As the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the Boston Global Forum will present The July 4, 2026 Collection — a landmark set of declarations, publications, and initiatives inspired by the enduring ideals of freedom,...
From Harvard in May to Tokyo in June to the G7 in France, a single recognition is taking hold across the world: in the Age of AI, intelligence alone is not enough. On May 1, 2026, the Boston Global Forum hosted the America at 250: A Beacon for the AI Age Conference at...
Following reports circulating internationally about a major turning point in Iran’s leadership, Professor Judea Pearl (UCLA)—the pioneer of Causal Inference and the 2020 AIWS World Leader Award recipient—posted on X that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei had...
For decades, Iran’s strategy of prolonged hostility and confrontation with the United States and Israel has produced painful consequences: heightened regional tensions, cycles of sanctions and isolation, constrained economic opportunity, and persistent insecurity that...
The AI references in the State of the Union underscore a practical truth: AI is becoming infrastructure for all infrastructure—tied to data centers, electricity, supply chains, and the ability to deploy capabilities at national scale. This focus is realistic. To lead...
Boston Global Forum (BGF) congratulates Yasuhide Nakayama, BGF’s Representative in Japan, on his re-election to Japan’s House of Representatives on February 8, returning to the Diet via the Kinki proportional representation block. Mr. Nakayama’s re-election comes at a...
In the AI age, national power is no longer determined only by military strength or traditional economic capacity. It increasingly depends on technological capability—especially advanced AI models, data, compute, and the ability to deploy systems at scale. This shift...
A measurable, auditable scorecard system—and an annual index—to strengthen safety, transparency, and accountability in the AI Age BOSTON, MA — Boston Global Forum (BGF) today announced the launch of the AIWS Trust Rating, the flagship public-facing assessment tool...