 “Disputed Territories and World Peace” will consist of a series of speeches and discussions by leading intellectuals from various fields of specialization. The second event will be held following the series on September last year. China’s revised Maritime Police Law, which violates international law, went into effect on February 1.
Chinese Maritime Police vessels have long harassed and surprisingly recently driven away Japanese fishing boats operating peacefully in Japan’s waters and now they are armed and permitted to use force. With recent situations where freedom and democracy are challenged, it is important that democratic countries unite and commit to global security and peace.
Date: April 21, 2021
Time: 21:00 - 23:00 JST / 08:00 - 10:00 EDT
Venue: Imperial Hotel (speakers gathering)
On-line: Google Meet
Introduction, Ms. Nobue Mita, representative of Boston Global Forum Japan
Opening remarks, Mr. Tuan Anh Nguyen, CEO of BGF
Senkaku Islands Issue
Moderator: Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki, president of Nakasone Peace Institute, former Ambassador of Japan to the United States, president of The America-Japan Society
*At the beginning of the conference: Speech (5 speaker)
*Q&A (Question from audiences)
Closing Remarks: Ms. Nobue Mita, representative of BGF Japan
Speakers:
- Ichiro Fujisaki (moderator)
- Shunji Yanai, Judge in the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLS)
- Yasuhide Nakayama, State Minister of Defense; Japanese politician representing the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP); Former State Minister for Foreign Affairs; Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
- Nobukatsu Kanehara, Professor of Doshisha University in Kyoto; Former assistant chief cabinet secretary to PM. Abe; Former deputy secretary-general of the National Security Secretariat; Former diplomat.
- Robert D. Eldridge, Ph.D.; President, The Eldridge Think Tank; Former Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, G-7; Government and External Affairs, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Okinawa, Japan; Former Associate Professor, Osaka University School of International Public Policy.
Participants:
Mr. Tsuneo Watanabe, Fellow of Sasagawa Peace Foundation, Adjunct fellow of CSIS, Former senior fellow of Tokyo Foundation.
Minister Theo Peters, Minister Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Tokyo.
Ms. Margaret Hsiang, Political Military Unit Chief, U.S. Embassy Tokyo.
Mr. Shin Okabe, Editorial Writer, Former London bureau chief.
Mr. Peter Landers, Wall Street Journal, Tokyo bureau chief.
Prof. Koichi Hamada, Father of Abenomics, former economic adviser to Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Emeritus Professor from Yale University.
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The Boston Global Forum building the framework for an AI International Accord. On April 28, the AI International Accord Panel with the attendance of Ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis; Gabriela Ramos, the Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences of UNESCO; and Governor Michael Dukakis, Co-founder and Chairman of the Boston Global Forum.
The EU is considering a partial AI ban that will be formally announced April 21.
The proposed ban is the first of its kind
Europe’s legislative body will likely focus on “high risk” AI systems and could fine companies up to €20m or 4% of revenue if they don’t comply.
“High risk” refers to things like mass surveillance and social credit scores that can impact safety and privacy. AI for things like manufacturing and energy would likely be good to go.
The regulations include:
- A surveillance bans on AI systems that track people indiscriminately
- A ban on social credit scores that track individual behaviors, impact hiring and judiciary decisions, and rate trustworthiness
- Bias prevention measures like human oversight in testing datasets
- AI notifications that would be sent to people when interacting with AI systems
The catch: Experts say the rules are vague and leave room for loopholes.
The rules also come as AI investment in the US is hotter than ever:
- The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence recently called for $32B in annual nonmilitary federal spending on AI research
- Already in 2021, 442 US VC deals with AI startups were worth a combined $11.65B
US companies could likely be subject to the EU’s new rules. Though the draft could change come April 21, we have a feeling few companies will be big fans.
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This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net - MIT receives a $2.2 million grant in June 1963 from DARPA, which was used to fund project MAC. This project included the AI Group of Marvin Minsky and John McCarthy.
DARPA is the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, a research and development agency of the American Department of Defense. It was founded on orders of President Eisenhower on February 7, 1958. The agency is responsible for helping the military develop emerging technologies. DARPA became a major sponsor of AI development, an example being the Strategic Computing Initiative.
Marvin Minsky was an American cognitive and computer scientist. He penned the research proposal for the Dartmouth Conference, which coined the term “Artificial Intelligence”, and he was a participant in it when it was hosted in 1956. Minsky would also make significant contributions to artificial intelligence, both in the study of the field and in popular culture.
He won the Turing Award in 1969. John McCarthy was an American computer scientist. He, along with Minsky and others, co-wrote the proposal for the Dartmouth Conference, and participated in it. McCarthy also developed the Lisp programming language. He spent most of his career at Stanford after working at Dartmouth and MIT. McCarthy won the Turing Award in 1971.
The HAI initiative considers this development an event in the history of AI, due to this funding allowing pioneers of the field to further their work and research. Most notably, MIT, Minsky, and McCarthy have contributed much to the advancement of artificial intelligence and other adjacent fields in computer science.
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Hacking is generally thought of as something done to computer systems, but this conceptualization can be extended to any system of rules. The tax code, financial markets, and any system of laws can be hacked. This essay considers a world where AIs can be hackers. This is a generalization of specification gaming, where vulnerabilities and exploits of our social, economic, and political systems are discovered and exploited at computer speeds and scale.
The full essay can be read and downloaded here.
Boston Global Forum honored Bruce Schneier with the Practitioner in Cybersecurity Award 2015 at Global Cybersecurity Day on December 12, 2015 at Harvard University Faculty Club.
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On April 15, 2021, Governor Michael Dukakis and Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, co-founders of AI World Society, gave a distinguished lecture to students of AIWS Leadership Master Program at Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University ETU”LETI”.
Governor Dukakis shared his politics and leadership life and encourage young leaders to contribute toward world peace and security and to listen each other. He answered questions from students, including those about the relationship between USA and Russia.
Nguyen Anh Tuan spoke about “Becoming a global charismatic leader in the and Digital and AI Age”, his keynotes:
- A leader needs a doctrine, which can bring equality of opportunities to every citizen in the world; there need to make the world smarter, quicker, more effective, and more humane.
- In the Digital and AI Age, AIWS can become a doctrine for this, contributing toward the United Nations Centennial initiative, remaking the world – the Age of Global Enlightenment.
Mr. Nguyen encourages students to become leader in the AI and Digital Age; one does not need to become a prime ministers or billionaires, but rather good ethics, morals, honesty, sincerity, and innovative thinking.
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If you have questions about Turing and Minsky life and AI they will respond: a special AI program prepared by Querlo and the History of AI House at AIWS City makes this possible, even though they died!
MICHELANGELO AI is an educational tool available to all who want to know something about the art, life, and thought of the greatest Renaissance artist.
For Francesco Rulli, CEO of Querlo LLC: “This is a dream come true. Exploiting the potential of personalized Artificial Intelligence, we have been able to capture Michelangelo’s ‘spirit’, offering everyone the chance to interact personally with this master artist of the Renaissance and to know and contribute to the Florence Cathedral Foundation’s work in restoring and preserving its heritage.
Francesco Rulli discussed applying this technology in AIWS History of AI House and AIWS University. AIWS City and Querlo will collaborate to develop applications based on Querlo for education and innovation.
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