by Editor BGF | Jul 4, 2026 | News, Publications
Boston, July 4, 2026 — As America marks its 250th anniversary, the Boston Global Forum publishes the America at 250 Legacy Series — Founding Volume (Version 1.0): A New Beacon for Humanity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.
This Founding Volume documents a historic journey — from a vision of renewing America’s role as a beacon in the AI Age to a global movement for building a future where artificial intelligence serves humanity.
Inspired by the book America at 250: A Beacon for the AI Age by Governor Michael S. Dukakis and Nguyen Anh Tuan, the volume traces a decade of ideas, initiatives, and actions — from the founding of AIWS in 2017, through engagements with the G7, the OECD, Club de Madrid, the Riga Conference, the United Nations, and the G20 — that led to:
- AIWS Trust Infrastructure — building trust as the foundation of the AI Age;
- AIWS Trust Order — creating cooperation among leaders, innovators, and institutions committed to trustworthy AI;
- AIWS Lumina — advancing a culture of Love, Creativity, Nobility, and Wisdom;
- The Boston Declaration: On the Primacy of the Human Person in the Age of Artificial Intelligence — reproduced in full within this volume.
From the America at 250 Conference at Harvard University on May 1, 2026 — where the fifty America 250: AI Pioneers were honored — to the Tokyo Compact and the AIWS Trust Order advanced in Tokyo on June 12, 2026, the volume captures the milestones of a new effort to shape the AI Age.
The Founding Volume also opens the pathway toward the next historic mission: The Constitution for Humanity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, to be shaped at the AIWS Constitutional Convention.
This edition is published as Version 1.0. Version 2.0 — enriched with historical photographs of the events and milestones recorded in these pages — will be officially released at the Boston Global Forum Conference in November 2026, at Loeb House, Harvard University.
At a time when artificial intelligence is transforming civilization, the central question is not only how powerful AI will become — but how wisely humanity will guide it, with dignity, trust, and wisdom.
We invite readers, leaders, innovators, and citizens around the world to explore this journey — and to join in building an AI Age for humanity.
Download the America at 250 Legacy Series — Founding Volume: https://bostonglobalforum.org/wp-content/uploads/America_at_250_Legacy_Founding_Volume_V1_TYPESET_r2_Jul4.pdf
by Editor BGF | Jul 6, 2026 | News, Shaping Futures
RAISE SUMMIT 2026 AND MACHINA · PARIS · JULY 7–9, 2026
At RAISE Summit 2026 and MACHINA, taking place in Paris, France, July 7–9, 2026, global leaders in artificial intelligence will gather to explore the next great transformation of the AI era: the movement of AI beyond screens, software, and language models into the physical world.
Organized by RAISE, with MACHINA as a dedicated forum for Physical AI, the summit brings together founders, researchers, technology executives, robotics innovators, investors, and policymakers shaping the future of embodied intelligence. Among the featured speakers is Yann LeCun — a pioneer of deep learning, honored among the America 250: AI Pioneers and a Founding Signatory of the Boston Declaration — alongside leaders in robotics and embodied AI from across the world.
The summit reflects a vision articulated by leaders of the new era of AI and computing, including Jensen Huang, who has described Physical AI as the next wave — intelligent systems that understand the laws of the physical world and operate through robots, autonomous machines, and industrial systems.
Physical AI — integrating artificial intelligence with robotics, humanoids, autonomous systems, digital twins, and intelligent machines — is becoming a strategic domain for manufacturing, healthcare, transportation, security, infrastructure, and society.
This transition raises a historic challenge: as AI gains the ability not only to generate information but also to act in the physical world, humanity must build new foundations of trust, safety, accountability, transparency, and Human-in-Command governance.
The rise of Physical AI reinforces the importance of the AIWS Trust Infrastructure and The Boston Declaration: On the Primacy of the Human Person in the Age of Artificial Intelligence — ensuring that intelligent machines, whether digital or physical, serve human dignity, freedom, and wisdom.
by Editor BGF | Jul 4, 2026 | News, Publications
On the Primacy of the Human Person in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
On the 250th Anniversary of American Independence, the Boston Global Forum (BGF) proudly proclaims The Boston Declaration—a historic call to uphold human dignity, freedom, democracy, responsibility, trust, and wisdom as the enduring foundations of the Age of Artificial Intelligence.
Inspired by the ideals that have shaped free societies for two and a half centuries, the Declaration affirms a timeless truth:
Artificial Intelligence may surpass human intelligence in many domains. It must never surpass the primacy of the human person.
