The World Leadership Alliance – Club de Madrid (WLA-CdM), a global assembly of over 110 democratic former Heads of State and Government from over 60 countries, convened its Annual Policy Dialogue in Madrid on 21-22 October 2019. Hosted in partnership with the IE School of Global and Public Affairs and under the patronage of Ms Mariya Gabriel, Member of the European Commission, this 2019 edition focused on Digital Transformation and the Future of Democracy. In this Annual Policy Dialog, the Boston Global Forum and the World Leadership co-organized Conference Dinner Honoring President Vaira Vike Freiberga as World Leader For Peace And Security Award on October 21, 2019.
Presentation of Professor Alex Sandy Pentland, Director of MIT Connection Science, Co-founder of the Social Contract 2020, at the AI World Society Conference Sept 23, 2019 at Harvard University Faculty Club.
Governor Michael Dukakis, Co-founder and Chairman of the Boston Global Forum, Co-Chair
Stratos Efthymiou, Consul General of Greece in Boston, Co-Chair
Prof. Stephen Walt, Harvard Kennedy School
Prof. Nazli Choucri, MIT
Prof. Thomas Patterson, Harvard Kennedy School
Prof. David Silbersweig, Harvard Medical School
Prof. Thomas Creely, Naval War College
Barry Nolan, Adviser of US Congress
Nguyen Anh Tuan, Co-founder and CEO of the Boston Global Forum
Prof. Constantine Arvanitopoulos, the Karamanlis Chair at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Professor of International Relation, Tufts University
Prof. Christo Wilson, Northeastern University, Harvard Law School Fellow, Michael Dukakis Leadership Fellow
Nguyen Phan Nguyet Minh, AI World Society Young Leader
Dr. Vint Cerf, one of “the Father of the Internet” and World Leader in AI World Society Award, will be honored in Nha Trang, Vietnam in 2020.
VietNet Information Highway, the first Internet of Vietnam applied by TCP/IP protocol , was born in Nha Trang city in December 1995, and officially provided internet service in January 1996, two years before Vietnam government officially allowed on Internet connectivity. Internet has supported to a remarkable change in Vietnam. It has connected Vietnam together with developed countries (United States and Western countries), as an important factor to make open and strong Vietnam.
To respect and honor the Father of Internet, Nha Trang city will create Vint Cerf Archive room and statue. When Dr. Vint Cerf visit Nha Trang in 2020, the city will organize a special ceremony to welcome and honor Dr. Vint Cerf, as well as officially launch the Vint Cerf Archive Room and Statue. Besides, Dr. Vint Cerf will give a special speech at the ceremony.
Dr. Vint Cerf also joins to the team to build the Social Contract 2020.
The leading growth strategy for manufacturers in 2019 is improving shop floor productivity by investing in machine learning platforms that deliver the insights needed to improve product quality and production yields.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to create $1.4T to $2.6T of value in marketing and sales across the world’s businesses, and $1.2T to $2 in supply-chain management and manufacturing. 50% of companies that embrace AI over the next five to seven years have the potential to double their cash flow with manufacturing leading all industries due to its heavy reliance on data according to McKinsey.
Using machine learning to streamline every phase of production, starting with inbound supplier quality through manufacturing scheduling to fulfillment is now a priority in manufacturing. According to a recent survey by Deloitte, machine learning is reducing unplanned machinery downtime between 15 – 30%, increasing production throughput by 20%, reducing maintenance costs 30% and delivering up to a 35% increase in quality.
According to Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation (MDI), AI can be an important tool for government and society, especially in manufacturing industry, to relieve people of resource constraints and arbitrary/inflexible rules and processes, as well as solve important issues, such as SDGs.
On August 16 2019, President Le Minh Chien and leaders of Dalat University welcome and have a great meeting with Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, co-founder of AI World Society Initiative. They have discussed and confirmed on design as well as timeline for AI World Society (AIWS) House at Dalat University at the old library of the University. The AI World Society house will have 3 main components including Archive of AI in the world, Seminar and Conference Room, and Research Room. They will also build AI World Society Square connect with AI World Society House. AIWS House will host special research and education program in AI technology supported by Michael Dukakis Institute (MDI) for Leadership and Innovation. The AIWS House will have online version to encourage and engage global communities for AI applications on Art, Cultures, and Society.
The AIWS House will officially operate from 2020, and will host AI World Society Festival in Art and Culture for peace and happiness in December 2020.
Dalat University or the University of Dalat is a university in the city of Dalat, Vietnam. The original Dalat University was established in 1957 — after support of and requests by Archbishop Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục — by the Council of Vietnamese Catholic Bishops as a centre for education. Today, it is a multidisciplinary university that offers undergraduate and graduate education for the Central Highlands region
Shaping the future of AI will require new regulation of technology. Some possible directions include restrictions on the collection and use of data, requiring the use of machine learning tools and frameworks that are fair by design, and mandating processes that promote accountability by allowing people to contest algorithmic decisions.
However, the natural question that arises is: how will these new policies and regulations be enforced? Without a means for assessing whether systems are in compliance, regulators are powerless to hold the designers and operators of those systems accountable.
Algorithm auditing is one potential answer to this question. Using algorithm auditing techniques, it is possible to scientifically evaluate whether a black-box system exhibits a range of negative behaviors, such as discrimination against protected classes or predatory pricing. Algorithm auditing enables academics, members of civil society, investigative journalists, and regulators to assess whether algorithmic systems are obeying policy proscriptions and best-practices.
Algorithm auditing methods have two desirable properties. First, systems can be audited without requiring access to proprietary source code and datasets. This avoids obvious concerns about revealing trade secrets or sensitive datasets to third-parties. Second, audits can be conducted in secret, making them suitable for voluntary and involuntary compliance testing.
As part of the Social Contract 2020 we should carefully consider the compliance and enforcement role that algorithm audits can play. One option is to mandate independent algorithm audits of all consequential AI systems, similar to how we currently mandate financial audits (and should mandate cybersecurity audits). A second option is not to mandate algorithm audits, but to instead legalize and legitimize their practice. This would at least permit consequential AI systems to be audited, rather than allowing system owners to shroud their technology in a haze of legal use restrictions.
Christo Wilson
Associate Professor
Khoury College of Computer Sciences
Northeastern University
A new analysis shows that the number of Chinese AI researchers has increased tenfold over the last decade, but the majority of them live outside the country.
Superpower dreams: China has put forth a concerted effort to grow into a leading AI powerhouse over the last few years.
Home-grown army: the authorship of papers accepted to NeurIPS, one of the most prestigious international AI conferences, and found a nearly tenfold increase in the number of authors who did their undergraduate studies in China over the last decade.
Brain drain: Despite the country’s success in cultivating domestic talent, however, it has struggled with retention.
Why it matters: Among the four major inputs into a country’s AI ecosystem—talent, data, capital, and hardware—the first has the greatest impact. The concentration of expertise determines whether practitioners will direct their energy more toward AI research or applications, for example.
A more fluid movement of scientists would benefit both the US and China to build up both countries’ AI ecosystems while making it easier to create much-needed global standards for AI ethics. In this effort, Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation (MDI) established the Artificial Intelligence World Society (AIWS) to collaborate with think tanks, universities, non-profits, firms, and other entities that share its commitment to the constructive and development of AI for helping everyone achieve well-being and happiness as well as ethical norms
