by BGF | Feb 10, 2019 | News
The World Government AI Conference & Exhibition provides a forum to discuss the tactical benefits that AI brings and strategies for technology deployment to public sector agencies and their supply chains.
The program will take place on 3 days, from June 24 to June 26, 2019, in Washington, D.C. The conference brings together business and technology leaders from across government, technological and research groups, and businesses.
Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation and Boston Global Forum will be a Strategic Alliance Host of The World Government AI Conference & Exhibition.
“We have several activities already underway at AI World 2018 and will continue our strategic alliance for all AI World 2019 events. We will present an AI-Government model at AI World Government,” said Nguyen Anh Tuan, CEO of BGF and Director of MDI.
The conference will provide a clear detailed plan of where and how to limit risk, enhanced successful deployment of many AI applications and meeting technology service providers.
In developing AI, the challenges and opportunities faced by governments and public sectors are slightly different from those of businesses. The AI World Government is a place for business leaders and technology to analyze successful cases of leveraging advanced intelligent technology to develop and improve government services. The solutions to important issues will be found for helping agencies grasp the actual situation in the implementation of AI-government.
by BGF | Feb 10, 2019 | News
Experts and politicians in China are worried that the rush to integrate artificial intelligence into military weapons and equipment may inadvertently lead to war between nations.
Specialists and government officials in China are stressed that a hurry to coordinate man-made reasoning into weapons and military gear could unintentionally prompt a war between countries.
According to a new report published by the US national security think tank Center for a New American Security (CNAS): “recently, Chinese officials and government reports have begun to express concern in multiple diplomatic forums about arms race dynamics associated with AI and the need for international cooperation on new norms and potentially arms control.”
Such concerns stretch out to China’s private division. Jack Mama, the administrator of Alibaba, said expressly in a discourse at the 2019 Davos World Financial Gathering that he was worried that worldwide challenge over artificial intelligence could prompt war.
In spite of communicating concern on artificial intelligence arms races, a vast majority of China’s initiative sees expanded military use of simulated intelligence as unavoidable and is forcefully seeking it.
China’s conduct of forcefully creating, using, and sending out progressively self-ruling mechanical weapons and observation man-made intelligence innovation runs counter to China’s expressed objectives of staying away from an AI arms race.
China’s accomplishment in business simulated intelligence and semiconductor markets have direct importance to China’s geopolitical power just as its military and secret activities man-made intelligence abilities. China’s business advertises achievement as having direct significance to China’s national security, both on the grounds that it decreases the capacity of the Unified States government to put a strategic and financial weight on China and in light of the fact that it expands the mechanical abilities accessible to China’s military and knowledge network. As to last mentioned, all significant innovation firms in China coordinate broadly with China’s military and state security benefits and are required to do as such by law.
China’s achievement in business man-made intelligence and semiconductor markets brings subsidizing, ability, and economies of scale that both diminish China’s helplessness from losing access to worldwide markets and offer valuable innovation for the improvement of weaponry and reconnaissance capacities.
Although there are concerns about the risk of AI being developed for the wrong purpose, no one can deny the benefits it offers, even nationally. However, every country still needs to abide by the moral and legal codes when developing in this area, and the world also requires international policies, conventions, and regulations to ensure unity and global consensus in developing AI. Calling leaders of nations to build a treaty on the exploitation and development of AI for peace is what the Michael Dukakis Institute (MDI) is actively implementing through Layer 5 of the 7-layer AIWS Model.
by BGF | Feb 10, 2019 | News
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and German Chancellor Angela Merkel exchanged views on promoting bilateral security and economic cooperation in the recent meeting.
In a press conference held after talks with Abe, Merkel made clear her support for realizing a “free and open Indo-Pacific”. According to her, the scheme also concerns the territorial ambitions of China. Japan also strengthens its relationship with Germany to share awareness of China.
