This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – James Robert Slagle develops SAINT

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – computer scientist James Robert Slagle developed SAINT in 1961. SAINT stands for Symbolic Automatic INTegrator. It was a heuristic program that could solve symbolic integration problems in freshman calculus....

Forbes: AIWS are the New Paths for Politics and Society

On August 4, 2021, Forbes published the article: Developing Coherent AI Infrastructure For Smart Cities by Annie Brown https://www.forbes.com/sites/anniebrown/2021/08/04/developing-coherent-ai-infrastructure-for-smart-cities/?sh=6b4590a91d3f Here are...

Former President of Croatia, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, will present a keynote speech at the Boston Global Forum on September 24

President of Croatia (2015-2020) Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović will visit the Boston Global Forum on September 24, 2021, where she will meet and discuss with Governor Michael Dukakis and leaders of the Boston Global Forum, then attend and give keynote speech...

“Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment” at the Riga Conference 2021

The editor and distinguished contributors to the book Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment will present and discuss significant ideas of the book at the Riga Conference 2021, at the session “Remaking the World – The Second...

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – Judea Pearl publishes “Probabilistic Reasoning in Intelligent Systems”

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – computer scientist Judea Pearl published Probabilistic Reasoning in Intelligent Systems in 1988. The book is, according to the publisher, about “the theoretical foundations and computational methods...

AIWS City discussion with Paul Twomey

On September 6, Ramu Damodaran, co-chair of the United Nations Centennial Initiative, interviewed Mr. Paul Twomey, a founding figure and former CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a speaker at the Club de Madrid –...

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – the Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence was proposed

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – the Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence was proposed. The proposal was submitted on September 2, 1955, but written on August 31, 1955. It was the collaboration of John McCarthy,...

Global Forum on Fundamental Rights in AI & Digital Societies Ends with Call for Urgent Action to build International Legal & Regulatory Frameworks to Protect

Boston-Madrid, September 9, 2021 — This week’s high-level online Policy Lab, sponsored by the Club de Madrid and Boston Global Forum, explored ideas and strategies to arrive at an International Accord on AI and Digital Rights. The forum ended today...

Global Forum on Fundamental Rights in AI & Digital Societies Highlights Central Role of United Nations Centennial Initiative

Former President of Latvia, Leading Figures from Greece, Viet Nam, International Organizations Call Attention to Growing Need for Rights Accord Boston-Madrid, September 7, 2021 — During this week’s high-level online Policy Lab to explore ideas...