The 2nd GENEE Symposium titled “Social Challenges Brought by Generative AI: Data Bias, Fake News, and Disordered Legal Systems” was held on August 3, 2023. The event was hosted by Generative AI and Educational Environment Research Project (GENEE) of the Collaborative Research Organization of Educational Technology at the University of Tokyo and co-hosted by the B’AI Global Forum.
Profs. Kaori Hayashi, Tohko Tanaka, and Yuko Itatsu of the B'AI Global Forum were among the speakers at the symposium.

For further details ;
https://baiforum.jp/en/events/en048/

Yuko Itatsu, the leader of the Basic research project “B’AI Global Forum: Research on norms, ethics and praxis for a truly gender equal society and a guarantee of rights for minorities in the AI age”, appeared on NHK’s Sunday Debate, broadcasting on April 16. She participated in the discussion with other specialists on how to deal with rapidly evolving Artificial Intelligence (AI), the impact of the emergence of ChatGPT on education and the workforce, and what regulations and rules should be established.

NHK website (available only in Japanese) :
https://www.nhk.jp/p/touron/ts/GG149Z2M64/blog/bl/pMlyjkN6AY/bp/pyqDxgDwpb/
https://www.nhk.jp/p/touron/ts/GG149Z2M64/episode/te/VP81Z5W4VZ/

B’AI Global Forum led by Professor Yuko Itatsu of the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, has published its first book “Understanding AI in Society: How Technology Exerts Power.” (The University of Tokyo Press, March 2023) .

Professor Itatsu is the research leader of the basic research project “B’AI Global Forum: Research on norms, ethics and praxis for a truly gender equal society and a guarantee of rights for minorities in the AI age”.

For further details of the book, please visit the website below (Japanese only).
https://www.utp.or.jp/book/b10026693.html

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https://baiforum.jp/

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Professor Yuko Itatsu, Professor Yujin Yaguchi, and Associate Professor Ai Hisano participated in the Global University Summit for the Rome Call for AI Ethics held on October 26 and 27, 2022, on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.
Profs. Itatsu, Yaguchi and Hisano belong to the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies at the University of Tokyo and are members of the Mid- and Long-term Research Project " B’AI Global Forum: Research on norms, ethics and praxis for a truly gender equal society and a guarantee of rights for minorities in the AI age ".

The summit featured presentations of the latest research, keynote speeches, panel discussions, and networking events aimed at examining the role of universities through research, education, and policy in developing ethical approaches to artificial intelligence (AI).
Professor Yaguchi was invited to talk at the panel discussion of the Session 3 on the 26th, representing the Institute for AI and Beyond, while Professor Itatsu and Associate Professor Hisano shared a poster presentation highlighting the approaches of both the B’AI Global Forum and the Institute for AI and Beyond.

＜Related Links＞
・Global University Summit for the Rome Call for AI Ethics
https://techethicslab.nd.edu/news-and-events/rome-call-for-ai-ethics-a-global-university-summit/
・Rome Call for AI Ethics
https://www.romecall.org/
・B'AI Global Forum HP
https://baiforum.jp/en/

The article about "Gendered Innovations" covering Professor Yuko ITATSU's research was published at nikkei online on August 1, 2022.

The URL of the article:
https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUC0627Q0W2A700C2000000/

The article is available in Japanese only.
Registration is necessary to read the full article online.

Professor Itatsu is the sub-leader of the basic research project "B’AI Global Forum: Research on norms, ethics and praxis for a truly gender equal society and a guarantee of rights for minorities in the AI age (Project leader: Professor Kaori HAYASHI)