B'AI is a research group dedicated to the development of Artificial Intelligence and other digital technologies to achieve a gender equal society that guarantees minority rights.
For a detailed overview of our activities, please see the B'AI Global Forum 5th Anniversary Symposium Brochure (published in November 2024).
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Mission &
AI for Us, AI with Us
AI for Us,
AI with Us
NEWS
- 2025.Jun.11The Dialogue for Desirable AI Project received the AI ELSI Award (Perspective Division) from the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence
- 2025.May.19We will hold The 1st BAIRAL Research Meeting for Fiscal Year 2025 “Watching and Being Watched: When Environmental Design Meets Crime Prevention” (11 June 2025)
- 2025.Apr.30BAITEQ @ SoftBank –Headquarters Tour & Networking Event 2025 (20 May 2025)
ABOUT
Mission &
Director's Message
People
PROJECTS
BAITEQ
2025.Mar.26
At the B'AI Global Forum, we are advancing the "BAITEQ (B'AI TechEquity)" initiative with the aim of promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) in STEM fields and the tech industry.
Research Group on “AI/Algorithms and Gender Inequality”
2025.Mar.26
A research group investigating the impact of digital technology on women's self-esteem and body image.
International Comparative Studies on AI Perception
2025.Mar.26
The empirical research project in collaboration with Yokoyama Hiromi Lab, with a particular focus on international comparative studies of AI perceptions.
Location Sharing Among Youth: A Comparative Study Across Cities
2025.Mar.26
We compare the use of location data among youth across different cities using qualitative research methods.
Essay Collection “Artificial Intelligence and Society”
2021.Oct.06
B'AI Global Forum has organized a class "Artificial Intelligence and Society" in the University of Tokyo's 2021 summer semester. This essay collection contains essays written by nine first- and second-year students of the College of Arts and Sciences who took this class.
B’AI Book Club
2021.May.25
B'AI Book Club is a book review project in which members of B’AI Global Forum read foreign literature that examines information technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithms from a critical perspective.
Trauma Reporting Study Group
2021.May.11
The Trauma Reporting Study Group explores ways in which journalism can play a role while respecting those who have suffered physical and mental damage, including victims of accidents, disasters, sexual violence, and survivors of war and conflict.
BAIRAL Project
2021.Feb.01
BAIRAL (B’AI RA League) examines relationships between artificial intelligence (AI) and society from both theoretical and practical aspects.
Media and Diversity Forum (MeDi)
2020.Nov.15
“Media and Diversity Forum (MeDi)” is a discussion forum for researchers and journalists as well as a network that engages both activism and research.
EVENTS
EVENTS
The 1st BAIRAL Research Meeting for Fiscal Year 2025
The 1st BAIRAL Research Meeting for Fiscal Year 2025
“Watching and Being Watched: When Environmental Design Meets Crime Prevention”
2025.May.19
For this research meeting on June 11, 2025, Dr. Sihan YANG (Project Researcher, Collaborative Community Design Lab, University of Tokyo) will give a presentation entitled “Watching and Being Watched: When Environmental Design Meets Crime Prevention.”
EVENTS
BAITEQ @ SoftBank –Headquarters Tour & Networking Event 2025
2025.Apr.30
On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, B'AI Global Forum will host a special event in collaboration with SoftBank. Participants will have the opportunity to tour SoftBank’s Takeshiba headquarters and network with engineers working there. There will also be an opportunity to discuss DE&I (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) in the workplace. Students in STEM fields and those interested in future careers in the tech industry are encouraged to join.
EVENTS
Dialogue Series UTokyo–Cambridge Voices “AI and Information Integrity: Uses and Misuses”
2025.Feb.20
On Friday, 28 March 2025, the B'AI Global Forum, in collaboration with the Graduate School of Public Policy (GraSPP), University of Tokyo, will host the symposium "AI and Information Integrity: Uses and Misuses."
REPORTS
REPORTS
Report on Lecture by Dr. Kathleen Mae Cumiskey “From the Presence of Absent Others to the Absence of Presence: The impact of emerging technologies on identity and relationships”
2025.Jun.04
On October 8, 2024, The B’AI Global Forum held a lecture by Dr. Kathleen Mae Cumiskey entitled “From the Presence of Absent Others to the Absence of Presence: The impact of emerging technologies on identity and relationships.”
REPORTS
Report on BAITEQ @ SoftBank – Headquarters Tour & Networking Event 2025
2025.Jun.04
On May 20, 2025, the B’AI Global Forum, in collaboration with SoftBank, hosted the "BAITEQ @ SoftBank –Headquarters Tour & Networking Event 2025" at SoftBank's Takeshiba Headquarters.
REPORTS
Report on the 37th B’AI Book Club
Report on the 37th B’AI Book Club
Articles Exploring Promises, Risks and Human Value Complexity in AI
2025.Jun.02
The 37th session of B’AI Book Club was held on May 27, 2025. Jingzhi HUANG (Graduate Student Member, B’AI Global Forum) introduced articles exploring Promises, Risks and Human Value Complexity in AI.