In past years, Germany is thought to have valued relations with China. This time, the German Chancellor only visited Japan. This shows that the country is maintaining a suitable distance with China.
On the other hand, Abe and Merkel confirmed that the two countries would strengthen a joint study on artificial intelligence (AI) and self-driving cars. Both Japan and Germany are concerned about China increasing its ability to dominate the market in the IT field.
Abe and Merkel attended a meeting of business leaders from both countries after the summit talks on Monday. In the era of 5G – the next generation mobile network technology, Merkel raises questions of preventing the Chinese administration from collecting and exploiting huge amounts of data.
In 2015, Boston Global Forum has named Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel as the recipients of the World Leader for Peace, Security and Development Award. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was named as a recipient of The World Leader in Cybersecurity Award, which is granted to an individual whose outstanding contributions have led to the advancement of cybersecurity by Boston Global Forum, in the same year.
by BGF | Feb 4, 2019 | News
Dissimilar to most incredible mechanical advances, the coming of Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers extraordinary admonitions.
One of the world’s leading physicists, Stephen Hawking, has dimly seen that AI can undoubtedly conquer individuals and turn into another type of life. During a meeting with the magazine Wired, he said that he expected that the AI could totally supplant individuals. On the off chance that individuals structure PC infections, somebody will plan AI to enhance and increase.
The father of present-day processing, Alan Turing, has stated that if people can’t recognize responses from machines and individuals, the machine can do so. The start of the AI began in the mid-1950s at Dartmouth College and it astonished the world by taking care of straightforward variable-based math issues and coherent hypotheses.
Decades later, the purported client master framework has shown up. These scaling contentions have duplicated in tackling complex issues. The advances were, for the most part, by Moore Law.
In 1997, Deep Blue, IBM’s chess PC, Deep Blue, defeated the dominant winner Gary Kasparov. A suitable model is the Deep Neural Network, a subcategory of the fake neural system, which decides the right numerical task to change over one contribution to yield.
Despite the fact that these advances are valuable in everything from prescription to automation, there is an unavoidable danger to AI that has as of late turned out to be clear, which are moral concerns must be checked.
The idea of the factor of artificial morality was presented by Wendell Wallach in his book “Moral Machines”, in which he asked whether programming planners ought to be constrained to creating programs that harm their countenances, moral or not.
Is there a reasonable limit between human mindfulness and feeling, (for example, sympathy) and their exact proliferation in a machine? Joseph Weizenbaum, one of AI’s fathers and MIT educator, was persuaded that the AI would never have the capacity to duplicate human attributes such as compassion or analysis.
In a turning point, Hans Moravec, a robot creator, and his associates anticipated that blending people and machines into cyborg would create a more intelligent “animal groups” – and progressively both can murder individuals.
Another area of concern is the effect of AI on work. In any case, there are the individuals who have discovered that mechanization frequently has a net increment in work because of the flighty downstream microcosm and macroeconomic productivity.
Unmistakably in the moral and specialized an unexplored area, in which alert and regard for the potential for unintended outcomes are vital. We can dare to dream – and supplicate – that AI will assume a functioning job in our lives, just as of who and what is to come.
Whether it is for better or worse, the future of AI will mainly lie on the hand of its developers – we, human to decide. Hence, a certain set of guidelines on ethics and standards is needed for developers to follow, not just what to make but also how to make it ethical. This is exactly what Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation (MDI) is attempting to do. So far, the organization has been working on developing the AIWS Index for governments and enterprises.
by BGF | Feb 4, 2019 | News
Both China and Russia are equipped for propelling cyberattacks that could cut down power systems or medical clinics, as indicated by the most recent annual US Worldwide Threat Assessment.
The 42-page report, assembled by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, refers to cyber attacks, online falsehood, and race impedance, as the best security concerns confronting the US today. It distinguishes China and Russia as the greatest wellsprings of potential assaults on US framework (such as the case of petroleum gas pipelines), with the capacity to cause interruption for quite a long time and even weeks. The audit said Russia could complete digital undercover work and dispatch impact battles like those led during the 2016 US presidential race, and that is “ending up increasingly skilled at utilizing web-based life to modify how we think, act, and choose.”
