For America at 250: A Beacon for the AI Age Initiative As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, the central question of international leadership has changed. In the industrial age, power was defined by steel, oil, factories, and fleets. In the AI Age,...
Mark Kennedy on Strategic Autonomy in the 6G Era This brief summarizes the strategic analysis by Mark Kennedy, member of the Boston Global Forum (BGF) Board of Thinkers and former Congressman, regarding the geopolitical necessity of secure digital infrastructure. The...
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...
Remarks by Hon. Mark Kennedy Director, Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition Delivered April 22, 2025 at Boston Global Forum Conference at Harvard University’s Loeb House A profound realignment is underway—not just in global politics, but in global technology. The...
The memorial service for Kitty Dukakis, a relentless mental health advocate and Former Massachusetts first lady, focused on her life as a powerful and influential woman who loved and believed in all people. The service took place at Brookline High School, where Kitty...
The U.S. and China ended high-stakes trade talks on a positive note on Sunday, with U.S. officials touting a "deal" to reduce the U.S. trade deficit, while Chinese officials said the sides had reached "important consensus" and agreed to launch another new economic...