by BGF | Aug 6, 2018 | News
According to World Economic Forum, by collecting data, AI is making our choices easier and more convenient. Most of us welcome these advances, though in the near future, we might not be able to understand when AI is influencing our options. But here again, AI might be a solution.
Our lives now are controlled by data. It can help us remember and differerentiate what we want. AI is collecting data on us and recommending options that meet our demand based on our behaviours. For example, data on how we engage with our interests is collected and used to make suggestions. However, cnot only can companies know your behaviours but can also predict your interests, to the point where they may be able to influence the choices we make. This might result in us not knowing what we are looking for as AI is giving us options itself.
To tackle with this issue, we might need to use another kind of AI. This AI will not only know when we are being influenced, but also know the ways in which companies can leverage the micro-understanding of our behavior. This is a problem that needs further discussion, and MDI’s experts are working to create strategies and solutions.
by BGF | Aug 6, 2018 | News
In June 2018, in Israel Cyber Week, a large annual international cybersecurity conference, Mr. Bruce Schneier warned the delegates of a serious security problem regarding automated tech.
Mr. Bruce emphasized that there is the feasibility of integrity and availability attacks in healthcare and transportation. To be more specific, “What might happen if your pacemaker is hacked and it delivers a lethal charge, but what if I took over some inter-connected robot toy and tripped you in your house,” he asked.
He called for people’s awareness about the problems that we might encounter as technology is becoming autonomous. It is essential to enhance security so as to keep technology under control.
Mr. Bruce is an internationally renowned security technologist, named a “security guru” by The Economist. In 2015, he was honored by BGF as the Business Leader in the Cybersecurity for dedicating his career to the betterment of technology, security, privacy and Internet.
by BGF | Aug 6, 2018 | News
The Symi Symposium took place from July 1st to 4th, 2018, in Rodhes, focused on concepts and proposal of The Shared Societies.
World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid (WLA-CdM), which has been working closely with BGF and MDI in developing the AIWS 7-Layer Model to build the Next Generation Democracy, recently convened a symposium called the Symi Symposium. It is an annual meeting of leaders and experts by WLA-CdM. The issues of this year are some most pressing worldwide. One session was on Globalization and the Role of Shared Societies, chaired by South African Human Rights.
According to WLA- CdM’s report, the discussion demonstrated the significant relevance of Shared Societies in the world’s worry overglobalization which has inspired activist, nationalist’s movement on the idea of a Shared Society. In addition, the session came up with a concept of the Shared Societies, playing a role of a roadmap to sustainability in the future.
by BGF | Aug 6, 2018 | News
In June 2018, Prof. Jason Furman, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers of President Barack Obama, was invited to a talk at EmTech. “It’s where tech, business, and culture converge, and where you gain access to the most innovative people and companies in the world. It examines the most significant news on emerging technologies.” He discussed the situation of the labour force in the upcoming future as workers will be replaced with automated machines.
Furman discussed issues around the increasingly automated workforce—for example, whether machines are helping people earn more or whether they are acting as a substitute for our skills, such that people work less. When comes to the rise of AI, there are many possible outcomes in the realms of education, capital, wealth, etc.
It would be a waste of resources to try to predict the future that might happen and come up with a policy to deal with all the myriad possibilities. People should be working on policies for this moment to prepare for the future instead of only policies for AI. To be able to compete with machines, we could enhance skills which will be difficult to replace with AI—such as empathy, judgement, interpersonal relationships, and management.
In addition, in terms of developing a strategy for AI, ethical issues, cybersecurity and assuring machines are going to be for the good of human should be concerned. Overall, we need to prepare people to get into jobs and to be ready for the age of technological advancements.
Recently, Professor Jason Furman also took part in a conversation with Vietnamese CEOs in Vietnam CEO Summit 2018, discussing and recommending AI strategy for Vietnam’s economy. He became a member of MDI’s AIWS Standards and Practice Committee to contribute to the development of AI for good purposes.
by BGF | Jul 31, 2018 | News
On July 25, 2018 in Hanoi, Prof. Jason Furman – Harvard Kennedy School, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers of President Barack Obama and Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan – Director of The Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation (MDI) presented their strategy for Vietnam to become a pioneer in the Age of AI.
The strategy includes specific measures for Vietnam such as: attracting funding from international organizations, nation-states, influential leaders; establishing AI-Governance; creating an AI Innovation Zone to produce advanced products and service for Vietnam and international markets; capitalizing on proximity to China’s, one of the world’s leading nations in AI,
This strategy embraces the ambitious goal for Vietnam to become an advanced leader in AI in Southeast Asia. There are still many obstacles, but if Vietnam is to become an advanced AI nation, they must be overcome.
