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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”

For this research meeting on October 18, 2022, Ms. Hanako Lowry from the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies at the University of Tokyo and the B’AI Global Forum will talk about the possibilities of using AI as part of art-based methods to examine representations of race and gender through an introduction to her ongoing project, ema.

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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 Shi entitled “The Future(s) of Unpaid Work: How Susceptible Do Experts from Different Backgrounds Think the Domestic Sphere Is to Automation?” on October 17, 2022.

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Lecture by Dr. Justin Gest
“Majority Minority: How Do Societies Respond to Demographic Change?”

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?”

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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”

For this research meeting on September 7, 2022, Mr. César Castellvi from the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations (LCAO) at Paris Cité University will talk about the transformation of journalistic activity in Japan in the digital age.

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Lecture by Dr. Aynne Kokas
“Trafficking Data: How China is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty”

For this lecture on August 8, 2022, Aynne Kokas, who is the C.K. Yen Professor at the Miller Center and an associate professor of media studies at the University of Virginia, will talk about digital sovereignty between China and the US.

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The 5th Installment of Talk Series on “Inequity, Stereotypes, and Stigma in Leisure”

The B’AI Global Forum will hold a talk by Ayukawa Patty entitled “Against the ‘New Exploitation’ Caused by Technology: Issues on Virtual YouTuber and the ‘Objectification of the Body,’” which is the 5th Installment of our talk series on “Inequity, Stereotypes, and Stigma in Leisure,” on Thursday, August 4, 2022.

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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’”

For this research meeting on July 19, 2022, Mr. Masao Oi from the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies at the University of Tokyo and the TRC-ADEAC Inc., will talk about the stock and flow practices of cultural resources in the school education.

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The 3rd BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2022
“The Application of Social Science Research for Business”

For this research meeting on June 29, 2022, Mr. Naoki Maejima from DSOC R&D of Sansan, Inc., which conducts research and development of business-related services, will talk about the application of social science research for business.

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The 2nd BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2022
“International Politics and AI: From Cybersecurity to Killer Robots”

For this research meeting on May 26, 2022, Mr. Hitoshi Sato from the Graduate School of Social Design Studies at Rikkyo University will introduce and discuss the use of AI from the viewpoint of international security relations.

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