This article was originallly posted in the AP. European Union leaders signed off on a trio of top appointments for their shared political institutions on Thursday, reinstalling German conservative Ursula von der Leyen as president of the European Commission for...
A lull in the tempest: Four Pillars week
This has been a relatively slower week for international developments, but let us speak of the Four Pillars. India and Europe, two Pillars, have been strengthening their ties in the past week. India has now approved the construction port to improve trade with Europe,...
What AI still can’t do
Artificial intelligence won’t be very smart if computers don’t grasp cause and effect. That’s something even humans have trouble with. In less than a decade, computers have become extremely good at diagnosing diseases, translating languages, and transcribing speech....
Japan joins calls for probe into WHO’s coronavirus response
The WHO has been accused by U.S. and allies of turning a blind eye while China withheld information Japan will call for an investigation into the World Health Organization’s initial response to the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said. “With the...
Professor Nazli Choucri: “The Social Contract 2020 is TCP/IP for political and social connection.”
At AIWS Roundtable May 12, 2020 co-organized by World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid and Boston Global Forum, Professor Nazli Choucri, MIT, Co-founder and Mentor of AIWS.net, talked about the Social Contract 202, a New Social Contract in the Age of AI. This Social...
AI application launched for COVID-19 pneumonia detection
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) application identifies anomalies in the lungs and assists in detection of COVID-19 pneumonia. It analyses the lung pathology on chest CT to aid in the assessment and comes with triage capability. With the sudden surge in admission of...
AI Can Help To Inform Coronavirus Policy
An Interview with Dr. Deborah Duong, Director for AI Development at Rejuve. Dr. Duong says, “Healthcare workers and essential workers need to go to work during the Covid-19 pandemic. That puts them in danger even if they are wearing masks and gloves. They should be...
Co-founder of AIWS.net Nguyen Anh Tuan: “The History of Artificial Intelligence: looking back at history to shape the future”
The Social Contract 2020 sets the foundation for a new historical chapter: the emergence of AI societies. Governor Michael Dukakis stressed the importance of studying history to prevent past mistakes from repeating in the present and the future. I value his insight...