The 73rd Research Seminar was held on May 13, 2025.
Title: Youth Practices and Contexts of Location Sharing: A Qualitative Study in Two Cities
Speaker: Yuiko Fujita (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo)

At the B’AI Global Forum of the University of Tokyo, we are advancing the “BAITEQ (B’AI Tech Equity)” project to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) in STEM fields and the tech industry. Our initiatives have focused on creating spaces where people from diverse backgrounds working in these fields can come together, connect, and exchange ideas.

Following last year’s successful event, we are once again partnering with SoftBank to organize a visit to SoftBank’s headquarters in Takeshiba. Participants will have the opportunity to meet and engage with engineers working onsite, while also reflecting on DE&I practices in the workplace.

We warmly invite students in STEM fields and anyone interested in pursuing a career in the tech industry to join us!

■ Date(s): Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 5:30-9:00 PM (JST)
■ Venue: SoftBank Takeshiba Headquarters
■ Language: Japanese
■ How to register: Pre-registration required. Please register by May 14 via the link below.
https://forms.gle/196qvaLtwkA8TiUN6

■ Organizer: Beyond AI Promotion Office, SoftBank Corp.; B’AI Global Forum, Institute for AI and Beyond, The University of Tokyo
■ Supported by The Institute for AI and Beyond, The University of Tokyo

■ Inquiry
B’AI Global Forum Office
bai.global.forum[at]gmail.com（Please change [at] to @）

For more details: https://baiforum.jp/en/events/en091

The 71st Research Seminar was held on March 4, 2025.
Title: Short-Term Memory-Enhanced Ising Machine Based on Spin Cluster Glass
Speaker: Zhiqiang LIAO (Project Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo)

The B’AI Global Forum will hold a lecture by Jo Healey entitled “Trauma Reporting: Exploring Sensitive Working Practices for Journalists when Interviewing Victims and Survivors” on February 11, 2025.

■ Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 5:00~7:30 pm (JST)
■ Format: Online (Zoom Webinar, No on-demand recording available)
■ Language: English ＆ Japanese (consecutive interpretation available)
■ Admission: Free
■ How to register: Please register by February 7 using the link below.
https://forms.gle/H7MtWQGyNrtsrqxg6
The URL for online participation will be sent the day before the lecture.

■ Organizer: Study group on Trauma Reporting, B’AI Global Forum, The Institute for AI and Beyond, The University of Tokyo
■ Supported by The Institute for AI and Beyond, The University of Tokyo

■ Inquiry
B’AI Global Forum Office
bai.global.forum[at]gmail.com（Please change [at] to @）

The B’AI Global Forum will hold a lecture by Chong-ae LEE entitled “How South Korean Journalists Began Speaking About Trauma” on January 25, 2025.

■ Date: January 25, 2025 (Sat), 14:00～16:30 (JST)
■ Format: Hybrid (In-person & Zoom) / Registered participants can access the recorded video until the end of March.
■ On-site: Daiwa House Ishibashi Nobuo Memorial Hall, 3F, Daiwa Ubiquitous Computing Research Bldg., Hongo Campus, The University of Tokyo
(On a first-come, first-served basis for up to 100 participants)
https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/campusmap/cam01_14_04_j.html
■ Language: Korean ＆ Japanese (Consecutive interpretation available)
■ Admission: Free
■ How to register: Please register by January 19 using the link below.
https://forms.gle/ceApKJb6mN7muDgV6
*The URL for online participation will be sent the day before the lecture.

■ Organizer: Study group on Trauma Reporting, B’AI Global Forum, The Institute for AI and Beyond, The University of Tokyo
■ Supported by The Institute for AI and Beyond, The University of Tokyo

For more details: https://baiforum.jp/en/events/en085/

■ Inquiry
B’AI Global Forum Office
bai.global.forum[at]gmail.com（Please change [at] to @）

Founded in 2020, B’AI Global Forum has dedicated itself to exploring the intersection of AI and social justice. To commemorate its 5th anniversary, we are hosting a symposium featuring experts at the forefront of AI ethics, policy, and technology development.

We will explore how to harness AI creatively to achieve diversity, equity, and inclusion by highlighting not only the potential of AI but also its impact on our rights and daily lives, as well as socioeconomic injustices on a global scale.

■ Date: November 18, 2024 (Mon), 13:00-17:30 (JST) (Doors open at 12:30)
■ Venue: Fukutake Learning Theater (Hongo Campus) and Zoom webinar
■ Language: English (Simultaneous interpretation in Japanese available)
■ How to register: Whether attending in person or online, pre-registration is required.
Please sign up using the link below. (Pre-registration deadline: Sunday, November 10)
https://forms.gle/zRcq29odcj2UNTWi7

■ Organizer: B’AI Global Forum, The Institute for AI and Beyond, The University of Tokyo
■ Supported by The Institute for AI and Beyond, The University of Tokyo

■ Inquiry
B’AI Global Forum Office
bai.global.forum[at]gmail.com（Please change [at] to @）

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Program

Moderator
Ai Hisano (University of Tokyo)

■13:00-13:15 ： Opening Remarks
Atsushi Tsuda (University of Tokyo)　

■13:15-13:55： Reflections on the first 5 years of the B’AI Global Forum　
Yuko Itatsu (University of Tokyo) 　

■14:00-14:45 ：Keynote Speech 1 “Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion in the Epoch of AI: Lessons from Southern Feminism”
Anita Gurumurthy (IT for Change)

■15:00-15:45：Keynote Speech 2 “Reframing the narrative of our AI future”
Steph Wright (Scottish AI Alliance)

■16:00-17:20：Panel discussion
Moderator:
• Grant Jun Otsuki (University of Tokyo)
Panelists:
• Anita Gurumurthy (IT for Change)
• Steph Wright (Scottish AI Alliance)
• Yasuko Kosaihira (SoftBank Corp.)
• Yee Kuang Heng (University of Tokyo)

■17:20-17:30：Closing Remarks 　
Kaori Hayashi (University of Tokyo)

For more details: https://baiforum.jp/en/events/en078

The 65th Research Seminar was held on September 3, 2024.
Title: The Impact of Retrieval-Augmented Generation in Image Captioning
Speaker: Vo Minh Duc (Project Research Associate, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo)

The 63rt Research Seminar was held on August 6, 2024.
Title: Diffusion model-based image generation from rat brain activity
Speaker: Kotaro Yamashiro (Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo)

The 61st Research Seminar was held on June,4, 2024.
Title: Understanding quantum chaos using generative AI
Speaker: Naoto Yokoi (Project Researcher, the Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo)

The 60th Research Seminar was held on May 7, 2024.
Title: Weakly Supervised Learning from a Unified Perspective
Speaker: Chao-Kai Chiang (Project Assistant Professor, the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, the University of Tokyo)