Minh Nguyen is the Editor of the Boston Global Forum and a Shinzo Abe Initiative Fellow. She writes the Four Pillars column in the BGF...
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Boston Global Forum supports Army Innovation Park (AIP) of Vietnam in researching and developing AI
Nguyen Anh Tuan, CEO of the Boston Global Forum, attended the Inauguration Ceremony of AIP on February 25, 2024, in Nha Trang, Vietnam, as an honored guest. The Boston Global Forum is committed to supporting AIP in researching and developing AIWS Angel, a super AI...
Amazon Schooled on AI Facial Technology By Turing Award Winner
In general, AI advances are good for our society. In particular cases, they can be bad. Take Amazon’s Rekognition AI service. There are evidences that the service exhibited much higher error rates on images of darker-skinned women versus lighter-skinned men. Bloomberg...
Google has now cancelled its AI ethics board after a backlash from staff
The council lasted barely more than a week, after thousands of Google employees signed a petition calling for the removal of one member. The Advanced Technology External Advisory Council was set up to “guide responsible development of AI” projects within Google. It...
Artificial intelligence can now emulate human behaviors – soon it will be dangerously good
When Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems start getting creative, they can create great things – and scary ones. Take, for instance, an AI program that let web users compose music along with a virtual Johann Sebastian Bach by entering notes into a program that...
Hannover Messe a “driver of industrial transformation”
As a “record-breaking” Hannover Messe draws to a close in Germany, organizers have reflected on a successful five-day event, which saw more than 215,000 visitors attend. Artificial Intelligence (AI) in industry and robotics, the potential of the new 5G mobile...
5 Ways to Leverage AI in Your Company’s Strategy
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the next major breakthrough for our world. Businesses are including AI in their strategy to amplify results. To apply AI to business and create positive outcomes, there are 5 most effective ways of turning your company into an...
Statement of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, April 1, 2019 On the New Era Name “Reiwa”
On May 1, His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince will accede to the Imperial throne, and this new era name will be used from that day forward. I ask for the understanding and cooperation of the people on this. The government is taking all possible measures to prepare...