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ELIZA – The First Chatbot and the Dawn of AI Conversation

ELIZA – The First Chatbot and the Dawn of AI Conversation

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...

AI to be Discussed at the World Economic Forum

AI to be Discussed at the World Economic Forum

This week, world leaders are convening in Davos for the 2018 World Economic Forum to discuss the foremost issues facing our world today. Among these are new technology, cybersecurity, and the impact AI will soon have on global society. With the expansion of AI, states...

Estonian Leadership in Digital Innovation

Estonian Leadership in Digital Innovation

On December 12, 2017, Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves was honored with the World Leader in Cybersecurity Award by the Boston Global Forum and Michael Dukakis Institute. Estonia, nicknamed the "Digital Republic," became a world leader of digital innovation...

Setting Standards in AI Governance

This week, Microsoft published “The Future Computed,” a book about AI ethics and governance. It discusses the future of AI in society and gives scenarios about the future benefits and harm it could pose. AI will even be a central topic at the 2018 World Economic Forum...

The FUTURE of AI Act

The FUTURE of AI Act

On December 12, 2017, while Governor Michael Dukakis and Nguyen Anh Tuan announced the AI World Society at Loeb House, Harvard,  a bipartisan group of Congressional leaders also introduced the Fundamentally Understanding the Usability and Realistic Evolution of...