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...
There have not been any groundbreaking or world-shifting events that happened within the Four Pillars space this week, or in the past couple weeks rather, there have been some interesting developments to dig into. News broke toward the end of the week, that US...
At the BGF Conference “Governing the Future: AI, Democracy, and Humanity,” hosted at Harvard University Loeb House on April 30, 2024, Dr. Alondra Nelson was honored with the World Leader in AIWS 2024 Award, and the “Knowledge Platform for AI” was introduced and...
Over the past week of May 6-12, representatives of the Boston Global Forum met with leaders of prominent think tanks in Washington DC, including the Wilson Center and the Georgetown Institute for Women Peace and Security (GIWPS). Topics of these meetings vary between...
2024 World Leader in AIWS Award Alondra Nelson wrote about the ceremony to celebrate the spectacular tenure of Ami Fields-Meyer, her former Chief of Staff during her time at the Office of Science and Technology Policy and a speaker at the BGF Conference “Governing the...
Ami Fields-Meyer, former Senior Policy Advisor at The White House and the Chief of Staff of Dr. Alondra Nelson during her time leading the Office of Science and Technology Policy, gave an insightful talk on AI and democratic governance at the BGF Conference "Governing...
Four Pillars is unfortunately on break this week as we prepare for the upcoming publication of materials and multimedia from the ceremony and conference last week. In lieu of a full analysis article, here are some interesting issues and topics in the Four Pillars...