by BGF | May 28, 2018 | News
The New York Times reports that the tech giant has partnered with Volkswagen to build an autonomous shuttle for its own employees’ use.
Prior to that, Apple had negotiated with several automakers, including BMW and Mercedes; however, negotiations had failed as these luxury carmakers had refused to hand over to Apple control of relevant data and design of the vehicle. Apple is now partnering with Volkswagen to remake Volkswagen’s T6 vans into driverless cars. The shuttle is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
This is believed a huge progress for Apple and also for the upcoming generation of transportation; nevertheless, the operation of self-driving cars in reality continues to raise many concerns amongst scientists, companies and regulators. Recently, Governor Michael Dukakis had a discussion with Prof. Iyad Rahwan, Associate Professor of Media Arts & Sciences at the MIT Media Lab and a fellow of the Michael Dukakis Leadership Fellow Program, on ethical problems arising from the development of autonomous vehicles.
by BGF | May 28, 2018 | News
A recent interview between Quanta Magazine and Professor Judea Pearl, a pioneer of AI who has had significant contributions to AI development shed light on how Pearl presumes casuals reasoning could provide machines with human-level intelligence. Machines in the future could even “achieve status as moral entities with a capacity for free will—and for evil,” he believes.
In this interview, Prof. Pearl emphasized the importance in AI development of studying cause and effect, which he argues science has long neglected. He also wrote about similar concerns in his latest book titled The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect. He explained that since there is lack of the asymmetric language required to capture understanding causality, it prevents people from fully taking advantage of AI’s potential. Pearl believes that, in the future, machines could possess human-like intuition about cause and effect. This would raise the possibility of robots having a kind of free will, along with which comes the capacity for evil. For example, robots might “ignore the advice of other components that are maintaining norms of behavior that have been programmed into them”.
MDI has created the Seven Layers of AIWS framework, which guides AI development so as to promote positive outcomes and reduce risks associated with AI. Layer 1 involves designing a responsible code of conduct for AI Citizens to ensure that AI is safely integrated into human society. Layer 2 specifies an appropriate ethical behavior framework for AI Citizens. The Seven Layers were presented and sent to G7 Summit in 2018.
by BGF | May 28, 2018 | News
At the St .Petersburg International Economic Forum, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, though feeling disappointed about the cancellation of the summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un scheduled for June 12 in Singapore, showed respect for the decision of U.S. President Donald Trump.
“It is regrettable, but I respect and support U.S. President Trump’s decision,” Abe told reporters in St. Petersburg.
However, the Prime Minister still believed such a summit is needed to resolve hostilities and concerns over North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. “I hope that moves toward such a U.S.-North Korea summit will re-emerge while the international community maintains its pressure (on North Korea),” he said. He also added that he would talk with President Trump by phone soon after returning home from his visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
by BGF | May 28, 2018 | News
On May 5 in Riga, Vaira Vike Freiberga, Former President of Latvia and current President of the WLA-CdM, had a meeting with Latvian ice hockey fans before team Latvia first game at IIHF World Championship.
The IIHF World Championship is an annual international men’s ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport’s highest profile annual international tournament. The 2018 IIHF World Championship is hosted by the Denmark cities of Copenhagen and Herning. Latvia, one of the qualified teams, hosted the IIHF World Championship in 2006. The proposed arenas were Arena Riga, and a secondary venue to be built.
President Vike-Freiberga is a multi-faceted, extensively traveled and exceptionally involved global leader. She is well versed in international security and policy issues, Latvian heritage and music, and current events. She is not only a prestigious leader in the Latvia community, but also a member or patron of more than 30 international organizations, including the MDI. With Chairman Michael Dukakis, she is helping to develop the AIWS 7-Layer Model to build the Next Generation Democracy.
by BGF | May 20, 2018 | News
On May 18, President of The World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid Vaira Vike-Freiberga welcomed and discussed with Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, CEO of BGF and Director of MDI. BGF and MDI will partner with Club de Madrid in building the Next Democracy Generation by using AI and AIWS models. President Vaira Vike-Freiberga has invited Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan to join The Riga Conference 2018, which will take place on September 28 – 29, 2018.
Organized jointly by The Latvian Transatlantic Organization, The Latvian Ministry of Defense, and The Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Riga Conference has become a unique venue for constructive dialogue on international security issues between leading global decision makers.
At this year’s conference, amongst other things, they will consider the EU’s role in the rise of geo-economics, security challenges in the information age and hybrid warfare, transatlantic relationship as a critical axis of global stability, relations between Russia and the West as well as prospects of Eastern Partnership countries. Dozens of distinguished leaders and experts will present their opinions on the most pressing issues in foreign policy and defense of the Baltic Sea region and beyond.
Convening in the Latvian capital since 2006 by President Vaira Vike-Freiberga, the conference has become a recognized annual tradition across the region. Many heads of state have joined the conference such as President George W. Bush, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, etc.
