The B'AI Global Forum will hold an event to celebrate the publication of the book, "Understanding AI in Society: How Technology Exerts Power 2023" (Japanese only : AIから読み解く社会——権力化する最新技術), which examines AI technologies from the perspective of various fields including sociology, philosophy, and engineering. The event will be held to introduce the contents of the book through reports by the authors and discussions with commentators, as well as to discuss AI technology critically from multiple perspectives. All those interested are welcome to attend.

“Understanding AI in Society: How Technology Exerts Power” is a book compiled and published last March by Professor Yuko Itatsu and Associate Professor Ai Hisano of the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies.

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 more details of the event, please refer to the flyer.

The event will be held in Japanese language only.

・Inquiry: B'AI Global Forum Office
　bai.global.forum[at]gmail.com（replace [at] by @）

About the book
https://www.utp.or.jp/book/b10026693.html

B’AI Global Forum Official Website
https://baiforum.jp/en/

This is an invitation for students at the University of Tokyo to participate in the University of Tokyo Global Internship Program (UGIP) 2023 organized by SoftBank Corp., as part of the Beyond AI collaborative initiatives aiming to train the next generation of AI talents who can work globally, by giving them the opportunity to intern at SoftBank Corp. and its affiliated companies.　

Prior to the launch of the new UGIP 2023 educational program this coming winter, students of the University of Tokyo are welcome to participate in a pre-event titled “Idea-thon” on the 7th and 10th of August designed to provide educational opportunities in Japan.
We look forward to receiving your registration.

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2023 Pre-event
“Update your education! ChatGPT utilization idea-thon”
- Come up with service ideas that maximize the performance of ChatGPT and move people's hearts!
■Date & Time：Aug. 7 (Mon.) 13:00~18:00 & Aug. 10 (Thu.) 13:00~18:00
■Venue：SoftBank Takeshiba Office & Online (by Zoom)
■Target：Undergraduate and graduate students (excluding students in doctoral programs) of the University of Tokyo
■Application deadline ：August 2 (Wed.) 23:59 (Japan Standard Time)
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For details of the event, please refer to the following URL (Japanese only):
https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ja/students/special-activities/ugip_sb.html

The UGIP is a program that allows students of the University of Tokyo to experience the front line of business at host companies as an intern. This contributes to the globalization of the University of Tokyo by developing global human resources who can play an active role in the world.

For details about UGIP (Japanese only):
https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ja/students/special-activities/ugip.html

Masami Hagiya, Director of the Institute for AI and Beyond at the University of Tokyo will give a talk at the “7th Japan IT Week in Kansai”, which will take place from 18 to 20 January 2023 in Osaka, Japan.

Date & Time: Friday, 19 January 2023 at 10:00am (JST)
Venue: INTEX OSAKA
Lecture Title: Challenge of the Beyond AI Joint Project
Language: Japanese (No translation available)

Participation is free of charge. Please register for an invitation ticket from the URL below. Please note that this lecture can only be attended at the venue and will not be streamed online.

＜Related Links＞
・7th Japan IT Week in Kansai Official Web.
https://biz.q-pass.jp/f/6352/itw_kansai23_seminar/seminar_register#seminar53654
・INTEX OSAKA：
https://www.intex-osaka.com/en/

The B'AI Global Forum will hold a talk by Drs. Richard Carter-White and Maartje Roelofsen entitled “Embodiment, deferral and (dis)inhibition: learning and teaching geography with VR” on December 6, 2022.
The details are as follows.

