The 10th BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2022 Report on “Talking about SF Prototyping or not”
2023.Mar.20
On March 3, 2023, the 10th BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2022, organized by the research assistants of the B'AI Global Forum, was held online. SF Writer Kyosuke Higuchi was invited to speak on the topic “Talking about SF prototyping or not.”
Report on the 17th B’AI Book Club
James A. Banks, Cultural Diversity and Education: Foundations, Curriculum, and Teaching, 6th Edition (2016)
2023.Mar.13
On February 28, 2023, B’AI Book Club, a book review session by the members of the B’AI Global Forum, held its seventeenth meeting online. Research Assistant Masao Oi introduced Cultural Diversity and Education: Foundations, Curriculum, and Teaching (6th Edition) by James A. Banks (Routledge, 2016).
Report on Lecture by Dr. Aynne Kokas “Trafficking Data: How China is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty”
2023.Feb.20
On August 8, 2022, B‘AI Global Forum invited Dr. 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. She gave a lecture based on her book “Trafficking Data: How China is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty” (Oxford University Press, October 2022).
The 8th BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2022 Report on “Digital Humanities and AI: Particularity, Commonality and Bias”
2023.Jan.17
On December 16, 2022, the 8th BAIRAL research meeting for 2022, organized by the research assistants of the B'AI Global Forum, was held online. Associate Professor Ikki Ohmukai of the Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology at the University of Tokyo was invited to speak on the topic “Digital Humanities and AI: Particularity, Commonality and Bias.”
Report on the Lecture by Dr. Justin Gest “Majority Minority: How Do Societies Respond to Demographic Change?”
2023.Jan.17
On September 28, 2022, the B’AI Global Forum held a lecture by Dr. Justin Gest entitled “Majority Minority: How Do Societies Respond to Demographic Change?” in collaboration with ITASIA Program at the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, the University of Tokyo.
Report on the 13th B’AI Book Club
Paul Roquet, The Immersive Enclosure: Virtual Reality in Japan (2022)
2023.Jan.17
On July 26, 2022, B’AI Book Club, a book review session by the members of the B’AI Global Forum, held its thirteenth meeting online. Research Assistant Hiroki Kato introduced The Immersive Enclosure: Virtual Reality in Japan (Columbia University Press, 2022).
Report on a Visit to SoftBank HQ at Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba
2023.Jan.12
On November 16, 2022, several members from the B'AI Global Forum visited SoftBank's headquarters at Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba for a tour of the company and discussions with members of the AI Strategy Office.
The 7th BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2022 Report on “Possibilities and Challenges of Metaverse – Metaverse School of Engineering”
2023.Jan.04
On November 16, 2022, BAIRAL invited Prof. Masahiko Inami, who is Special Advisor to the President, and Professor at the Information Somatics Laboratory of the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo. He gave a lecture on his ongoing research project, “JIZAI-Body Project,” and the possibilities and challenges of the metaverse.
The 3rd BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2022 Report on “The Application of Social Science Research for Business”
2022.Dec.23
On June 29th, 2022, BAIRAL invited Mr. Naoki Maejima from Sansan, Inc. He gave a presentation on his company, basic concepts and recent trends in social network analysis, and how social network analysis is utilized for the development of business products.