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Toru Kumagai’s report on R&D trends in Germany

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Development and Ethics: Seeking Human-Centric AI at a French-German-Japanese Symposium

March 19, 2021 [by Toru Kumagai] Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most keenly watched areas of cutting-edge technology in academia, industry, and government worldwide. Basic forms of AI have already been applied in many different fields—from the financial sector to social media and even online stores. AI is predicted to see further developments in the future, bringing significant benefits to humanity in a wide range of areas including manufacturing and medicine. However, there is a danger that if AI became autonomous to an excessive degree, the pursuit of economic benefits and efficiency might neglect ethics and human rights. In other words, humans need to constantly keep a firm rein on machines.

Call for Papers: Japanese-German conference (Berlin, June 17-18, 2021)

Artificial intelligence and the human – Cross-cultural perspectives on science and fiction

[Deadline: 2021/02/10] The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG), the Japanese-German Center Berlin  (JDZB) and Waseda University published a call for papers for the Japanese-German conference: “Artificial Intelligence and the Human – Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Science and Fiction” (Berlin, June 17-18, 2021).

News: Honda Prize 2020

Dr. Henning Kagermann receives Honda Prize 2020

Dr. Henning Kagermann, Chair of the Board of Trustees at acatech – National Academy of Science (Germany), receives the Honda Prize, along with a honorarium of 10 million yen, for his “Recommendation for Implementing the Strategic Initiative Industrie 4.0”.

News: Finding cooperation partners in Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Map on AI research in Germany

The Plattform Lernende Systeme has published a detailed map of Aritificial Intelligence (AI) research institutions in Germany. It provides a powerful database to look for potential cooperation partners in Germany and allows filtering by topic and type of institution.

News: Artificial Intelligence

Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI)

Germany and Japan are founding members of the „Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence“ (GPAI) – a worldwide initiative to promote responsible and human-centered development and use of artificial intelligence.