The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient, has called for an exploration of “return hubs” outside the EU in a letter to the bloc’s national leaders on irregular migration, citing a deal between Italy...
Four Pillars Roundup: UK prime minister tells Netanyahu that Sinwar’s death is an opportunity to stop the fighting
CNN - October 19, 2024, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Saturday, according to a Downing Street spokesperson. Starmer said the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is an opportunity to stop the fighting in Gaza and...
Michael Dukakis advises new Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey
The thunderous applause broke out as soon as Governor Maura Healey officially took up the title. Her number two, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, took the oath next. Their speeches hit on climate change, transportation and housing. “Let’s chart our path forward, walk...
Symbolism and the Three Critical Imperatives for the Age of Global Enlightenment
BGF chose this image as a symbol of the Global Enlightenment Age. MIT Professor Nazli Choucri, BGF Board Member, wrote: Three Critical Imperatives for the Age of Global Enlightenment Sustainability in framing and implementation of vision – while taking on...
AI World Society announces History of AI 2022 Awards
BOSTON – The AI World Society announced the History of AI 2022 Awards. The HAI Awards recognize people and achievements in the AI world that are pioneering, meaningful, and influential. The History of AI 2022 Awards for Achievement go to: OpenAI - Dall*E 2 and...
Happy New Year 2023 – Celebrate 90th Birthday of Governor Michael Dukakis by “AIWS Actions to create an Age of Global Enlightenment”
Boston, 1/1/2023 Dear Friends, As we close in on the old year and look forward to the new, the gratitude of all of us at the Boston Global Forum for the support of your actions and ideas over 2022 and all good wishes for 2023, which is a year of special meaning...
Nomination for the History of AI 2022: OpenAI
OpenAI and its co-founder and chief scientist Ilya Sutskeever are nominated for the HAI 2022 Award due to the organization’s work in DALL-E 2 and ChatGPT. OpenAI is an AI research lab, with a mission statement of “promoting and developing friendly AI in a way that...
BGF Publishes the eBook “TRIBUTE TO FORMER VIETNAMESE PRIME MINISTER VO VAN KIET”
On December 19, 2022, Boston Global Forum officially published the eBook “Tribute to former Vietnamese Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet”. The book includes the speeches of Global Enlightenment Leaders Governor Michael Dukakis, Harvard Professor Thomas Patterson, Prime...