The situation in the Gaza Strip remains a profound test of global leadership, humanitarian values and the potential for ethical governance in the AI Age. As hostilities ease and diplomatic initiatives advance, the Boston Global Forum (BGF) offers this reflection: how...
In a breakthrough moment for science and society, the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics honors researchers who have brought quantum properties to a human scale — transforming what was once invisible and abstract into tangible technologies that can be held, manipulated, and...
May 12, 2025 | Nha Trang, Vietnam On May 12, 2025, in Nha Trang, Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Co-Chair and CEO of the Boston Global Forum (BGF), held an official meeting with Mr. Nghiem Xuan Thanh, Head of the Khanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee—the highest-ranking leader of...
By Yasuhide Nakayama | May 6, 2025 Representative of the Boston Global Forum (BGF) in Japan and Taiwan Former Japanese State Minister Yasuhide Nakayama, Representative of the Boston Global Forum (BGF) in Japan and Taiwan, responded to two significant bipartisan bills...
This new device uses light to perform the key operations of a deep neural network on a chip, opening the door to high-speed processors that can learn in real-time. The deep neural network models that power today’s most demanding machine-learning applications have...
The trial of a man accused of assassinating former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022 is expected to begin on Oct 28, sources at the Nara District Court said on Thursday. Tetsuya Yamagami, 44, is accused of fatally shooting Abe with a homemade gun while he gave a...
Audrey Tang, 2025 World Leader in AIWS Award Recipient, coauthored an essay highlighting the need for AI tools that support meaningful civic discourse in the face of rampant polarization and mistrust. The essay is part of a series published by McGill's Centre for...
1966: ELIZA, the first chatbot, is created by Joseph Weizenbaum at MIT. ELIZA simulates a Rogerian psychotherapist and demonstrates the potential of simple natural language processing techniques. ELIZA, an early natural language processing program, was designed to...