Mita Philosophical Society Lecture

Lecture Outline: The innovation of digital information technology is having a major impact not only in developed countries, including Japan, but also in areas where formerly "primitive" ethnic groups reside.

This has led to transformations in culture, communication, and social relations, as well as tectonic shifts in the global and local digital and

platform economies. Consequently, collective consciousness has become, so to speak, a networked, fluid "scape,"

exhibiting complex movements.

These can be seen as phenomena of a transitional period as the globalized information society moves to its next stage,

but there are types of information technology and scientific technology characteristic of this transitional period, and based on these types, AI and robots

are gaining importance. In light of this situation, the question of how to introduce and implement AI and robots

poses a significant social science problem in this transitional period. Based on this perspective and framework, this workshop will be held based on case studies of the progress in the use of AI and robots in industrial and care settings.

Program: Robotics and AI through the lens of sociology

18:10–18:55 Robotics and AI through the lens of sociology:

Dr. Eric Hsu (Lecturer in Sociology at the University of South Australia)

19:00–19:20 From the Perspective of Cultural Anthropology: Koji Sasaki (Senior Researcher, SFC, Keio University)

19:20–19:45 Q&A, Supplementary Remarks, and Floor Discussion

19:45–19:50 Summary and Outlook on Key Issues: Keizo Miyasaka (Tokyo University of Technology, Cultural Anthropology; Professor Emeritus, Keio University)

*The seminar lecture will be in English, but for participants such as undergraduate students,

a Japanese summary translation and Q&A in Japanese will be available if needed.