B’AI-UTokyo NY Event: “The Future of Higher Education in the AI Age”

This two-day event invites participants to explore the social impact of AI technology in higher education, from political, cultural, and ethical perspectives. How should we understand the latest AI technologies? How should they be reflected in the future design of higher education? We will invite scholars from various fields in Japan and the United States to discuss multifaceted implications of AI technologies by looking not only at their technical aspects but also at their political, social, and cultural dimensions.

This event is organized by the B’AI Global Forum at the University of Tokyo and supported by the Institute for AI and Beyond and UTokyo New York Office.

◇ Date & Venue
・Dates:
_　　EST: December 14, 2023 (Thu) 3:00-6:10pm
_　　　　 December 15, 2023 (Fri) 4:30-6:00pm
_　　JST: December 15, 2023 (Fri) 5:00-8:10am
_　　　　 December 16, 2023 (Sat) 6:30-8:00am
・Format: On-site & Online Hybrid
・Venue: University of Tokyo New York Office
・Registration: Pre-registration required. Please register using the URL below by Dec 10, 2023.
_　　　　　 https://shorturl.at/dqsU3
・Language: English

・Organizer: B’AI Global Forum, Institute for AI and Beyond, The University of Tokyo
・Supported by The Institute for AI and Beyond, The University of Tokyo; University of Tokyo New York Office
・Inquiry: B’AI Global Forum Office
_　　　　 bai.gf.inquiry [at] gmail.com（Please change [at] to @）

※Please note that the seating capacity at the NY Office is about 30 people. In-person registration will be closed once all the seats are taken.
※We will publish the video of the event on the B’AI Global Forum YouTube channel.

◇ Program

・Thursday, December 14 (EST)　(Friday, December 15 (JST))

3:00-3:20pm (5:00-5:20am, Dec 15 (JST))　Opening Remarks
_ Yuko Itatsu (Professor, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, University of Tokyo)

3:20-3:35pm (5:20-5:35am, Dec 15 (JST))　Book Presentation “Understanding AI in Society”
_ Ai Hisano (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, University of Tokyo)

3:40-4:40pm (5:40-6:40am, Dec 15 (JST))　Expert Talks “AI and Higher Education”
_ • Lauren Goodlad (Professor, English and Comparative Literature, Rutgers University)
_ • Julia Stoyanovich (Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and the Center for Data Science, New York University)
_ • Alexander Gil Fuentes (Associate Research Faculty, Digital Humanities, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Yale University)

5:00-6:00pm (7:00-8:00am, Dec 15 (JST))　Panel Discussion
_ • Lauren Goodlad
_ • Julia Stoyanovich
_ • Alexander Gil Fuentes
_ • Yujin Yaguchi (Vice President of Global Education, University of Tokyo)
_ • Moderator：Yuko Itatsu

6:00-6:10pm (8:00-8:10am, Dec 15 (JST))　Closing Remarks
_ Kaori Hayashi (Executive Vice President for Globalization, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, University of Tokyo)

・Friday, December 15 (EST)　(Saturday, December 16 (JST))

4:30-4:45pm (6:30-6:45am, Dec 16 (JST)) Opening Remarks
_ Kaori Hayashi (Executive Vice President for Globalization, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, University of Tokyo)

4:45-6:00pm (6:45-8:00am, Dec 16 (JST)) Fireside Chat
_ • Teruo Fujii (President, University of Tokyo)
_ • Joseph E. Aoun (President, Northeastern University)
_ • Moderator：Anna Esaki-Smith