“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...

In Advance of International Parley, New Book Pushes for Global Accords on Artificial Intelligence

Leading policymakers from around the world explore promise and pitfalls of new technologies Boston-Madrid, September 2, 2021. As leading policymakers from around the world prepare for a pivotal meeting on digital technologies and Artificial Intelligence,...

AIWS City Discussion: Interview of the former acting US Secretary of Commerce Cameron Kerry ahead of the Club de Madrid-BGF Policy Lab

“Inclusive discussions and inclusive structures” are key to a truly global enlightenment, harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to advance our world, said Cameron Kerry, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution...

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – Marvin Minsky and Dean Edmonds built SNARC

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – Marvin Minsky and Dean Edmonds built SNARC, the first artificial neural network, in 1951. SNARC stands for the Stochastic Neural Analog Reinforcement Calculator. It is a neural net machine, which itself...