The inaugural edition is presented with the support of distinguished Founding Signatories—world-renowned AI pioneers, global democratic leaders, the Initiators, and the leadership of the Boston Global Forum—who together affirm a shared commitment to ensuring that Artificial Intelligence always serves humanity.
More than a declaration, this document marks the beginning of a global journey toward the Constitution for Humanity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, to be presented in 2027, on the tenth anniversary of AIWS (AI Wisdom Society).
We warmly invite leaders, scientists, innovators, educators, institutions, and citizens around the world to read, download, and share the official edition of the Boston Declaration. Together, let us build an AI Age guided not only by intelligence, but by trust, wisdom, freedom, and the enduring dignity of every human person.
Download the Official Edition of The Boston Declaration: https://bostonglobalforum.org/wp-content/uploads/The_Boston_Declaration_Ecard_Edition.pdf
The Circle is open. Join us in shaping a future where Artificial Intelligence serves humanity, strengthens democracy, advances peace, and elevates the human spirit.
by Editor BGF | Jul 4, 2026 | News, Publications
Boston, July 4, 2026 — Two hundred and fifty years after the Declaration of Independence, the Boston Global Forum and AIWS publish their Historical Special Edition — and with it, The Boston Declaration: On the Primacy of the Human Person in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.
The Boston Declaration affirms a principle that must guide the future of civilization: “Artificial Intelligence may surpass human intelligence in many domains. It must never surpass the primacy of the human person.” It further affirms: “The destiny of Artificial Intelligence is fulfilled only when it advances human wisdom, human dignity, and human flourishing.” If the Declaration of Independence helped define the Age of Freedom, the Boston Declaration is offered to help inspire an age in which wisdom governs intelligence — and human dignity remains the guiding light of civilization.
Alongside the Declaration, the Special Edition honors the fifty recipients of the America 250: AI Pioneers Award, presented at the America at 250: A Beacon for the AI Age Conference at Loeb House, Harvard University, on May 1, 2026. From Jeff Dean, Judea Pearl, and Vint Cerf to Katalin Karikó, Fei-Fei Li, Daniela Rus, and Paul Scharre, the fifty honorees are the researchers, builders, physicians, educators, and public servants whose work laid the foundations of the AI Age — and whose choices will help define America’s next 250 years.
Nguyen Anh Tuan presents the America 250: AI Pioneers Award to Vint Cerf.
Initiated by Governor Michael S. Dukakis and Nguyen Anh Tuan, the volume opens with the essay The Idea and Its Realization and unfolds across more than three hundred pages: the roster of the fifty Pioneers, the Certificates of Honor, the Conference in Pictures, fifty Special Profiles, and The Award Presented in Person — photographs of presentations at the offices of Vint Cerf, Eric Lander, Robert Desimone, and Regina Barzilay.
The edition closes with Beacon for the Fourth of July, a statement that also inaugurates Beacon, a new weekly column by Nguyen Anh Tuan published by the Boston Global Forum.
America at 250 — AI Pioneers: the Historical Special Edition of the Boston Global Forum.
Download the Special Edition (PDF): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1poDaztCX1R8ySxwIrCMkd2L_88vhIxy7/view?usp=sharing
by Editor BGF | Jul 4, 2026 | Global Alliance for Digital Governance
As the United States heads toward its 250th anniversary on July 4, Americans are looking forward to enjoying the parades, fireworks, and patriotic ceremonies.
But amid deep political division and renewed debate over the limits of executive power, voting rights, and the role of the courts, a reflective way to honor America’s 250th is to revisit the nation’s founding framework itself: the U.S. Constitution.
Boston Global Forum co-founder Tom Patterson created a way to do that. It’s a free, nonpartisan online Harvard University course that aims to make constitutional understanding accessible to everyday Americans. Created for a broad audience, the course breaks the subject into six short modules—about 30 minutes each—covering the Constitution’s origins and core design, including separation of powers, federalism, and the Bill of Rights. Participants can take the course at no cost by choosing the “audit” option.
The Anniversary is not only a celebration of the nation’s past, but also a reminder that the American experiment depends on shared civic knowledge. Reflecting on constitutional principles can offer common ground—helping Americans disagree more constructively by anchoring public debate in an understanding of their governing system.
Anyone interested in a meaningful July 4 observance can access the course here: https://bit.ly/FreeCourseHarvard (click “audit” for the free version).
We also encourage you to share the link widely—posting it to social media, including it in newsletters, or sending it directly to friends and family. A ready-to-use post reads: “Looking for a meaningful way to celebrate July 4? Take a free, short, nonpartisan Harvard online course on the U.S. Constitution: https://bit.ly/FreeCourseHarvard (click ‘audit’ for free version).”
