On the Road to the AI Action Summit in Paris, the Enlightenment in Action Alliance (EAA), a distinguished network of outstanding students from top universities including Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, Princeton, Columbia, UCLA, Georgetown, Chicago, Oxford,...
Red Flags in the Tech Race: America Must Act Now to Preserve Its Innovation Edge
Mark Kennedy An issue getting scant attention should be among the most pressing concerns for the US. Preserving our innovation and technological edge and leadership is imperative to our economic success and to our national security. Yet that leadership faces...
Four Pillars Roundup: TikTok is now banned in America. Trump just pledged to bring it back to life
President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday that he plans to issue an executive order that would give TikTok’s China-based parent company more time to find an approved buyer before the popular video-sharing platform is subject to a permanent U.S.ban. Trump announced the...
Boston Global Forum Co-organizes Two Events at AI Action Summit Paris, February 10-11, 2025
The Boston Global Forum (BGF) is proud to co-organize two major events as part of the AI Action Summit, which will take place in Paris on February 10-11, 2025. The first event, titled “Government 24/7: How AI Might Best Transform Governance”, will be held on February...
Statement on the Saigon International University (SIU) Prize Computer Science Award Ceremony and the SIU Shaping Futures International Conference
Ho Chi Minh City, January 11, 2025 Saigon International University (SIU) Today, at The Saigon International University (SIU) Prize Computer Science Award Ceremony and the international conference SIU Shaping Futures on “AI for a Better World,” SIU Prize Laureates, SIU...
In Malaysia and Indonesia, Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba builds bridges as China’s influence looms large
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, on a four-day visit to Malaysia and Indonesia ending Jan 12, sought to deepen military, economic and energy security ties as China’s influence in South-east Asia loomed large. The significance that he chose these countries as...
Speech by ALONDRA NELSON, World Leader in AIWS Award Recipient
AT THE AWARD CEREMONY OF THE SIU PRIZE COMPUTER SCIENCE SEASON 1 Ho Chi Minh City, January 11, 2025 Dear distinguished leaders, scholars, and guests, It is an honor to be here today at the SIU Prize Ceremony, a distinguished initiative organized by Saigon...
Four Pillars Roundup: TikTok Could Shut Down Unless Supreme Court Blocks or Delays U.S. Ban
In one of the most important cases of the social media age, free speech and national security collide at the Supreme Court on Friday, January 10, 2025, in arguments over the fate of TikTok, a wildly popular digital platform that roughly half of the people in the...