・Lecture title: Embodiment, Deferral and (Dis)inhibition: Learning and Teaching Geography with VR
・Speaker:
Dr. Richard Carter-White / Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at the School of Social Sciences, Macquarie University
Dr. Maartje Roelofsen / Postdoctoral Researcher, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain
・Lecture summary & Speakers profile :https://beyondai.jp/contents/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Description_E.pdf

◇Date & Venue
・Date: December 6, 2022 (Tue), 16:30 ~ 18:00 (JST)
・Venue: On-site & Online Hybrid
Please register and select your type of participation (on-site or online) from the application form below. Please note: The registration deadline for on-site and online participation are different
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdLfEfE71Xf5oiAdrNRmoTeQjzktU9Atuwy772r02-VSSFupQ/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

【On-site】
Venue: Institute for AI and Beyond (The University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus)
Please register by 29th November 2022 from the registration form above.
※ We will email you directions to the venue after the registration is closed.
【Online】
Venue: Zoom Meeting
Please register by 4th December 2022 from the registration form above.
※ We will send you the ZOOM URL on 5th December (one day before the event) to your registered e-mail address.

・Language: English

・Moderator: Yujin Yaguchi (Vice President and Professor, the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies / Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo)
・Organizer: B'AI Global Forum, Institute for AI and Beyond, University of Tokyo
・Supported by: Institute for AI and Beyond, University of Tokyo
・Inquiry: B'AI Global Forum Office
　bai.global.forum[at]gmail.com（replace [at] by @）

The B'AI Global Forum will hold a talk by Dr. Lulu Shi entitled “The Future(s) of Unpaid Work: How Susceptible Do Experts from Different Backgrounds Think the Domestic Sphere is to Automation?” on October 17, 2022. The details are as follows.

・Lecture title: The Future(s) of Unpaid Work: How Susceptible Do Experts from Different Backgrounds Think the Domestic Sphere is to Automation?
・Lecture summary:https://beyondai.jp/contents/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Dr-Lulu-Shi-abstract_profile.pdf
・Speaker: Lulu Shi (Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Sociology, University of Oxford)

・Date: October 17, 2022 (Mon), 17:00 ~ 18:30 (JST)
・Venue: On-site & Online Hybrid
・Online: Zoom Meeting (No registration required)
　https://u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/85012401826?　pwd=U1hsT2VSN3R5Umg1dWNpNG1uYzFJUT09
　ID: 850 1240 1826 / PW: 940843
・On-site: Institute for AI and Beyond (The University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus)
　※ Registration at the Hongo Campus has reached capacity and is no longer being accepted.
　　　※We will email you directions to the venue after the registration is closed.
　　　※Please note that we may limit the number of on-site participants on a first-come-first-served basis.
・Language: English

・Moderator: Ai Hisano (Associate Professor, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies/Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, The University of Tokyo)
・Organizer: B'AI Global Forum, Institute for AI and Beyond, University of Tokyo
・Supported by: Institute for AI and Beyond, University of Tokyo
・Inquiry: B'AI Global Forum Secretariat
　bai.global.forum[at]gmail.com（replace [at] by @）

The University of Tokyo and Softbank will hold the Global Internship Program (UGIP) ”Real Data Analysis Competition” with Softbank Corporation (and its group companies such as Treasure Data Corporation and Yahoo Japan Corporation) as part of the Beyond AI joint project.

The University of Tokyo Global Internship Program (UGIP) is an internship program for students of the University of Tokyo that allows them to experience the front line of business in order to develop global human resources who can play an active role in the world. The program aims to contribute to the globalization of the University of Tokyo by accepting internship students at host companies.

Details :
The University of Tokyo Global Internship Program (UGIP)
https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ja/students/special-activities/ugip.html

"At NVIDIA AI DAYS, an online event to be held from June 16, 2021, Day 2: Thursday, June 17, 15:00-15:40, Director Hagiya and Mr. Shinichi Matsuda, Senior Director, AI Strategy Office Technology Unit, SoftBank Corp. The lecture is free of charge, so please register in advance.

Name: NVIDIA AI DAYS
Organizer: NVIDIA
Date: Day1: Wednesday, June 16, 2021, 09:00-19:40
Day2: Thursday, June 17, 2021, 09:00-19:40
Participation fee: Free (Pre-registration required)
　 Registration (URL) https://nvidia-ai-days.event-info.com/

Lecture: [B2-7] Initiatives of Institute for AI and Beyond
Day2 Thursday, June 17, 2021 15:00 - 15:40