Mita Philosophical Society Lecture
Event Date
Event Venue
"Robotics and AI through the lens of sociology"
2020/01/07
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Date and Time | Tuesday, January 14, 2020, 18:10-19:50 |
Venue | Conference Room, 5th Floor, South Building, Mita Campus, Keio University |
Eligibility | No prior registration required, admission is free |
Speakers | Dr. Eric Hsu (Lecturer in Sociology at the University of South Australia) and Koji Sasaki (Senior Researcher, SFC, Keio University) |
Organizer | Mita Philosophical Society |
Lecture Overview: Innovations in digital information technology are having a major impact not only in advanced countries, including Japan, but also in areas inhabited by formerly "primitive" ethnic groups,
transforming culture, communication, and social relations, and causing tectonic shifts in the global and local digital and platform economies.
As a result, collective consciousness is becoming, 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.
However, there are types of information technology and science and technology characteristic of this transitional period, and based on these types,
are gaining importance. In light of this situation, the question of how to introduce and implement
poses a significant social science problem in this transitional period. Based on this perspective and framework, this workshop will feature case studies on the progress of AI and robot use 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 Information Sciences, Cultural Anthropology; Professor Emeritus, Keio University)
*The seminar lecture will be in English, but a Japanese summary and Q&A in Japanese will be available if needed for participants such as undergraduate students.