister and world leader. Abe was felled by a bullet fired by a terrorist as he gave a street corner speech. It happened during the last Upper House election, held in 2022. Once again, we offer our heartfelt condolences.
Let there be no doubt that assassination represents a direct challenge to democracy and is absolutely unacceptable. Not only does it take precious lives through violent means, but it also stifles freedom of speech.
Since then, politics in Japan have become unstable, and we are confronted with a crisis. This can be seen in the crushing defeat of the ruling parties in the 2024 House of Representatives election and the low approval ratings of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba‘s Cabinet.
The time has come to reevaluate “Abe politics.”
Please see full here:
https://japan-forward.com/floundering-politics-need-shinzo-abes-legacy/
People pray near the scene of PM Shinzo Abe’s assassination in Nara City, at 11:32 AM on July 8 (©Sankei by Kotaro Hikono)
by Editor BGF | Jul 13, 2025 | News
This week in the Boston Global Forum Weekly – Four Pillars Roundup, we open a critical conversation inspired by The Washington Post article:
📄 “Japan, after 101 tough days, learns a hard lesson about U.S. alliance” by Chie Tanaka
The article reflects on Japan’s recent diplomatic challenges and the evolving dynamics within the US-Japan alliance, a cornerstone of Indo-Pacific security and democratic cooperation. As the global order faces rising tensions and new forms of power competition, the resilience of alliances among democratic nations becomes even more essential.
At Boston Global Forum, the Four Pillars — Peace, Democracy, Innovation, and Leadership — provide the framework to analyze these developments. Japan’s experience underscores:
- The need for deepened trust and strategic alignment between allies.
- The role of leadership foresight in navigating geopolitical shifts.
- The imperative for technological and defense innovation, especially in AI and cybersecurity.
- The ongoing mission to fortify democratic values and global stability.
We invite BGF leaders, scholars, and partners to reflect and discuss:
✅ How can the US-Japan alliance adapt to new geopolitical realities?
✅ What leadership is required to strengthen democratic coalitions in the AI age?
✅ How can innovation — especially in AI — reinforce peace and security?
📌 Read the original Washington Post article here:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/07/japan-us-alliance-defense-security/
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