Lecture of Professor Alex Pentland at AIWS University

On April 24, 2021, Professor Alex Pentland, MIT, Member of AIWS City’s Board Leaders, presented the AIWS Leadership Master Lecture for Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University students. He presented some new concepts and ideas: the Trustworthy Economy,...

WORLD LEADER IN AIWS AWARD AND AI INTERNATIONAL ACCORD ROUNDTABLE

8:30 am – 10:30 am, EST, April 28, 2021 Ceremony to honor Ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis as 2021 World Leader in AIWS Remarks of Governor Michael Dukakis to honor Ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis Speech of Ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis Congratulations...

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – John McCarthy proposed the ‘advice taker’ in his paper “Programs with Common Sense”

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – John McCarthy proposed the “advice taker” in his paper “Programs with Common Sense.” This hypothetical program was the first to use logic to represent information. The paper was published in 1959. John...

Bruce Schneier publishes “The Coming AI Hackers”

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...

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – MIT receives a $2.2 million grant in June 1963 from DARPA

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...

How MIT Builds Cities Using Lego and Augmented Reality

The MIT Media Lab is using innovation to boil efficient teamwork down to a science. With an enhanced ability to communicate across teams, MIT is creating a workplace that shares ideas in unprecedented ways. The Changing Places group at MIT tackles large...

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – Claude Shannon was born on 30 April, 1916

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – Claude Shannon was born on 30 April, 1916. He is recognized as the father of Information Technology. Shannon also participated and was a part of the inception of the Dartmouth Conference. Claude Shannon...

Technology: A Path Towards A More Collaborative World Order?

The full article can be read and downloaded here. AIWS introduces the article by Shatrughna Sinha Deputy, Consul General of India, New York, on the Fletcher Forum of World Affairs to discuss. Below are some key messages of his article: As countries look...

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – IBM “Deep Blue” machine defeats Garry Kasparov, the then-reigning World Chess Champion, at chess, in a highly-publicised match on 11 May, 1997. This date was the conclusion of 2 matches, one starting...