Mr. Amitabh Kant, India's G20 Sherpa and Former CEO of NITI Aayog, India, will speak and discuss at the Boston Global Forum Roundtable “India’s G20 Sherpa: Citizen Stack and the Data Sovereignty - Knowledge Platform for AI Systems.” This event is scheduled from 12:15...
BGF World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient Ursula von der Leyen visits the Finland-Russia border to assess security situation
This is an excerpt from the full article published in the AP. Please read it here. The head of the European Union’s executive branch said Friday that Finland’s decision to close its border crossings with Russia over a surge in migrants is a security matter for the...
This AI detects political affiliation just by reading tweets about COVID-19
Political messaging can have a huge impact on public responses to crises. In the US, academics warn that divisions between Republican and Democratic lawmakers are wrecking efforts to contain the virus. Now, a new AI tool has shown just how fractured their rhetoric has...
Marc Rotenberg Joins the Michael Dukakis Institute to Launch New Center on AI Policy
Press Release, Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation Boston, July 1, 2020 Technology policy expert Marc Rotenberg will join the Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation to launch a new Center on Artificial Intelligence and...
Leaders of AIWS.net present the Social Contract 2020 and Intellectual Society at UN Charter Day June 26, 2020
Co-founders and Mentors of AIWS.net - Governor Michael Dukakis, Professor Thomaas Patterson (Harvard), Professor Nazli Choucri (MIT), Professor Alex Sandy Pentland (MIT), Professor David Silberweig (Harvard), and Nguyen Anh Tuan - spoke and dialogued at the United...
Concept Notes for the Democratic Alliance on Digital Governance Conference on July 1, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a great disaster for humanity. Today this disaster poses urgent problems to the world that need to be addressed to protect and strengthen Democracy. This disaster stems partly from the fact that China's leaders and political systems...
AI And Consciousness: Could It Become ‘Human’?
We have human-sounding AI technology that responds to customer service calls and helps customers navigate the issues they face. We have smart assistants that wake their users up on time, share information about the weather outside and report on the latest news. We...
Governor Michael Dukakis will speak at the United Nations Charter Day Roundtable
Governor Michael Dukakis, co-founder of the Boston Global Forum and co-author of the Social Contract 2020, will speak at the United Nations Charter Day Roundtable, June 26, 2020. This event is co-organized by the United Nations Academic Impact and the Boston Global...