Appearances

Ms Mady Delvaux-Stehres, Member of the European Parliament (center), Prof. Fabio Bonsignorio (right), Prof. Aleksandr Kapitonov and Prof. Piotr Czekalski (left)

Photo: “the Economy of Robots” at the European Parliament in Brussels, April 2018.

◆Talks and Conference Papers

Takahashi, T. “Human-Centred AI Futures?: Global Gen Z perspectives”, 73rd Annual International Communication Association Conference, Toronto, Canada, 2023.5.25.

Takahashi, T. “Human First Innovation for AI ethics? : a Cross-cultural Perspective on Youth and AI”, Many Worlds of AI: Intercultural Approaches to the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, University of Cambridge, 2023.4.28.

Takahashi, T. “Gen Z, AI and Robots: cross-cultural perspectives”, The 14th International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR 2022), 2022/12/16.(Invited)

Takahashi, T. “How can we make robots “friendly?“: recommendations from two human centered AI projects (UN and Moonshot)”, The 14th International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR 2022), 2022/12/13.(Invited)

Lambert, H. and T. Takahashi “AI & Youth Workshop” (Organizers), United Nation, 2022/11/15-16.

Takahashi, T. “Engaging the Youths of Today for a Global AI Future”, Haru Fest 2022, 2022/10/30.

Takahashi, T. and K. Jokinen “Can Robots be Human Centric? – Ethical Challenges and Solutions towards a Symbiotic Society in the Age of AI” (Organizers and Moderators), IROS 2022 Ethics Forum, Kyoto, 2022/10/26.

Takahashi, T. “AI/Robots for Good: Lessons from two human-centered projects (UN and Moonshot)”, the 50th Anniversary Symposium, Japan Robot Association, 2022/10/13.

Takahashi, T. “Human first innovation: Lessons from two human-centered AI projects (UN and Moonshot)”, MIRAI2.0, 2022/9/30.

Takahashi, T. ”Human First Innovation: Cross-cultural Findings on AI/Robots and Well-being”, LIFE2022, 2022.8.21.

Takahashi, T. “Human First Innovation: from Theory to Practice”, AI Governance Symposium: “Toward Human-Centric AI: The Japanese Model”, the Yale Information Society Project, the Georgetown Institute for Technology Law and Policy and the Georgetown Global TechNet Working Group, 2022/4/8.

Takahashi, T.“AI/Robots for Good: a case of Project GenZAI (Moonshot R&D program)”, Future Robotics Organization, Waseda Universtiy, 2022.2.26.

Takahashi, T. “Society 5.0 and beyond: Project GenZAI in the Moonshot R&D Project towards 2050”, Global Forum on AI for Children, UNICEF, 2021/11/30.

Takahashi, T. “AI for Good: a view from Project GenZAI (Moonshot R&D)”, a Keynote speech at Plenary of the Kickoff event of Center for Mathematical Science and Artificial Intelligence, Chubu University, Nagoya, October 2021(invited).

Takahashi, T. “Digital Governance: a view from Project GenZAI (Moonshot R&D)”, The Japan Society of Information and Communication Research, the 44th International Communication Forum, Tokyo, September 2021(invited).

Takahashi, T. “Technology Impact: what kind of capability human needs in future?”, NTT-GLOCOM Mega Trend Workshop “Evolution of Technology and Human”, Tokyo, September 2021 (invited).

Takahashi, T. “Society 5.0 and beyond: Project GenZAI in the Moonshot R&D Project towards 2050”, AI Expo Africa 2021, Africa, September 2021(invited).

Takahashi, T. ”Trust and the Smart City: a view from Project GenZAI (Moonshot R&D project)”, 30th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication: 3re International Workshop on Blockchain Technologies for Robotic System, Canada, August 2021(invited).

Takahashi, T. “AI for Good: a view from Project GenZAI”, ELSI conference of the “Moonshot R&D program”, JST, Tokyo, July 2021 (invited).

Takahashi, T. “How Can Artificial Intelligence Be Used For Diversity and Inclusion?”, an interview of “The Brand Called You” by Ashutosh Garg, April 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iPHXOHPAGE

Takahashi, T. “Human First Innovation”, Kickoff meeting of the “Moonshot R&D program”, JST, Tokyo, March 2021 (invited).

