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Enid Mumford “The story of socio-technical design: reflections on its successes, failures and potential” (2006)
On November 11, 2022, the 15th meeting of the B
Report on the Lecture by Dr. Lulu Shi “The Future(s) of Unpaid Work: How Susceptible Do Experts from Different Backgrounds Think the Domestic Sphere Is to Automation?”
The B’AI Global Forum held a lecture by Dr. Lulu S
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Brian Christian, The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values (2020)
On September 27, 2022, the 14th meeting of the B’A
We will hold the 8th BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2022 “Digital Humanities and AI: Particularity, Commonality and Bias” (16 December 2022)
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The 8th BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2022
“Digital Humanities and AI: Particularity, Commonality and Bias”
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A graduate Student member, Hanako Lowry’s AI artwork will be exhibited at Emulsion, an art exhibit.
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A video recording of the lecture by Dr. Justin Gest “Majority Minority: How Do Societies Respond to Demographic Change?” is now available
The B’AI Global Forum held a lecture by Dr.
Report on the 10th B’AI Book Club
Erik J. Larson, The Myth of Artificial Intelligence: Why Computers Can’t Think the Way We Do (2021)
On April 26, 2022, B’AI Book Club, a book review s
The 2nd BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2022 Report on “International Politics and AI: From Cybersecurity to Killer Robots”
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The 7th BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2022
“Possibilities and Challenges of Metaverse – Metaverse School of Engineering”
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We will hold the 7th BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2022“Possibilities and Challenges of Metaverse – Metaverse School of Engineering” (16 November 2022)
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Lecture by Drs. Richard Carter-White and Maartje Roelofsen “Embodiment, Deferral and (Dis)inhibition: Learning and Teaching Geography with VR”
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We will hold a lecture “Embodiment, Deferral and (Dis)inhibition: Learning and Teaching Geography with VR”
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Report on the 4th Science Cafe “Social Imaginary of AI in East Asia”
On Monday, January 17, 2022, Associate Professor A
Report on the 7th B’AI Book Club
Jennifer Robertson, Robo Sapiens Japanicus: Robots, Gender, Family, and the Japanese Nation (2017)
On December 21, 2021, the seventh meeting of the B
The 5th BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2021 Report on “Information Visualization Technology and Its Application to Web and AI”
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The 4th BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2021 Report on “From When Are Algorithmic Decisions Assumed as Discriminatory?: A Philosophical Criticism Using Normative Theory”
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Kai-fu Lee, AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order (2018)
On July 16th, 2021, the B’AI Book Club, a book rev
The 5th Installment Report on Talk Series on “Inequity, Stereotypes, and Stigma in Leisure”
On August 4, 2022, the B’AI Global Forum held the
Graduate Student Member, Hanako Lowry, has written the introduction to Sputniko!’s new work
Graduate Student Member of B’AI Global Forum, Hana
Profs. Kaori Hayashi and Yuko Itatsu will participate in the panel discussion in the Northwestern Univ. on October 28
On October 28, the Northwestern Roberta Buffett In
A video recording of the lecture by Dr. Aynne Kokas “Trafficking Data: How China is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty” is now available
The B’AI Global Forum held a lecture by Dr.
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A report and video recording of the 10th AI Center Symposium, in which Professor Yuko Itatsu of the B’AI Global Forum participated as a speaker, are now available
On July 27, 2022, Professor Yuko Itatsu of
Report on the Visit to the Special Exhibition “You and Robots: What is it to be Human?” at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, Tokyo
On May 21, 2022, some members of the B’AI Gl
Prof. Yuko Itatsu of the B’AI Global Forum will present in the AY2022 Research Results Presentation organized by the Institute for AI and Beyond (13 October 2022)
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The 6th BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2022
“Who is Ema?: Examining Representations of Race and Gender through Virtual Bodies Generated by AI”
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Prof. Yuko Itatsu of the B’AI Global Forum presented a talk at the Digital Media Research Center at the Queensland University of Technology
On September 20, 2022, Yuko Itatsu, who is
Report on the MeDi Workshop “Considering Media Coverage of Sexual Violence”
On Sunday, May 8, 2022, Media and Diversity Forum
Lecture by Dr. Lulu Shi
“The Future(s) of Unpaid Work: How Susceptible Do Experts from Different Backgrounds Think the Domestic Sphere Is to Automation?”
The B’AI Global Forum will hold a talk by Dr. Lulu
Report on the 11th B’AI Book Club
Ricardo Baeza-Yates “Bias on the Web” (2018)
On March 31, 2022, the 11th meeting of the B’
Dr. Atsuko Sano of the B’AI Global Forum will participate as a lecturer at the study group series for CSW67 on September 20, 2022
The priority theme of CSW67 (the sixty-seve
The B’AI Global Forum and ITASIA Program at the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, The University of Tokyo will hold a talk by Dr. Justin Gest entitled “Majority Minority: How Do Societies Respond to Demographic Change?” (28 September 2022)
The B’AI Global Forum and ITASIA Program at
Lecture by Dr. Justin Gest
“Majority Minority: How Do Societies Respond to Demographic Change?”
