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Talk on “Society 5.0: the future of AI and Robots” at the Italy-Japan Workshop 2019

I enjoyed talking about “Society 5.0: the future of AI and Robots” at the Italy-Japan Workshop 2019 on “the Robots and the Future” @Waseda University. I’m honored to Join such distinguished scientists and Engineers as Prof Paolo Dario from Scuola … Continue reading

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Talk on “the future of AI & Robots” @IEEE Press Seminar

Great honored to talk about “the future of AI & Robots” @IEEE Press Seminar After introducing “the complexity model of communication” as a theoretical framework for a deeper understanding of the social impact of AI, I demonstrate the Society 5.0 … Continue reading

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Talk on social impact of AI @IEEE TEMS Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

My first visit in China 🇨🇳 Enjoyed talking about social impact of AI @IEEE TEMS Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Zhejiang University, Hangzhou in China. Many thanks to our moderator, Neil Sahota for his great support on our panel! Special thanks … Continue reading

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Appointment as an expert advisor of the AI Impact Alliance

I’m honored and thrilled to be appointed as an expert advisor of the AI Impact Alliance with such distinguished scholars as Yoshua Benjio, Pioneer of AI. Congratulations on the 2018 ACM A. M. Turning Award.  

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Invitation to “Societal Impact of Robots and Artificial Intelligence” @College of Europe

October 10th, 2018. I gave a talk on “The Societal Impact of Robots and Artificial Intelligence”, organized by the Google Chair in Digital Innovation at the College of Europe, Bruges campus. The information of this seminar from College of Europe … Continue reading

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Invitation to “Robotics and Sport Science” @Italy-Japan Workshop 2017

On December 8th, 2017, at Waseda University, I was invited to “Robotics and Sport Science”, Italy-Japan Workshop 2017. I gave a Keynote speech, entitled  “Social impact of AI/Robots: contributions to Tokyo Olympics 2020 and after” in this conference. After the conference, … Continue reading

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Invitation to the future ‘Global Creative Leaders’ @Univ. of Tokyo.

On November 21, I was invited to the future ‘Global Creative Leaders’ @Univ. of Tokyo. I enjoyed talking about “Digital Wisdom: Self-creation in the age of AI” to brilliant Ph.D, students of the University of Tokyo. One of them asked … Continue reading

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Winning the first prize for the Telecommunication social science award

My first Japanese book, “Toward the Age of Digital Wisdom: Young People and their Engagement with Digital Media”, won me the first prize for the Telecommunication social science award. Thanks to everyone I was able to get this award!

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Talked on “Robots on the road to Tokyo Olympics 2020: Complexity and the Social impact of AI in Japan” @AI in Asia Seoul

Talked on “Robots on the road to Tokyo Olympics 2020: Complexity and the Social impact of AI in Japan” @AI in Asia Seoul by the Digital Asia Hub with the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.

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Digital Natives: Always Connected, Always at Risk?@The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun

The Digital Native Generation and Constant Connection Born into a digital world, the young of today inhabit a world that is markedly different from the previous generation. These “digital natives” or “the constant contact generation”, as they have been called, … Continue reading

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