Takahashi, T. “Human First Innovation”, Kickoff meeting of the “Moonshot R&D program”, Waseda University, Tokyo, January 2021 (invited).

Takahashi, T. “Gen Z and AI”, the Global Roundtable on AI, Digital National Competitiveness, and Resilience, the Boston Consulting Group in collaboration with the International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence under the auspices of UNESCO, December 2020 (invited).

Takahashi, T. “Society 5.0 and beyond” (Keynote Speech), IEEE TEMS, Chayo Yang University of Technology (CYUT), Taichung, Taiwan, December 2020 (invited).

Takahashi, T. “Self creation for social good AI”, an interview by Professor Cécile Dejoux from Paris for the MOOC, “AI for All”, February 2020. https://youtu.be/tyt3QAjOzXg

Takahashi, T. “Society 5.0: the Future of AI and Robots” (Keynote Speech), Italy-Japan Workshop 2019, Waseda University, Tokyo, December 2019 (invited).

Takahashi, T. “the Future and Present of AI and Robotics” (Keynote Speech), IEEE Press Seminar, IEEE, Tokyo, November 2019 (invited).

Takahashi, T. “AI and Social Impact”, IEEE TEMS, Hangzhou, China, October 2019 (invited).

 

Takahashi, T. “Youth and AI: a Japanese Context”, AI for Good Global Summit, Conference Centre Geneva, Geneva, May 2019 (invited).

An[0]ther {AI} in Art Summit @New Museum

Takahashi, T. “People’s Engagement: Key to Understanding AI’s Social Impact”, An[0]ther {AI} in Art Summit, New Museum, New York, April 2019 (invited).Takahashi, T. “The Complexity Model of Communication in the AI Age: the case of Japanese Engagement with Artificial Intelligence and Robots in Everyday Life”, Should Robots Be Our Friends? Ethical and social scientific implications of the growing emotional engagement of humans with AI agents and robots, Boston University, Boston, US, April 2019 (invited).Takahashi, T. “AI Narratives and Robotics in Japan: the Complexity Model of Communication”, The British Society for Literature and Science, Royal Holloway, University of London, London, UK, April 2019.Takahashi, T. “Human First Innovation: Balancing the Opportunities and Risks of AI”, Japan UK Technology and Humanity in Education 2019, the Royal Institution, the Embassy of Japan, UK, March 2019 (invited).Takahashi, T. “AI Narratives and social impact on Robots in Japan: beyond techno-orientalism”, Science in Public 2018 , University of Cardiff, Cardiff, UK, December 2018.Takahashi, T. “The Societal Impact of Robots and Artificial Intelligence”, organized by the Google Chair in Digital Innovation, the College of Europe, Bruges, October 2018 (invited).Takahashi, T.  “Social Impact of AI/robots”, EU-JAPAN CONFERENCE ON SMART SOCIETY AND BEYOND FOR THE SUPER-AGING ERA, Belgian Royal Academy, Brussels, October 2018 (invited).Takahashi, T. “ AI Narratives and Social impacts of Robots in Japan ”, Global AI Narratives Tokyo Workshop, Waseda University, Tokyo, September 2018 (local organizer).Takahashi, T. “Human First Innovation”, Smart Factory Japan 2018 “Changing Society with AI and IoT”, Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, June 2018 (invited).

Takahashi, T. “Global AI Narratives: within a Japanese Perspective ”, UN Summit “AI for Good”, ITU Headquarters, Geneva, May 2018 (invited).

UN Summit “AI for Good” in Geneva, May 2018

Takahashi, T. “Robots and Social impacts ” (Keynote Speech), the Economy of Robots, European Parliament, Brussels, April 2018 (invited).

Takahashi, T. “Social impact of AI/Robots: contributions to Tokyo Olympics 2020 and after ” (Keynote Speech), the Italy-Japan Workshop, Waseda University, Tokyo, December 2017 (invited).

Takahashi, T. “Smart Wisdom 2040: Is Human First Innovation Wishful Thinking?” (Keynote Speech), Ministry of Internal affairs and communications, Tokyo, December 2017 (invited).

Takahashi, T. “Digital Wisdom and Global Literacy” (Keynote Speech), University of Tokyo, Tokyo, November 2017 (invited).

