The Institute for AI and Beyond was established as a center of excellence by the Beyond AI Joint Project, a collaborative initiative launched by the University of Tokyo and SoftBank, bringing together the leading talents and knowledge of the world.

The Institute promotes Basic Research (Mid- and Long-term Research) that aims to create new academic fields by integrating fundamental technology research of AI and other fields and Applied Research (High-cycle Research) that aims to utilize AI for various social and industrial issues. Our goal is to contribute to the further development of AI research and the realization of a better society in Japan and the rest of the world through early social implementation and business deployment of the research outcomes generated from the Institute for AI and Beyond by prompt establishment of joint ventures.