by Editor | Mar 15, 2020 | News
Japan is still preparing to host the Olympics, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Saturday, despite rising global concern about the viability of the summer Games due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The 2020 Olympics are scheduled to begin July 24 and run through August 9, but the coronavirus outbreak has created doubt as to whether they will be able to take place as planned.
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The Boston Global Forum honored Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with the World Leader for Peace, and Cybersecurity Award on Global Cybersecurity Day December 12, 2015 at Harvard University Faculty Club.
In the next days, leaders of AIWS Innovation Network will launch an initiative for people in time to fight COVID-19. This time creates opportunities to innovate our life, our works, and our societies. The world need transparency and collaboration.
by Editor | Mar 15, 2020 | News
Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, co-founder of AIWS Innovation Network, and Mr. Eliot Weinman Founder & Chair, AI World Conference and Expo, had a very nice lunch at Harvard University Faculty Club on November 16, 2018. At the lunch, Mr. Tuan shared with Mr. Weinman the concepts of AI-Government, a part of AI World Society, and advise AI World Conference and Expo should organize an AI government conference.
Mr. Weinman like this idea, and organized the first very successful AI government conference in DC from 24 to 26 of June 2019. Governor Michael Dukakis, co-founder of AIWS Innovation Network gave keynote opening speech; Professor Thomas Patterson, Harvard University, co-founder of AIWS Innovation Network, presented the concepts of AI-Government; and Professor Nazli Choucri, MIT, Co-founder of AIWS Innovation Network, joined as a panelist of the event.
This year, from 22 to 26 of June, the second AI World Government Conference will be take place in Washington DC.
With AI technology at the forefront of our everyday lives, there are significant efforts already underway by federal agencies to deploy and integrate data-driven government services. In fact, most federal agencies have already begun projects to leverage the rapid rise in availability of intelligent automation solutions. AI World Government gathers leaders from our nation’s strong innovation ecosystem across government, technology, business and research to present the state of the practice and state of the technology to assist in leveraging advanced intelligent technologies to enhance government services.
AIWS Innovation Network, the Strategic Alliance Host of AI World Government, will present AIWS Social Contract 2020, and transparency of AI to more than 1,000 Colleagues at the Largest Independent AI Federal Government Event of the Year 2020.
by Editor | Mar 15, 2020 | News
AI World Government, a big conference on AI Government, will be organized in Washington DC from 22 to 24 of June, 2020. AIWS Innovation Network is the Strategic Alliance Host of this event.
AI World Government provides a comprehensive three-day forum to educate and inform public sector agencies on proven strategies and tactics to successfully deploy AI and cognitive technologies. Join leaders from our nation’s strong innovation ecosystem across government, technology, business and research to discuss the state of the practice and state of the technology to assist the public sector in leveraging advanced intelligent technologies to enhance government services. Learn more and register now: http://bit.ly/3aNxE4J
by Editor | Mar 15, 2020 | News
Scientists at Osaka University built a new computing device from field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA) that can be customized by the user for maximum efficiency in artificial intelligence applications. Compared with currently used rewireable hardware, the system increases circuit density by a factor of 12. Also, it is expected to reduce energy usage by 80%. This advance may lead to flexible artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that provide enhanced performance while consuming much less electricity.
AI is becoming a part of everyday life for almost all consumers. Ridesharing smartphone apps like Uber, Gmail’s spam filters, and smart-home devices like Siri and Nest all rely on AI. However, implementing these algorithms often require a large amount of computing power, which means large electricity bills, as well as big carbon footprints. Systems that could–like the human brain–be rewired to optimize the computer circuitry for each task would provide greatly enhanced energy efficiency.
Normally, we think of hardware, which includes the physical logic gates and transistors of a computer’s processor, as fixed by the manufacturer. However, field-programmable gate arrays are specialized logical elements that can be rewired “in the field” by the user for custom logic applications. The research team used non-volatile “via-switches” that remain connected until the user decided to reconfigure them. Using novel nanofabrication methods, they were able to pack twelve times more elements into a grid-like “crossbar” layout. By reducing the distance electronic signals need to be routed, the devices ended up needing 80% less power.
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In 2019, Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation (MDI) established the Artificial Intelligence World Society Innovation Network (AIWS-IN) for the purpose of promoting ethical norms and practices in the development and use of AI in healthcare, education, transportation, national security, and other areas.
by Editor | Mar 15, 2020 | News
AI Recruitment startup, Talview, has received the prestigious “Best AI Application for Societal Impact” award in the partner category in the Microsoft AI Awards 2.0 for its part in a growing community development initiative. Talview has been recognized as a leader in bringing innovative AI solutions to HR and Talent Management at the Microsoft AI Awards for the second year.
Talview is one of the top Microsoft ISV partners and has built its Instahiring Experience platform using Microsoft Azure AI, machine learning and cognitive services. For corporate customers, Talview leverages the capabilities of Microsoft Azure to automate talent screening, video interviews, and securely proctor cognitive assessments for hiring decisions.
Talview won the recognition at AI Awards 2.0 for enabling its not-for-profit client, Head Held High Foundation, to simplify the process of conducting video interviews and assessments. Head Held High is a non-profit organization whose goal is to eradicate poverty and transform the face of India. Head Held High uses Talview’s video interviewing and assessments platform to measure a person’s workplace readiness and help transform their vision of who they can become. The use of Talview’s technology has enabled Head Held High to make a huge societal impact and empower students who are deprived of higher education to access better career options. Talview platforms also make candidates aware of AI technology and test how well they operate computers.