Unsurprisingly, the report recognizes China as America’s most dynamic rival with regards to digital secret activities. It believes Chinese IT firms are being utilized to keep an eye on the US, an official view that clarifies the ongoing treatment of Huawei by the US and certain partners.
The report says the innovation-related dangers it distinguishes will just increment as individuals coordinate billions of new computerized gadgets into their own lives and working environments. It cautions that the US’s general lead in science and innovation will keep on contracting. Also, it refers to a few rising advancements that could empower new dangers: AI, biotechnology, and 5G systems.
AI should be used for causes that will serve humanity. Toward this aim, MDI has built the AIWS Initiative to establish a society with the best and most effective AI application, bringing the best to humans.
by BGF | Feb 4, 2019 | News
Lately, AI systems are known that they may be unfair because their programs have identical prejudiced views widespread in society. An algorithm developed by engineers from MIT CSALL may eliminate the bias from AI.
The algorithm can identify and minimize any hidden biases by learning to understand a specific task such as the basic structure of the training data or face recognition. Following testing, the algorithm was able to reduce ‘categorical bias’ by over 60%, while performance remained stable.
Unlike other approaches that require human input for specific biases, the MIT team’s algorithm is able to test datasets, identify any biases and automatically retrieve template again without needing a programmer in the loop.
“Facial classification in particular is a technology that’s often seen as ‘solved,’ even as it’s become clear that the datasets being used often aren’t properly vetted,” said Alexander Amini, a co-author of the study.
“Rectifying these issues is especially important as we start to see these kinds of algorithms being used in security, law enforcement and other domains.”
According to Amini, the de-bias algorithm would be particularly relevant for very large datasets which would be too expansive to be vetted by humans.
Giving AI the capability of reasoning and adaptability will be a breakthrough for the industry. but it also means AI will be given a significant control of itself and its actions, which without thorough consideration, might lead to unforeseen consequences. This problem requires monitoring and regulations on AI. Currently, professors and researchers at MDI are working on building an ethical framework for AI to guarantee the safety of AI deployment.
by BGF | Feb 4, 2019 | News
The U.S. Justice Department unsealed two indictments against China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd.
One indictment involves a case of allegedly stealing trade secrets from T-Mobile, an American wireless carrier, by the company on behalf of a U.S. Huawei subsidiary.
In a civil lawsuit in 2017, a Huawei employee was found to have swiped one of the arms of a robotic phone-testing device named “Tappy”, owned by T-Mobile.
Seattle jury asked Huawei to pay compensation of $4.8m to T-Mobile. The court has discovered, however, “neither damage, unjust enrichment nor willful and malicious conduct by Huawei”.
Huawei was also accused of engaging in deceitful financial practices through the operations of a subsidiary with four big banks (HSBC is one of those) that violated international sanctions on Iran.
Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of China tech giant Huawei, was arrested by Canadian police, on December 1st, on behalf of the American authorities. The U.S formally requests Meng Wanzhou’s extradition. The Canadian Department of Justice will have 30 days to decide whether to commence the extradition process.
In the face of the rapid development of technology in general and artificial intelligence (AI) in particular, the risk of developing beyond the current framework is entirely possible. The Michael Dukakis Institute (MDI) has been developing the Artificial Intelligence World Society (AIWS) with the 7-layer AIWS Model; at the same time, MDI and AIWS established the AIWS Standards and Practice Committee with the goal of developing standards for an artificial intelligence citizen.
by BGF | Feb 4, 2019 | News
Basically, there are two types of business leader: A progressively enthusiastic and imaginative leader, and an increasingly consistent leader.