The B’AI Global Forum and ITASIA Program at the Gr
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A video recording of the 5th Installment of Talk Series on “Inequity, Stereotypes, and Stigma in Leisure” is now available
The B’AI Global Forum held a talk by Ayukaw
The 5th BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2022
“From the Visibility of Work to the Invisibility of Identity: Regarding the Transformation of Journalistic Activity in Japan in the Digital Age”
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B’AI Global Forum Annual Report 2021
The Annual Report 2021 of the B’AI Global Forum is
An interview with Professor Yuko Itatsu of the B’AI Global Forum was published in the electronic edition of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun
An article titled “Innovations through Gend
Report on the 9th B’AI Book Club
Karen Lumsden, Emily Harmer, Online Othering: Exploring Digital Violence and Discrimination on the Web (2019)
On March 22, 2022, the ninth meeting of the B̵
We will hold a lecture by Dr. Aynne Kokas “Trafficking Data: How China is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty”
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Lecture by Dr. Aynne Kokas
“Trafficking Data: How China is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty”
Please join us in a conversation with Dr. Aynne Ko
The 8th BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2021 Report on “Thinking about the Potential and Challenges of Data Journalism from the Perspective of the Frontline”
On March 15th, 2022, BAIRAL (a study group organiz
We will hold a talk “Against the ‘New Exploitation’ Caused by Technology: Issues on Virtual YouTuber and the ‘Objectification of the Body’”
The B’AI Global Forum will hold a talk by A
The 5th Installment of Talk Series on “Inequity, Stereotypes, and Stigma in Leisure”
The B’AI Global Forum will hold a talk by Ayukawa
The 1st BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2022 Report on “How far Can VR Make People Empathize?: Its Limitations and How to Use It”
On March 27th, 2022, BAIRAL (a study group organiz
The 4th BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2022
“Stock and Flow of Cultural Resources to the Educational Field from the Perspective of ‘Relationship between Technology and Society’”
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Professor Yuko Itatsu of the B’AI Global Forum gave a keynote speech at the inaugural event of “Osaka Seidanren”
Yuko Itatsu, Professor in the Interfaculty
We will hold the 3rd BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2022 “The Application of Social Science Research for Business”
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The 3rd BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2022
“The Application of Social Science Research for Business”
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Report on a Visit to the Dialogue Diversity Museum “Dialogue Forest (Taiwa no Mori)”
On March 30, 2022, several members of the B’
A report on the Trauma Reporting Study Group for 2021 has been published
A report on the Trauma Reporting Study Grou
Report on the Trauma Reporting Study Group for 2021
The Trauma Reporting Study Group held eight readin
Report on the 8th B’AI Book Club
Kate Crawford, Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence (2021)
On February 22nd, 2022, B’AI Book Club, a book rev
“High Teen Conference” Report featuring Prof. Yuko Itatsu of B’AI Global Forum is now on the Nakano-Ku’s website
The “High Teen Conference,” in
Report on the 4th B’AI Book Club
Francesco Marconi, Newsmakers: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Journalism (2020)
On September 21, 2021, the B’AI Global Forum held
The 4th Installment Report on Talk Series on “Inequality, Stereotypes, and Stigma in Leisure”
On July 2, 2021, the B’AI Global Forum held the f
We will hold the 2nd BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2022 “International Politics and AI: From Cybersecurity to Killer Robots”
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The 2nd BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2022
“International Politics and AI: From Cybersecurity to Killer Robots”
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Ms. Nozomi Ohtsuki, Research Assistant of the B’AI Global Forum, wins the Encouragement Award from the Humanities and Computing Division of IPSJ!
Ms. Nozomi Ohtsuki, who is a PhD student of
An Interview with Associate Professor Ai Hisano of the B’AI Global Forum is featured on the website of the University of Tokyo III/GSII
Interfaculty Initiative in Information Stud
Report on the Online-Event “How Can VR Promote Awareness of Unconscious Bias?: About a Workshop Project Considering the Work Environment Surrounding Child-Rearing”
On Thursday, March 3, 2022, the event entitled “Ho
We will hold the 1st BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2022 “How far Can VR Make People Empathize?: Its Limitations and How to Use It”
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The 1st BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2022
“How far Can VR Make People Empathize?: Its Limitations and How to Use It”
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The 7th BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2021 Report on “Considering the Ethics of AI Characters: Looking at the Case of ‘AI Rinna’”
On January 14, 2022, BAIRAL, a study group by rese
Report on the MeDi Workshop “Considering the House of Representatives Election Coverage and Its Gender Representation”
On Sunday, December 5, 2021, Media and Diversity F
We will hold the 8th BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2021 “Thinking about the Potential and Challenges of Data Journalism from the Perspective of the Frontline”
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The 8th BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2021
“Thinking about the Potential and Challenges of Data Journalism from the Perspective of the Frontline”
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Report on a Visit to the 2nd Artificial Intelligence Exhibition & Conference (Autumn)
The BʼAI Global Forum is a research group dedicate
B’AI Global Forum was featured in the 2022 annual report of the University of Tokyo III/GSII
B’AI Global Forum was featured in the 2022
Report on the Workshop “The History of Medialization and Empowerment: The Intersection of Women’s Rights Activism and the Media” (German Historical Institute London)
On January 20-21, 2022, Project Researcher Atsuko
The 6th BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2021 Report on “Science and the Internet”
On December 9th, 2021, BAIRAL (a study group organ
Report on the 5th B’AI Book Club
Meredith Broussard, Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World (2018)
On October 26, 2021, B’AI Book Club, a book review
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Safiya Umoja Noble, Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism (2018)
On November 30th, 2021, B’AI Book Club, a book rev
We will hold the 7th BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2021 “Considering the Ethics of AI Characters: Looking at the Case of ‘AI Rinna’”
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The 7th BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2021
“Considering the Ethics of AI Characters: Looking at the Case of ‘AI Rinna’”
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