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On April 8th, I talked on “Human First Innovation: from Theory to Practice” at the AI Governance Series:  “Toward Human-Centric AI: The Japanese Model”.

This event was co-hosted by the Yale Information Society Project, the Georgetown Institute for Technology Law and Policy and the Georgetown Global TechNet Working Group.

Following the panels of “The Geopolitics of Chinese AI” and “The Geopolitics of European AI”, this panel focuses on the Japan’s initiatives in AI Governance, learning about the policies and guidelines as well as some projects on AI and robotics which Japan is advanced in this area from leading experts in Japan.

Moderator: Kyoko Yoshinaga, Non-Resident Senior Fellow of the Georgetown Institute for Technology Law and Policy

Panelists: Professors Susumu Hirano, Professor and Dean, Faculty of Global Informatics, Chuo University;

Hideaki Shiroyama, Director of Institute for Future Initiatives, Professor of Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo

Toshie Takahashi, Professor, School of Culture, Media and Society/the Institute for AI and Robotics, Waseda University.

Thank you for your kind invitation!

On February 26th, I gave a talk on “Making Human First AI & Robots: Theory and Practice” at the Future Robotics Organization, Waseda University.

This event focus on the possibilities of the cross-disciplinary approach on the future robotics.

Therefore I talked about the Project GenZAI which I’m leading from humanity and social science perspectives in the Moonshot R&D program.

We work with a diverse group of AI experts and robotics engineers, and neuroscientists to see how we can include a humanities and social science perspective.

Currently, we are doing both in-depth interviews and surveys in the US, UK, Japan and other countries. Based on this research, we will make a recommendation on the ethics of an AI driven smart robot for engineers and also present an AI (AI driven smart robot) literacy toolkit to users.

I’m delighted to announce that we are launching “A Future with AI – Voices of Global Youth”  in collaboration with the UN, Lambert Hogenhout, Chief Data, Analytics and Emerging Technologies.  The aim is to contribute towards a vision of a future where human happiness takes centre stage.
https://lnkd.in/df-2CAXK

Through a Survey and an Imagination Challenge we ask youth to express their hopes, fears and ideas about the future of AI and Robots.

The winners of the best future vision for each age category will be invited to speak at a UN conference on the Youth and AI in May 2022.

We’d really appreciate it if you could encourage young people (age: 10-24) to participate in this project!

See more in detail: http://blogs.harvard.edu/toshietakahashi/a-future-with-ai/

I’m honored to be invited to the UNICEF’s Global Forum on AI for Children on Nov 30th and Dec 1st.

UNICEF and the Government of Finland will host the Global Forum on AI for Children. This first-of-its-kind, virtual event will gather the world’s foremost children’s rights and technology experts, policymakers, practitioners and researchers, as well as children active in the AI space, to connect and share knowledge on pressing issues at the intersection of children’s rights, digital technology policies and AI systems.

https://www.unicef.org/globalinsight/ai-global-forum

I participated in a breakout session panel on “Ensuring inclusion of and for children in an AI world.” The panel will cover a range of related topics, including how to give children a voice in the development of AI policies and systems, as well as engaging those that represent their best interests.

Breakout Group 2: Ensure inclusion of and for children

Moderator:
Shafika Isaacs, Associate Professor of Practice, University of Johannesburg

Panellists:
Lionel Brossi, Director of the Artificial Intelligence and Society Hub, Institute of Communication and Image, University of Chile

Sonia Livingstone, Professor, Media@LSE

Alexandre Barbosa, Head of the Regional Center for Studies on the Development of Information Society, under the auspices of UNESCO

Toshie Takahashi, Professor, Waseda University

I’m thrilled to be invited to the Information Communication Forum on “Digitalisation of the Japanese Government” on Sep 29th.