This is a transcript from a segment of the NPR show Weekend Edition Sunday. A new lawsuit filed by record labels Universal, Sony and Warner says their catalogs have been ripped off by two AI music generators. But there’s a twist: It’s not clear the courts are on their...
At the launching ceremony of the Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Club in Nha Trang City on June 26, 2024, Japanese State Minister Yasuhide Nakayama, BGF Chief in Japan, unveiled an ambitious proposal known as the Nha Trang Heart Initiative. This initiative aims...
While in the U.S. to meet with President Trump, Japanese PM Shinzo Abe spoke about North Korea's announcement that it has stopped its nuclear weapons tests, declaring the news to be "forward motion" but warning that this does not guarantee peace in the region. "But...
A Chinese tech company, Huawei, is developing artificial intelligence that they believe could read human emotions. The AI would be used in smartphone virtual assistants (think SIRI) and would upgrade them to be more emotionally interactive. Currently such technology...
The Pentagon has been forming new partnerships in Silicon Valley, but not everyone is on board. After it was revealed that Google was assisting the U.S. Defense Department in creating AI software for drone target recognition, in what was dubbed Project Maven, Google...
Another country has announced its ambitions for AI leadership: The United Kingdom. Earlier this week, the House of Lords are calling for British leadership in the ethics of artificial intelligence. Their report, titled AI in the UK: Ready, willing, and able?, states...
This Wednesday, April 25th, Boston Global Forum will host its annual BGF-G7 Summit Conference. This year's issue is artificial intelligence, which BGF has been working on through Artificial Intelligence World Society, a collaboration between BGF, MDI, Club de Madrid,...