OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has projected that Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) could become a reality by the year 2030, a breakthrough he believes will reshape economies, societies, and governance worldwide. Altman suggested that AI systems may soon be capable of...
At the Boston Global Forum – Club de Madrid Conference (September 2020), world leaders and policy innovators launched the Social Contract for the AI Age. Significance: One of the earliest comprehensive frameworks linking AI governance with democratic values. Called...
Last week in Four Pillars, we discussed the Israeli strike on the Iranian embassy complex in Damascus and the retaliatory action that Iran promised. And now, that promise has been enacted upon. On April 13, Iran launched waves of drones and missiles headed for Israel....
The Shinzo Abe Initiative condemns the Iranian attack on Israel over the weekend, which has the potential to provoke the crisis in the Middle East even further into a regional war. However, we also urge caution regarding an Israeli response, that their government...
Minh Nguyen is the Editor of the Boston Global Forum and a Shinzo Abe Initiative Fellow. She writes the Four Pillars column in the BGF...
The Boston Global Forum (BGF) is delighted to convene a pivotal conference on April 30, 2024, titled "Governing the Future: AI, Democracy, and Humanity." Hosted at the prestigious Harvard University Loeb House, this event will bring together esteemed thought leaders,...
Boston, MA - April 10, 2024 – Boston Global Forum (BGF) is proud to announce that Dr. Alondra Nelson, former Deputy Assistant to President Joe Biden, former Acting Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Harold F. Linder Professor at...
Originally published by the Shinzo Abe Initiative on LinkedIn. Recently, a groundbreaking dialogue on AI governance took place at Hotel Okura Tokyo under the moderation of Ichiro Fujisaki, the esteemed former Japanese Ambassador to the USA. The discussion focused on...