Takahashi, T. “Society 5.0: Reflection on Digital Wisdom and Japanese Society in 2030” (Keynote Speech), The Japan Foundation and Centre Européen d’Études Japonaises d’Alsace, Kientzheim, France, September 2017 (invited).

“Society 5.0: Reflection on Digital Wisdom and Japanese Society in 2030” (Keynote Speech), in Kientzheim, France, September 2017

Takahashi, T. “Digital Wisdom: towards the Smart Age” (Keynote Speech), The Society of Socio-Informatics, Komazawa University, Tokyo, September 2017 (invited).

Takahashi, T. “Self-organizing city: Smart Tokyo”, Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria, September 2017 (invited).

Takahashi, T. “Robots and the Social Impact of Smart: Cross-cultural research on the future social benefits of AI/robots between the US and Japan” 26th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN)2017, Lisbon, Portugal, August 2017.

Takahashi, T. “Digital Wisdom in the Age of AI”, Waseda university, Tokyo, Japan, August 2017 (invited).

Takahashi, T. “AI for Social Good: the Possibilities of Innovation and Self-creation in the age of AI” Knowledge Capital, Osaka, Japan, July 2017 (invited).

Takahashi, T. “Complexity in a Time of Robots: the Social impact of AI in Japan” Care, media and ritual: Creative, design, social and ethnographic interventions Workshop, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, July 2017 (invited).

Takahashi, T. “Robots on the road to Tokyo Olympics 2020: Complexity and the Social impact of AI in Japan” AI in Asia, the Digital Asia Hub with the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, Seoul, Korea, December 2016.

“AI in Asia”, the Digital Asia Hub with the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University in Seoul, December 2016

Takahashi, T. “Complexity Model of Communication with Computer Images” 2016 Multimedia and Applications, London, UK, August 2016.

Takahashi, T. “Preparing the Young for Japan’s Global Future: Opportunities in Digital Literacy” 2016 Preconference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), ‘Children’s and Young People’s Rights in the Digital Age’, LSE, UK, July 2016.

Takahashi, T. “It’s Now Cool to Share: Japanese youths and their changing relations to video sharing sites”. 2016 Preconference of the International Communication Association (ICA) Communicating with Cool Japan, Tokyo, Japan, June 2016.

Takahashi, T. “Audience engagement and self-creation: young people and mobile social media in Japan, UK and US”. 2015 Conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), Montreal, Canada, July 2015.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Takahashi, T. “Always on and connected: comparing young people and their mobile social media use in Japan, US, and the UK”. Japan Foundation London, London, UK, September 11, 2014.

Takahashi, T. “Japanese Youths and the Opportunities and Risks of Social Media”. 2013 Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Communication and “The Good Life” Around the World after Two Decades of the Digital Divide, Seattle, USA, June 2014.

Takahashi, T. “Audience engagement between local and global media worlds: Japanese youths and their social media”. Social Media, Transforming Audiences 4, University of Westminster, London, UK, September, 2013.

Takahashi, T. “Japanese Youth and Social Media”. 2013 Conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), Dublin, Ireland, June 2013.

Takahashi, T. “Japanese Youths Engaging with Mobile ICTs: Looking ahead from the Past Ten Years”. ICA 2013 Communications and Technology Division: Mobile Communications 10th Anniversary Pre-Conference Workshop. London, UK, June 2013.

Takahashi, T. “Opportunities and Risks in the Global and Digital Age”. Digital Youth Workshop, Nissan, Yokohama, Japan, August, 2012.

Takahashi, T. “Beyond Digital Natives”. Digital Youth Workshop, Nissan, Yokohama, Japan, July, 2012.

 Takahashi, T. “Children, Risk and Audience Engagement: Cross-cultural research on youths and digital media in Japan, UK and US”. Children, risk and safety online: Research and policy challenges in comparative perspective, LSE, London, UK, September, 2011.

Takahashi, T. “Risky Engagements or Opportunities? A comparison of youths and their engagement with digital media in Japan, UK and US”. Transforming Audiences 3, University of Westminster, London, UK, September, 2011.

Takahashi, T. “Are Youths and their digital media the same everywhere?  Connectivity in the US, UK, and Japan”. 2011 Conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR).  Istanbul, Turkey. July 2011.