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To support and collaborate AI application and Society, Artificial Intelligence World Society Innovation Network (AIWS-IN) created AIWS Young Leaders program including Young Leaders and Experts from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Britain, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, and Vietnam.
by Editor | Mar 7, 2020 | News
Former Presidents and PMs from Europe and North America will call for a social contract to govern Artificial Intelligence at Harvard and MIT during a three-day meet April 27-29.
When: April 27 (reception), April 28 and 29
Where: Harvard University and MIT, Cambridge Mass.
Who: World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid, an organization of former world leaders & The Boston Global Forum think tank, with Harvard and MIT Scholars
Featured Speakers:
Vint Cerf, widely regarded as the “Father of the Internet”
Joseph S. Nye Jr., University Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus and former Dean of the Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
Moderator: Former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, cofounder of The Boston Global Forum and AIWS Innovation Network
Former Western leaders will meet in Cambridge to create a Social Contract for the Artificial Intelligence Age aimed at enhancing life, fostering equality, and preventing AI—machines that learn and think like humans—from creating a dystopian world of oppression, haves and have-nots and economic disruption.
Delegates will develop a Social Contract to harness Artificial Intelligence in ways that improve our lives without economic disruption and political upheaval.
During the sessions The Boston Global Forum’s AIWS Innovation Network will offer a new model for the AI economy aimed at creating new opportunities, fostering peace, and preserving human rights.
by Editor | Mar 7, 2020 | News
The rapid proliferation of applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning—or AI, for short—coupled with the potential for significant societal impact has spurred calls around the world for new regulation.
The European Union and China are developing their own rules, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has developed principles that enjoy the support of its members plus a handful of other countries. In January, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) also issued its own draft guidance, ensuring the United States a seat at the table during this ongoing, multi-year, international conversation.
The U.S. guidance—covering “weak” or narrow AI applications of the kind we experience today—reflects a light-touch approach to regulation, consistent with a desire to reward U.S. ingenuity. Critics say the White House is embracing “permissionless innovation,” which involves the development and circulation of products or services without prior approval from regulators. Supporters have argued that the dynamic, boundary-pushing innovation principle is better than the restrictive precautionary principle.
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According to AI regulation, Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation (MDI) established the Artificial Intelligence World Society (AIWS) and AIWS Innovation Network for the purpose of promoting ethical norms and practices in the development and use of AI. AIWS will identify, publish and promote principles for the virtuous application of AI, and AIWS-IN will develop apps consistent with these principles for use in healthcare, education, transportation, national security, and other areas.
by Editor | Mar 7, 2020 | News
Proscia, a leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI) enabled digital pathology solutions, and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have partnered to introduce artificial intelligence into the practice of pathology. Beginning with prostate cancer, the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men in the U.S., the collaboration will validate the clinical efficacy of computational pathology applications for several high-impact pathology subspecialties.
The standard of care for diagnosing cancer relies on the pathologist’s assessment of tissue biopsies viewed under a microscope. This 150-year-old manual and subjective practice cannot keep pace with the rising cancer burden amid a decreasing pathologist workforce. Prostate cancer diagnosis is especially problematic given its high slide-per-case volume, complex reporting requirements, and qualitative grading system, often leading to delayed turnaround times, increased use of ancillary tests, and reduced confidence in treatment decisions.
Proscia and UCSF are collaborating on the validation of computational pathology applications that drive much-needed quality and efficiency gains for clinical laboratories using digital pathology. As one of the earliest adopters of digital pathology for primary diagnosis, UCSF has amassed volumes of diverse, high-quality digitized data. This data is initially being used to ensure that Proscia’s computational pathology application for prostate cancer accurately accounts for the variability that exists across a wide range of diagnoses, methods of biopsy and tissue preparation, tissue staining procedures, and digital scanning processes.
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To support and collaborate AI application and Society, Artificial Intelligence World Society Innovation Network (AIWS-IN) created AIWS Young Leaders program including Young Leaders and Experts from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Britain, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, and Vietnam.
by Editor | Mar 1, 2020 | Global Alliance for Digital Governance, Global Law and Accord on AI and Digital, News
The World Leadership Alliance – Club de Madrid (WLA-CdM) in partnership with the Boston Global Forum (BGF) is organizing a Transatlantic and multi-stakeholder dialogue on global challenges and policy solutions in the context of the need to create a new social contract on digital technologies and Artificial Intelligence (AI). By comparing American and European approaches in the creation of a new social contract on AI and digital governance, under the critical eye of former democratic Heads of State or Government, this policy dialogue will stimulate new thinking and bring out ideas from representatives of governments, academic institutions and think tanks, tech companies, and civil society, from both regions. At the same time, the discussion will generate a space to encourage and strengthen Transatlantic cooperation on the new social contract of digital governance in the framework of needed reforms of the multilateral system and will serve as a platform to establish a Transatlantic Alliance for Digital Governance. Besides, the policy discussion aims to discuss the creation of an initiative to monitor governments as well as companies in using AI and generate an AI Ethics Index at all levels.
