Shaping Futures
e-magazine of The Michael Dukakis Institute
Q.ANT Launches NPU 2.0 – World’s First Commercially Available Photonic Native Processing Unit for AI
In Stuttgart, Germany, November 18, 2025, German photonic computing pioneer Q.ANT has officially launched the NPU 2.0, the second generation of its light-based Native Processing Unit and the first photonic […]
Shared Wisdom: Alex Pentland’s Message to the AIWS-DASI Conference
AIWS Digital Asset Standards Initiative (AIWS-DASI) Harvard University – Loeb House, November 4,...
Connecting Sacred Places and Spiritual Values in the AI World Society (AIWS)
A Journey from Nha Trang to Boston, from Varanasi to the Grand Canyon – Where Spirit, Nature, and...
The AIWS Esteemed Digital Assets Series
Aligned with the AIWS-DASI framework, BGF is issuing AIWS Esteemed Digital Assets — a collection...
From Trump to Modi to Google — Why Everyone Is Suddenly Excited About Quantum Computing
October 27, 2025 Quantum computing has rapidly moved from theory to the center of global power...
Quantum Properties on a Human Scale
In a breakthrough moment for science and society, the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics honors...
California Leads with Nation’s First Comprehensive AI Safety and Transparency Act
October 10, 2025 — Sacramento, CA — Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 53 (SB 53),...
Boston Global Forum Statement on Yoshua Bengio’s Warning About AI and Human Extinction
Issued October 5, 2025 | Boston, MA The Boston Global Forum (BGF) shares the deep concerns...
Sam Altman Predicts Artificial General Intelligence by 2030, Says AI Could Take Over 40% of Tasks
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has projected that Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) could become a...