by Editor | Jan 17, 2021 | AIWS and the Age of Global Enlightenment
Professor Randall Davis has served as Associate Director of MIT’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (1993-1998), as a Research Director of CSAIL from 2003-2007, and as Associate Director of CSAIL from 2012-2014.
Dr. Davis has been a seminal contributor to the fields of knowledge-based systems and human-computer interaction, publishing some more than 100 articles and playing a central role in the development of several systems. He and his research group are developing advanced tools that permit natural multi-modal interaction with computers by creating software that understands users as they sketch, gesture, and talk.
He is the co-author of Knowledge-Based Systems in AI. In 1990 he was named a Founding Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of AI and in 1995 was elected to a two-year term as its President. From 1995-1998 he served on the Scientific Advisory Board of the U. S. Air Force, earning the USAF Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service.
Dr. Davis has also been active in the area of intellectual property and software. In 1990 he served as expert to the Court in Computer Associates v. Altai, a case that produced the abstraction, filtration, comparison test now widely used in software copyright cases.
From 1998 to 2000 he served as the chairman of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences study on intellectual property rights and the information infrastructure entitled The Digital Dilemma: Intellectual Property in the Information Age, published by the National Academy Press in February, 2000.
We warmly welcome Professor Randall Davis to the History of AI Board.
by Editor | Jan 17, 2021 | News
Big companies, especially tech companies, have very powerful and profound political influence in the world today. The Social Contract for the AI Age demonstrated the need to balance powers of companies.
To practice and apply the Social Contract for the AI Age, Michael Dukakis Institute and Boston Global Forum founded the Monitoring Big Tech Companies Initiative. Professor Nazli Choucri, MIT Professor in cyber politics and Board Member of Michael Dukakis Institute, is one of the leaders of this initiative.
This initiative connects and collaborates with organizations, governments, and companies to collect data on how big tech companies meet the standards of the Social Contract for the AI Age — how they abuse their power to violate democratic values, and how they compromise with governments to undermine democratic values and standards of Social Contract for the AI Age. Merve Hickok, Founder of AI Ethicist, is one of the contributors of this project.
The project will start collecting data and information from February 1, 2021.
The Michael Dukakis Institute and Boston Global Forum call on individual and organizations to contribute and collaborate in this initiative to maintain and enhance democratic values.
Professor Nazli Choucri presented first concepts of AI International Accord at Boston Global Forum Conference December 12, 2020.
Merve Hickok spoke at Boston Global Forum Conference December 12, 2020.
by Editor | Jan 10, 2021 | AIWS and the Age of Global Enlightenment
On January 9, 2021, Professor Thomas Patterson, Harvard Kennedy School, Board Member of Michael Dukakis Institute, President of AIWS University, wrote the letter for founding AIWS University:
I write to announce the founding of AIWS University at AIWS City. Its mission is to foster a better world by preparing leaders and innovators for the challenges, opportunities, and responsibilities of the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
AIWS University is not a traditional university but instead one devoted to lifelong learning through the application of new technology and concepts. It will provide individuals with the skills, knowledge, and worldview that will enable them to become better leaders and more innovative practitioners.
AIWS University’s courses will be taught by instructors from the world’s great universities, including my home university, Harvard University.
Based at the Michael Dukakis Institute, AIWS.city and Vietnam’s NovaWorld Phan Thiet, AIWS University will offer online courses to individuals throughout Vietnam and other countries of the region. AIWS University also has a collaborative AIWS Leadership Master’s program with Russia’s Saint-Petersburg Electrotechnical University (ETU ”LETI”).
AIWS will enroll students beginning on September 1, 2021 with course offerings in Leadership, AI and Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Management, and other subjects.
Sincerely,
Thomas E. Patterson
President, AIWS University
Bradlee Professor, Harvard University
by Editor | Jan 10, 2021 | News
World Leader in AI World Society Award recipient Vint Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google, Member of Board of Leaders of AIWS City, wrote:
My Prediction: In the intervening period, progress has been made and it seems likely that by 2021, we will see some serious application of quantum computing to solve one or more optimization problems in mechanical design, logistics scheduling or resource allocation that would be impractical with conventional supercomputing.
Despite the challenges 2020 presented, it also unlocked some opportunities like leapfrogging with tech adoption. My hope is that the public sector sustains the speed for innovation and development to unlock even greater advancements in the year ahead.
Now, as we enter 2021, and with the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine being administered, a return to normal feels within reach. But what will our return to “normal” look like really? Here are three predictions for 2021.
- Continuous and episodic Internet of Medical Things monitoring devices will prove popular for remote medical diagnosis.
- Cities will (finally) adopt self-driving cars.
- A practical quantum computation will be demonstrated.
https://www.nextgov.com/ideas/2021/01/year-ahead-3-predictions-father-internet-vint-cerf/171171/
by Editor | Jan 10, 2021 | AIWS and the Age of Global Enlightenment
On January 9, 2021, Professor Thomas Patterson, Harvard Kennedy School, President of AIWS University, taught the first lecture at AIWS Leadership Master Degree Program. This Master Degree Program is cooperation between Michael Dukakis Institute and Saint Petersburg Electrotechnology University ETU “LETI”. This lecture also is the opening of AIWS University.
He presented on American politics, talked about recent American political events, including the incident on Capitol Hill on January 6, and discussed about President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden.
Professor Thomas Patterson’s lecture combines concepts and principles, and as well as analyzes recent events. The concepts of lectures of AIWS University: to contribute content that students could not find in textbooks.
The lecture of Professor Thomas Patterson is available to watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzEc488Nk7c
