On October 4, 2025, at 11:00 am, the Memorial Church at Harvard University will host a celebration of the life and legacy of Professor Joseph S. Nye, Jr., who passed away in May at the age of 88. Professor Nye was a distinguished thinker and one of the founding...
Issued October 5, 2025 | Boston, MA The Boston Global Forum (BGF) shares the deep concerns expressed by Professor Yoshua Bengio, one of the “Godfathers of AI,” regarding the existential risks posed by artificial intelligence systems capable of deception, self-directed...
On the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of its founding (12/12/2012 – 12/12/2022), BGF honors the Boston Global Forum Distinguished Contributors:
At the BGF 10th Anniversary Conference, BGF launched and discussed the Manifesto “AIWS Actions to create an Age of Global Enlightenment.” To implement this AIWS Actions, BGF has established a committee include distinguished leaders. Members of the Committee are Global...
On November 29, 2022, AI World Society (AIWS) unveiled the logo of the History of AI: The HAI Initiative aims to reflect on historical events in AI, bringing out archives and files from its development.
Harvard University Loeb House, November 23, 2022 Note: I am indebted to the memoir of Vu Quoc Tuan for many of the insights into this remarkable life and career. Imagine if you left home one morning, said goodbye to your spouse and children, and learned a few hours...
The Boston Global Forum (BGF) honored the Technology Envoy to the United Nations Secretary General, Ambassador Amandeep Gill, with the World Leader in AIWS Award 2022, and Ambassador Gill presented the Distinguished Global Enlightenment Speech at the BGF’s 10th...
Harvard University, Loeb House, November 23, 2022 Excellencies, I am Hamada Yasukazu, Defense Minister of Japan. I am afraid I am not able to attend this conference in person due to a scheduling conflict. I am very delighted to know that Boston Global Forum...