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BGF Weekly: Reflections on Peace for Gaza

BGF Weekly: Reflections on Peace for Gaza

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...

Quantum Properties on a Human Scale

Quantum Properties on a Human Scale

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...

What if  Amazon’s Rekognition AI Gets It Wrong?

What if Amazon’s Rekognition AI Gets It Wrong?

In general, AI advances are good for our society. In particular cases, they can be bad. Take Amazon’s Rekognition AI service. There are evidences that the service exhibited much higher error rates on images of darker-skinned women versus lighter-skinned men.

AIWS-G7 Summit Initiative submitted to the French Government

AIWS-G7 Summit Initiative submitted to the French Government

The AIWS – G7 Summit Initiative was announced on April 25, 2019 at AIWS-G7 Summit Conference at Loeb House, Harvard University. The Initiative is The Next Generation Democracy – AI World Society.  The AIWS Model envisions a society where creativity, innovation,...

Russia is Now OK with Regulation of Military AI?

Russia is Now OK with Regulation of Military AI?

Two years ago, arms control advocates had reason for hope when scores of countries metat the United Nations in Geneva to discuss the future of lethal autonomous weapons systems, or LAWS. The main goal was to limit or regulate military AI.At the time, Russia was...

Artificial Intelligence Can Detect PTSD in Your Voice

Artificial Intelligence Can Detect PTSD in Your Voice

Speech analysis software could revolutionize how we diagnose mental disorders. Listen Closely For years, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been one of the most challenging disorders to diagnose. Traditional methods, like one-on-one clinical interviews, can be...