Shaping Futures
e-magazine of The Michael Dukakis Institute
Now we can tell robots not to harm people
Isaac Asimov was a prolific writer known for his works in science fiction and popular science. In the field of AI, researchers know about him more because of Asimov’s Three […]
National Strategic Computing Initiative Updated
The National Strategic Computing Initiative (NSCI) was launched by President Obama’s Executive...
Fighting Internet Censorship
China is the first country to be mentioned when the issue of Internet censorship comes up....
Privacy Concern for Smart-Cities of Tomorrow
We have entered the 4th industrial revolution in which disruptive advances with the Internet of...
Russian’s Internet Sovereignty?
Russia wants to cut itself off from the global internet. Early this year, a “sovereign...
Your Privacy No Longer Protected with Your MRI Scans
You do not want to go to the hospital for brain scans, but if you have to, they can be used to...
AI Winter Coming?
Yes, there is a lot of hype about AI these days. But “is it to stay, or will it fade away as it...
A New Kind of Deep Learning?
What is the limitation with today’s deep learning? It is good at finding patterns in data, but...
Elon Musk’s flight to Mars?
Elon Musk is known for “wild” ideas. And we said it in a good way. In July, he announced via a...