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Addressing the promises and challenges of AI

Addressing the promises and challenges of AI

A three-day celebration event this week for the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing put the focus on the Institute’s new role in helping society navigate a promising yet challenging future for artificial intelligence (AI), as it seeps into nearly all...

Why AI could be one of the most disruptive technologies in history

Why AI could be one of the most disruptive technologies in history

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has quickly made the transition from future technology to one that surrounds us in our everyday lives. AI is being built into the products and services we use each day to transform our lives for the better but we will know how this...

Is the “Populist” Tide Retreating?

Is the “Populist” Tide Retreating?

Professor Joseph Nye, member Boston Global Forum’s Board of Thinkers, has thoughts about Populism on Project-Syndicate: Strong support for immigration and globalization in the US sits uneasily with the view that “populism” is a problem. In fact, the term remains vague...

The exciting course “Shaping Work of the Future”

The exciting course “Shaping Work of the Future”

We are delighted to introduce the exciting course “Shaping Work of the Future”  of Professor Thomas Kochan, member of the Editorial Board of Shaping Futures Magazine, a publication of the Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation. Here is a letter from...

AI tool for cancer diagnosis wins FDA breakthrough status

AI tool for cancer diagnosis wins FDA breakthrough status

While Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making inroads in healthcare facilities management, as an aid to improve efficiency in such areas as scheduling, staffing and billing, AI as a diagnostic tool in patient care is still in its infancy. Paige.AI is calling itself the...