In 2018, Elon Musk was put under serious scrutiny. He expected to make a record number of Model 3 vehicles. To do this, he pulled a very late move to manufacture another creation line in a tent close to his huge processing plant. Nonetheless, he needs to send his vehicle to various areas. This included China, in additional to the United States, Europe, and numerous different locations. To a point where Tesla is all around abused and is producing stable benefits each quarter a bit.
Basically, there are two types of business leader: A progressively enthusiastic and imaginative leader, and an increasingly consistent/level leader.
The first type is one with an innovative vision. These pioneers can make thoughts for their plan of action quicker than the organization can execute them, such as Elon Musk, who gives extraordinary thoughts and incredible identities. Elon regularly takes a shot at the following enormous things and offers special thoughts.
The second is CEOs who can make an organization go about as a productive machine, such as Tim Cook. Tim Cook focuses on administrations and the business area.
Be that as it may, both were gotten up to speed in ashes in light of their particular shortcomings. Elon Musk has appeared numerous controversies throughout 2018: being irritated at the SEC, brutal and eccentric cutbacks, and smoking weed on Joe Rogan’s podcast. He has done numerous things that Tim Cook will never do. Tim Cook, then again, was intensely affected by his absence of inventiveness. The iPhone is never progressive, and Tim Cook is now fixing the iPhone with each dollar it has worth and emptying cash into Research and Development (RnD).
An individual like Tim Cook will be exceptionally useful for anyone like Elon. Cook is a lord in making a decent organization, which implies the operational part of an organization will work extraordinarily whenever kept running by Cook. What’s more, an individual like Elon will be useful for somebody like Tim Cook. At the point when Apple required development, Elon demonstrated a record of making colossal activity thoughts that fit what the organization was doing. He will almost certainly offer a dream for Apple whenever enlivened to do as such.
Obviously, there are individuals who appear to fit every one of the generalizations. Does Jeff Bezos case fall into the condition? He appears to be very innovative and furthermore, has essential business standards. That may be the reason he left Wall Street to begin Amazon since he had an innovative thought and would not like to work in the monetary segment. He is additionally renowned for sending his email to the staff. He additionally does not permit introductions of Powerpoint or Slide at meetings since they are exhausting. He has a considerable amount of innovative beliefs and forms and has a significant enthusiastic identity. He likewise runs Amazon great, however, that might be on the grounds that he has a bolster, and furthermore has a business foundation.
So any reasonable person would agree that you can take a look at an official or business pioneer and see where they are on the Creative range – Business Operations.
The best case for a business is the place you have an individual like Tim Cook and Steve Jobs in the indistinguishable organization from Apple. That is the reason Apple is so fruitful (in addition to Johnny Ives/Woz), and right now they have such a lot of money tucked neatly away, which they will spend on RnD. This is on the grounds that they have an imaginative pioneer and a functioning master that they have been effective with.
In times like this, AI development needs adjustment so it won’t get out of hand; rules and principles need to be followed. This is the focus of BGF- MDI’s development of the AIWS initiative to come up with a set of moral values and norms for AI so it can become more transparent.
by BGF | Feb 4, 2019 | News
On Jan 28, 2019 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö met Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Löfven in Mäntyniemi.
During the meeting, The President and the Prime Minister discussed the cooperation between Sweden and Finland, European defense cooperation, and issues related to the Arctic region based on cooperation and friendship between the two sides.
On December, 2018 President Sauli Niinistö – President of the Republic of Finland received the World Leader for Peace and Cybersecurity Award from the Boston Global Forum (BGF) and the Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation (MDI) for his leadership role in establishing Finland as a vital member of the world community and his support of The European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats.
In this role, he has fostered the understanding of, and solutions to the numerous threats we face from political forces, economic instability, military intervention, civil unrest, climate change, and unsafe Internet practices.
President Niinistö expressed his honor to receive this award and emphasized that countries should make every effort to increase citizens’ awareness in all areas of society and strengthen cooperation among nations, as well as rules for international borders.
