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.
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Mission &
AI for Us, AI with Us
AI for Us,
AI with Us
NEWS
- 2025.Apr.16Professor Yuko Itatsu will be speaking at the event organized by the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (11 May 2025)
- 2025.Apr.01Seminar Series “Cross-Cultural Approaches to Desirable AI” (October 9, 2024 – January 22, 2025) – Recordings Now Available
- 2025.Mar.25A video recording of the B’AI Global Forum 5th Anniversary Symposium “AI and DEI: The Future of Digital Humanitarianism” (November 18, 2024) is now available
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PROJECTS
Women in Tech
2025.Mar.26
At the B’AI Global Forum, we are working on the 'Women in Tech' project, creating spaces where women in STEM fields can come together, connect, and exchange ideas.
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
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."
EVENTS
The 5th BAIRAL Research Meeting for Fiscal Year 2024
The 5th BAIRAL Research Meeting for Fiscal Year 2024
“Human-Robot Interaction from the Perspective of ‘Friendship’”
2025.Feb.12
For this research meeting on March 10th, 2025, Aiko Ichikura (PhD Student, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, The University of Tokyo) will give a presentation entitled “Human-Robot Interaction from the Perspective of 'Friendship'.”
EVENTS
The 4th BAIRAL Research Meeting for Fiscal Year 2024
The 4th BAIRAL Research Meeting for Fiscal Year 2024
“Advancing Mental Health Monitoring: A Deep Learning Framework for Multimodal Emotion Recognition”
2025.Jan.28
For this research meeting on February 20, 2025, Dr. Meishu Song (Graduate School of Education, University of Tokyo) will give a presentation entitled “Advancing Mental Health Monitoring: A Deep Learning Framework for Multimodal Emotion Recognition.”
REPORTS
REPORTS
Report on Lecture by Chong-ae Lee
Report on Lecture by Chong-ae Lee
“How South Korean Journalists Began Speaking About Trauma”
2025.Mar.24
On January 25, 2025, the Trauma Reporting Study Group held a public lecture by Chong-ae Lee, Chair of the Korean Journalist Trauma Committee, titled "How South Korean Journalists Began Speaking About Trauma."
REPORTS
Report on the lecture by Steph Wright
Report on the lecture by Steph Wright
“Why Trustworthy, Ethical, and Inclusive AI Matters”
2025.Mar.18
On November 21, 2024, B’AI Global Forum held a lecture by Steph Wright entitled “Why Trustworthy, Ethical, and Inclusive AI Matters.”
REPORTS
Report on the Interactive Workshop by Steph Wright: “Ethics Challenge!”
2025.Mar.18
On November 19, 2024, B’AI Global Forum held an interactive workshop by Steph Wright entitled “Ethics Challenge!”