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)
2022.Nov.14
The 10th meeting of B’AI Book Club was held on April 26, 2022. Professor Yuko Itatsu of the B’AI Global Forum introduced The Myth of Artificial Intelligence: Why Computers Can’t Think the Way We Do (Harvard University Press, 2021) by Erik J. Larson.
The 2nd BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2022 Report on “International Politics and AI: From Cybersecurity to Killer Robots”
2022.Nov.14
On May 26, 2022, BAIRAL invited Mr. Hitoshi Sato from the Graduate School of Social Design Studies at Rikkyo University. He talked about the current situation of military use of AI and regulations on killer robots around the world, including issues regarding the use of AI in the military field.
Report on the 4th Science Cafe “Social Imaginary of AI in East Asia”
2022.Oct.26
On January 17, 2022, Associate Professor Ai Hisano of the B’AI Global Forum participated in the 4th Science Cafe, a public seminar organized by the Institute for AI and Beyond, and had a dialogue on the topics of AI and society, including ethical issues and the social impact of technology development.
Report on the 7th B’AI Book Club
Jennifer Robertson, Robo Sapiens Japanicus: Robots, Gender, Family, and the Japanese Nation (2017)
2022.Oct.26
The seventh meeting of the B’AI Book Club was held on December 21, 2021. Professor Yuko Itatsu from the B’AI Global Forum reviewed Robo Sapiens Japanicus: Robots, Gender, Family, and the Japanese Nation by Jennifer Robertson.
The 5th BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2021 Report on “Information Visualization Technology and Its Application to Web and AI”
2022.Oct.26
On November 9, 2021, BAIRAL invited Prof. Takayuki Itoh from Ochanomizu University. He talked about the definition of information visualization, its applied cases from different countries, and how to utilize them for research in the humanities and social sciences.
The 4th BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2021 Report on “From When Are Algorithmic Decisions Assumed as Discriminatory?: A Philosophical Criticism Using Normative Theory”
2022.Oct.26
On October 9, 2021, BAIRAL invited Ms. Haruka Maeda from the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies at the University of Tokyo. She talked about how to understand the relationship between algorithms and the discrimination they cause from a philosophical perspective.
Report on the 3rd B’AI Book Club
Kai-fu Lee, AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order (2018)
2022.Oct.26
The third meeting of the B’AI Book Club was held on July 16, 2021. Mr. Dongwoo Lim of the B’AI Global Forum reviewed AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order by Kai-fu Lee.
The 5th Installment Report on Talk Series on “Inequity, Stereotypes, and Stigma in Leisure”
2022.Oct.25
On August 4, 2022, the B’AI Global Forum held a talk entitled “Against the ‘New Exploitation’ Caused by Technology: Issues on virtual YouTuber and the ‘Objectification of the Body’” as the fifth installment of the talk series “Inequality, Stereotypes, and Stigma in Leisure.” Mr. Patty Ayukawa from the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Tokyo talked about the issues of having a particular body image in VR space, especially gender issues.
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
2022.Oct.14
On May 21, 2022, some members of the B'AI Global Forum visited the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan) in Tokyo to see the special exhibition “You and Robots: What is it to be Human?”After that, the participants had a discussion about the purpose and intention of the exhibition with the museum's science communicators, together with Prof. Osamu Sakura, a B'AI Global Forum co-investigator of the B’AI Global Forum who supervised the exhibition.