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- Speaker : Yuichiro ANZAI (Chief Executive Officer of Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research and former President of Keio University)
- Date: Friday, September 8, 2023, 6:30-8:30 pm ※Reception included
- Venue: Iwasaki Koyata Memorial Hall
- Language: Japanese (without interpretation)
- Admission: 5,000 yen/person (Registration required)
*This event is exclusively for I-House members.
Members may be accompanied by a spouse or partner.
We hold members-only events to which a distinguished member is invited as a guest speaker. On September 8, we are delighted to invite Yuichiro ANZAI,CEO of Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research. After his presentation, there will be a reception with drinks and refreshments.
Since the emergence of AI (artificial intelligence) in the 1950s, our lives have changed dramatically in step with its technological evolution. It is no exaggeration to say that the age of AI has finally arrived, with the interactive AI chatbot ChatGPT—released in November last year—reaching 100 million monthly users in just two months. Without AI, we may no longer be able to adequately identify solutions to the various social issues we currently face, such as economic inequality and other social disparities, the rise of geopolitical risks, global environmental issues, and population aging.
While the evolution of AI holds tremendous promise for humanity, this does not mean it will be able to provide all the answers. Neither can privacy and ethical issues it raises be neglected. What uniquely human abilities, sensibilities, ethical values, and worldviews will remain beyond the scope of AI? How should we teach and nurture our children, and how should we ourselves assure our own learning?
Yuichiro Anzai is a pioneer in AI research, a leading expert in cognitive science, and a leader in educational reforms ranging from information utilization skills to the cultivation of social skills, having served as chair of MEXT’s Central Council for Education and chair of the Cabinet Office’s Council for AI Strategy. At the special lecture “On the Future of Education in the Age of AI,” he will discuss how the relationship between AI and human learning is likely to unfold in the years ahead.
Since the emergence of AI (artificial intelligence) in the 1950s, our lives have changed dramatically in step with its technological evolution. It is no exaggeration to say that the age of AI has finally arrived, with the interactive AI chatbot ChatGPT—released in November last year—reaching 100 million monthly users in just two months. Without AI, we may no longer be able to adequately identify solutions to the various social issues we currently face, such as economic inequality and other social disparities, the rise of geopolitical risks, global environmental issues, and population aging.
While the evolution of AI holds tremendous promise for humanity, this does not mean it will be able to provide all the answers. Neither can privacy and ethical issues it raises be neglected. What uniquely human abilities, sensibilities, ethical values, and worldviews will remain beyond the scope of AI? How should we teach and nurture our children, and how should we ourselves assure our own learning?
Yuichiro Anzai is a pioneer in AI research, a leading expert in cognitive science, and a leader in educational reforms ranging from information utilization skills to the cultivation of social skills, having served as chair of MEXT’s Central Council for Education and chair of the Cabinet Office’s Council for AI Strategy. At the special lecture “On the Future of Education in the Age of AI,” he will discuss how the relationship between AI and human learning is likely to unfold in the years ahead.
Yuichiro ANZAI (Chief Executive Officer of Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research and former President of Keio University)
Presently: Executive Academic Advisor and Professor Emeritus, and Former President of Keio University; Senior Advisor and Former President of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; President of Kojunsha Club; Chief Executive Officer of the Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research; and others.
Formerly: Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University; Chair of MEXT’s Central Council for Education; Chair of the Cabinet Office’s Council for AI Strategy; Chair of the Japanese National Commission for UNESCO; Chair of the Association of Pacific-Rim Universities (APRU), Chair of the Global Research Council; and others.
Major and Education: Major in cognitive and computer sciences; Doctoral Degree in Engineering (1974) and Doctoral Degree in Philosophy from Keio University (2018).
Books:The Future of Education (2022); Learning and Interaction (2021); Mind and Brain (2011); Education Opens Japan (2008); Universities Leading the Future (2004); Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (1992); The Psychology of Problem Solving (1985); and others.
Presently: Executive Academic Advisor and Professor Emeritus, and Former President of Keio University; Senior Advisor and Former President of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; President of Kojunsha Club; Chief Executive Officer of the Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research; and others.Formerly: Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University; Chair of MEXT’s Central Council for Education; Chair of the Cabinet Office’s Council for AI Strategy; Chair of the Japanese National Commission for UNESCO; Chair of the Association of Pacific-Rim Universities (APRU), Chair of the Global Research Council; and others.
Major and Education: Major in cognitive and computer sciences; Doctoral Degree in Engineering (1974) and Doctoral Degree in Philosophy from Keio University (2018).
Books:The Future of Education (2022); Learning and Interaction (2021); Mind and Brain (2011); Education Opens Japan (2008); Universities Leading the Future (2004); Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (1992); The Psychology of Problem Solving (1985); and others.