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.
by Editor BGF | Apr 6, 2025 | News
DENDRAL was an influential project in artificial intelligence (AI) of the 1960s, and the computer software expert system that it produced. Its primary aim was to study hypothesis formation and discovery in science. For that, a specific task in science was chosen: help organic chemists in identifying unknown organic molecules, by analyzing their mass spectra and using knowledge of chemistry. It was done at Stanford University by Edward Feigenbaum, Bruce Buchanan, Joshua Lederberg, and Carl Djerassi, along with a team of highly creative research associates and students. The software program DENDRAL is considered the first expert system because it automated the decision-making process and problem-solving behavior of organic chemists. The project consisted of research on two main programs Heuristic Dendral and Meta-Dendral, and several sub-programs. It was written in LISP (programming language), which was considered the language of AI because of its flexibility.
