On October 24, 2024, President Biden issued the first-ever National Security Memorandum (NSM) on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The NSM’s fundamental premise is that advances at the frontier of AI will have significant implications for national security and foreign...
The Convergence of AI Chips and Quantum Computing for a New Democracy – AIWS
The Boston Global Forum is pleased to invite esteemed guests, thought leaders, and innovators to our High-Level Discussion on "The Convergence of AI Chips and Quantum Computing for a New Democracy - AIWS." We are honored to host this gathering dedicated to exploring...
EU law on Artificial Intelligence comes into force starting today: “innovative and safe pioneering framework”
As the Artificial Intelligence Act came into force last week, EU Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen, recipient of the World Leader for Peace and Security Award 2020, wrote on August 1, 2024: “Today, the Artificial Intelligence Act comes into force. Europe's pioneering...
AI4Debunk: fighting disinformation and supporting trustworthy online activity
To revolutionize the fight against disinformation, a four-year innovation action, AI4Debunk, has been launched January 2024. Funded by the European Union (EU) through the Horizon Europe Programme, the project brings together an interdisciplinary consortium of 13...
EU Publishes Groundbreaking AI Act, Initial Obligations Set to Take Effect on February 2, 2025
The original article was published on WilmerHale. The EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on July 12, 2024, as “Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 laying...
Pope: Reconsider the development of lethal autonomous weapons
Pope Francis sends a message to a Hiroshima conference on "AI Ethics for Peace," emphasizing the symbolic importance of discussing peace in a city scarred by atomic tragedy. The BGF presented the paper “Spiritual Values of Religions to Build the Knowledge Platform for...
UNESCO rallies regulators from South-East Europe to debate on the governance of digital platforms
The full article on this UNESCO was published on its website. As happens in different parts of the world, digital platforms in South-East Europe have certainly improved people’s access to information. However, they are also responsible for an increasing spread of...
Congress can kickstart AI regulation by overriding premature state laws
This article was originally published in The Hill. There’s been a great deal of talk in Congress about regulating AI, but most of the legislative action is happening at the state level. If America is to lead the AI charge and create a stable environment for this tech...