Takahashi, T. “Japanese Youths, Mobile Phones, and Social Media”.  Harvard-MIT-Yale Cyberscholar Working Group, Yale Law School. November 17th, 2010.

Takahashi, T. “Towards the ‘internationalising’ of digital natives studies: a Japanese perspective”. 2010 Conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR).  Braga, Portugal. July 2010.

Takahashi, T. “Digital Natives and Globalisation: the Case of Japanese Youth’s Engagement with Digital Media”. Department of Sociology/Cambridge Media Research Seminar, University of Cambridge.  Cambridge, UK, May, 2010

Takahashi, T. “Digital Natives and their communications”. Public Relations Literacy Workshop for Tokyo 13 Universities, Tokyo, Japan, December, 2009.

Takahashi, T. “Etiology and impact of “digital natives” on cultures, commerce and societies”. Invitation-only Workshop, KAIST & Georgia Tech, Taejon, South Korea, 4-6 November 2009

Takahashi, T. “Mobile Phone and Everyday Life: the case of Digital Natives in Japan”. Internet Research 10.0-Internet: Critical, Association of Internet Research (AoIR), Milwaukee, WI, USA, October 2009.

Takahashi, T. “The Mode of Audience Engagement: Ethnography on Japanese Engagement with Media and ICT in the Global Age”. Transforming Audiences 2, University of Westminster, London, UK, September, 2009.

Takahashi, T. “Digital Natives and Joho Kodo (Information Behaviour)”. Nagoya University, Aichi Pref., Japan, August, 2009.

Takahashi, T. “Digital Natives and Everyday Life: the Case of Japanese Engagement with SNS (Social Networking Sites)”. Department of Education, University of Oxford. Oxford, UK, March, 2009

Takahashi, T. “Mobile Phone and Social Networking Sites: Digital Natives’ Engagement with Media in Everyday Life in Japan”. the Media, Communication and Humanity Conference at LSE. London. UK. 2008.

Takahashi, T. “Digital Natives and Audience Engagement: Ethnography on Japanese Youths’ Engagement with Mobile Phone and SNS (social networking sites) in Everyday Life”. 2008 Conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR).Stockholm. 2008.

Takahashi, T. “MySpace or Mixi? : Japanese Young People’s Engagement with Social Networking Sites in Everyday Life”. 2008 Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). Montreal. Canada. 2008.

Takahashi, T. “Media Audiences, Self-creation and Everyday Life: Ethnography on Japanese Engagement with Media and ICT”. Transforming Audiences, University of Westminster, pp. 55-56, 2007.

Takahashi, T. “Reflections on the global, the transnational and the international- A Conceptual Queste-”. Session: Joint semi-plenary session with ICA, IAMCR, p.32, 2007.

Takahashi, T. “Japanese Young People and the concept of Audience Activity: Ethnography on Japanese Engagement with Media and ICT in Everyday Life. Session: Audience, IAMCR, Paris, France, p.61, 2007.

Takahashi, T. “Japanese Young People, Media and Everyday Life: Towards the De-Westernizing of Media Studies”. Session: Communication and Technology, ICA, San Francisco, p.272, 2007.

Takahashi, T. “Media, Audience Activity and Globalisation: Towards the ‘De-Westernising’ of Media Studies from a Japanese Perspective”. a major conference ‘Internationalising Media Studies: Imperatives and Impediments’, University of Westminster, p.131, 2006.

Takahashi, T. “Audience Engagement with Media and ICT”. Session: Mass Communication, ICA, Dresden, 2006.

Takahashi, T. “Media, Globalisation and Japanese Audiences”. Session: The Impacts of Media Globalisation in Asia, IAMCR, Taipei, Taiwan 2005.

Takahashi, T. Discussant for Professor Ulf Hannerz “Locality and Career in the World of Foreign Correspondents”. Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, 2004.

Takahashi, T. “Media kankyou no henyou to terebishichou―musashinomitaka keiburu terebi wo jireitosshite―[Change in Media Environment and Television Viewing―the Case of Musashino Mitaka Cable Television―]. The Japan Society for Studies in Journalism and Mass Communication, Tokyo, 1998.

◆Interviews

“Cell phone stories writing new chapter in print publishing”. By Lara Farrar. For CNN. February 26, 2009.