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Great Power Competition: Four Pillars Roundup

Great Power Competition: Four Pillars Roundup

There have not been any groundbreaking or world-shifting events that happened within the Four Pillars space this week, or in the past couple weeks rather, there have been some interesting developments to dig into. News broke toward the end of the week, that US...

Professor Hiroshi Esaki: AI/Data and Internet of Design

Professor Hiroshi Esaki: AI/Data and Internet of Design

Former Governor Michael Dukakis wrote in his letter calling for contributions to the AI World Society (AIWS) Summit, “The real-world applications of AI will bring revolutionary changes and will have profound effects on the future of humanity. The changes will bring...

New Zealand PM Ardern and Japan PM Abe Exchange Rugby Jerseys in Tokyo

New Zealand PM Ardern and Japan PM Abe Exchange Rugby Jerseys in Tokyo

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, September 19, to discuss further cooperation between the two nations. It's the first visit by Jacinda Ardern to Japan as the country's prime minister. Her...

A Breakthrough for A.I. Technology: Passing an 8th-Grade Science Test

A Breakthrough for A.I. Technology: Passing an 8th-Grade Science Test

Four years ago, more than 700 computer scientists competed in a contest to build artificial intelligence (AI) that could pass an eighth-grade science test. There was $80,000 in prize money on the line. They all flunked. Even the most sophisticated system couldn’t do...