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The City of the Future

The City of the Future

What will the city of the future look like? According to Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of Alphabet: smart. The company was founded in 2015 to solve urban problems through technology. Their latest project is a Toronto neighborhood, Quayside, which could soon be home to...

Walter Langelaar to Speak at BGF-G7 Summit Conference

Walter Langelaar to Speak at BGF-G7 Summit Conference

AIWS is excited to announce that Walter Langelaar, co-creator of the world's first AI politician, SAM, will be speaking at our annual BGF-G7 Summit Conference in April. Mr. Langelaar and his co-researchers have designed an artificial intelligence that's creating a...

A New Kind of Candidate

A New Kind of Candidate

Imagine this: A new political candidate who cannot lie, who listens directly to voters, and who always has fresh ideas. The catch? They’re an AI. Once just science fiction - the subject of TV shows like Black Mirror - researchers in New Zealand are developing an...

AIWS and Next Generation Democracy

AIWS and Next Generation Democracy

Next Generation Democracy (NGD) is an initiative led by Club de Madrid to facilitate discussion and promote democracy worldwide. In the 20th and 21st centuries, the world saw a dramatic increase in democratic governments. In recent years, however, the resurgence of...

USDOT Preparing for Future of Self-Driving Cars

USDOT Preparing for Future of Self-Driving Cars

With automated driving technology getting closer to taking the streets, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is reconsidering its own rules and regulations. This new technology will make many current traffic laws obsolete, which USDOT acknowledges. "Right now...

Teaching AI Common Sense

Teaching AI Common Sense

Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, just announced a new multi-million dollar research initiative to teach artificial intelligence “common sense.” His initiative is called Project Alexandria and is geared toward creating a central database of knowledge for AI. In the...