Report on the 35th B’AI Book Club (※Research Presentation)
“A Survey of Instagram Usage and the Impact of Algorithms Among Women in Their Early 20s”
2025.May.15
On Tuesday, January 28, 2025, the 35th session of the B’AI Book Club of the B’AI Global Forum was held in a hybrid format. In this session, members of the "AI/Algorithms and Gender Inequality" research group presented on the theme "A Survey of Instagram Usage and the Impact of Algorithms Among Women in Their Early 20s."
Report on the 34th B’AI Book Club
Moritz Altenried (2022) The Digital Factory: The Human Labor of Automation
2025.May.15
The 34th session of B’AI Book Club was held on December 17, 2024. Honoka Kato (Project Researcher, B’AI Global Forum) introduced Moritz Altenried (2022) The Digital Factory: The Human Labor of Automation (The University of Chicago Press).
Report on seminar series “Cross-Cultural Approaches to Desirable AI”
2025.Apr.16
The seminar series Cross-Cultural Approaches to Desirable AI was held over ten sessions from October 2024 to January 2025, as a collaborative initiative jointly organised by the B'AI Global Forum at the University of Tokyo, the University of Europe for Applied Sciences, the Center for Science and Thought at the University of Bonn, and the Centre for the Future of Intelligence at the University of Cambridge.
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."
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.”
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!”
Report on the Trauma Reporting Study Group for 2024
2025.Mar.18
In the 2024 academic year, the Trauma Reporting Study Group hosted two public lectures alongside its book club meetings, featuring Chong-ae Lee, a reporter for Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) and chair of South Korea's Journalists Trauma Committee, and Jo Healey, a British journalist and author of "Trauma Reporting."
Report on B’AI Global Forum 5th Anniversary Symposium “AI and DE&I: The Future of Digital Humanitarianism”
2025.Mar.18
On November 18, 2024, the B’AI Global Forum hosted its 5th Anniversary Symposium, “AI and DEI—The Future of Digital Humanitarianism,” at the Fukutake Hall Learning Theater.
Report on the 5th BAIRAL Research Meeting for Fiscal Year 2024
“Human-Robot Interaction from the Perspective of ‘Friendship’”
2025.Mar.14
On March 10, 2025, the fifth BAIRAL research meeting for 2024 was held online. Aiko Ichikura (PhD Student, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, The University of Tokyo) gave a presentation on the theme “Human-Robot Interaction from the Perspective of ‘Friendship’.”