Shaping Futures
e-magazine of The Michael Dukakis Institute
The Explosion of Digital Uncertainty
Artificial Intelligence is the new threat that the world is contemplating now; but this is only the beginning Recent advances in Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) have captured the imagination of […]
US, Singapore to launch bilateral AI governance group
In WASHINGTON on Oct 12, the United States and Singapore intend to launch a bilateral artificial...
Global Enlightenment Leaders Thomas Patterson, Nazli Choucri, Alex Pentland, David Silbersweig congratulate Amma
Global Enlightenment Leaders, including esteemed professors Thomas Patterson, Nazli Choucri, Alex...
Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma) Receives 2023 World Leader for Peace and Security Award from the Boston Global Forum and Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation
September 27, 2023 Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, also known as Amma, has been honoured with...
Building a Global Culture in the Age of AI
Introduction In the 21st century, the world is witnessing rapid advancements in Artificial...
AI just beat a human test for creativity. What does that even mean?
Large language models are getting better at mimicking human creativity. That doesn’t mean...
IBM Advances watsonx AI and Data Platform with Tech Preview for watsonx.governance and Planned Release of New Models and Generative AI in watsonx.data
On Sept. 7, 2023 IBM announced plans for new generative AI foundation models and enhancements...
Researcher Meredith Whittaker says AI’s biggest risk isn’t ‘consciousness’—it’s the corporations that control them
The former Googler and current Signal president on why she thinks Geoffrey Hinton’s alarmism is a...
If ChatGPT had a brain, this is what it would look like
BY REBECCA BARKER A new data visualization tool from Kim Albrecht reveals the unexpected way...