Four Pillars Roundup:Trump says he’ll delay a threatened 50% tariff on the European Union until July
President Donald Trump said Sunday that the U.S. will delay implementation of a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union from June 1 until July 9 to buy time for negotiations with the bloc. That agreement came after a call Sunday with Ursula von der Leyen, the...
Japan can be a beacon of pluralistic innovation and democratic renewal
Nation's quiet adoption of tech-enabled participation can show a new way forward Glen Weyl is founder of the RadicalxChange Foundation and the Plurality Institute. Audrey Tang is Taiwan's cyber-ambassador and the former first minister of digital affairs of Taiwan....
AI learns how vision and sound are connected, without human intervention
This new machine-learning model can match corresponding audio and visual data, which could someday help robots interact in the real world. “We are building AI systems that can process the world like...
AIWS Bank and Finance Ecosystem Model – A Historic Milestone in AI-Driven Banking
Launched on May 27, 2025, under Governor Michael Dukakis and Nguyen Anh Tuan of the Boston Global Forum (BGF), the AIWS Bank and Finance Ecosystem Model marks a historic leap in AI-driven banking....
Khanh Hoa Leaders Welcome AIWS Film Park Project in Nha Trang
May 12, 2025 | Nha Trang, Vietnam On May 12, 2025, in Nha Trang, Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Co-Chair and CEO of the Boston Global Forum (BGF), held an official meeting with Mr. Nghiem Xuan Thanh, Head of...
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Can Japan Become the ‘World’s Most AI-friendly Country’?
As the world faces rapid change and competition over AI, Japan’s step-up is significant for the East Asian region but also the wider...
More 9 execs out at OpenAI, including technology chief Mira Murati
Mira Murati, OpenAI's chief technology officer, joins a growing list of OpenAI executives who have departed the company in 2024....
Alex Pentland Co-Authors The Digitalist Papers: Artificial Intelligence and Democracy in America
Rapid advances in AI are reshaping how we govern ourselves. Inspired by The Federalist Papers, which promoted the idea of a nation...
Dean, Salazar Introduce Bill to Protect Americans from AI Deepfakes
U.S. Representatives Madeleine Dean (D-PA-04) and María Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27) introduced legislation to federally protect...