Could artificial intelligence lead to world peace? Science & Technology

Helsinki, Finland - An audience of international peace brokers have gathered inside a room in the historic House of Estates. They have come from South Sudan, the Central African Republic, Ukraine, Colombia and elsewhere to hear a scientist speak. That scientist is Timo Honkela, and his keynote speech on the second day of April's National Dialogues conference is titled Peace from a Different Perspective - a Dialogue of a Million People. But 54-year-old Honkela is working on a machine that he hopes will facilitate world peace. "World peace would be a good goal to work for in my remaining days," he says, smiling over a cup of coffee during a break in the conference.