November 7 (Tue) Organized symposium "Architectural Informatics from the Perspective of Content Generation AI" archive available for the members!

Emergency Symposium "Architectural Informatics from the Perspective of Content Generation AI
Tuesday, November 7, 2023, 13:00-18:00

Generative model AI, which generates and provides new, natural-looking images and sentences at an astonishing speed based on limited information, has suddenly entered a period of widespread use.
Many of the research publications on various content-generating AI are strongly intended for rapid social implementation, a situation where the use of information built on networks over the previous decades can provide that capability at low cost, and where anyone can use the capabilities acquired through automated learning.
The speed at which AI functions, products, and social implementations are being announced one after another may be described as threatening. While AI is having a great impact on the economy and society in a different phase from the past use of AI, it has reached a critical point, and while there are more concrete developments and expectations for AI, there are also aspects that are causing confusion and anxiety. We would like to take this historical milestone as an opportunity to share our awareness of the possibilities and problems through cross-disciplinary discussions.

Outline of the event
Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2023, 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
On-site Participation: Registration closed

An archived video of the symposium is available for limited viewing on the members page below!
https://fellow.ais-j.org/user/contents/95


Composition: Honorifics are omitted.

13:00 - 14:00
Part I (invited lecture): "International Trends in Architecture and AI"
*Use of automatic simultaneous translation tool
Lecture:
 Neil Leach, Professor, Florida International University
He currently directs the Doctor of Design program at FIU, and has also taught at the Architectural Association, Harvard GSD, Columbia GSAPP, Cornell, IaaC and SCI-Arc.

He is the co-founder of DigitalFUTURES, an online educational platform that operates in 10 languages; a former researcher for NASA, where he developed 3D He is the co-founder of DigitalFUTURES, an online educational platform that operates in 10 languages; a former researcher for NASA, where he developed 3D printing technologies for the Moon and Mars; and a member of the Academia Europaea, Europe's leading academy with over 50 Nobel laureates.

He has published over 40 books on architectural theory and digital design, translated into 8 different languages. His most recent books include Architecture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: An Introduction to AI for Architects (Bloomsbury, 2022 ) and Machine Hallucinations: Architecture and AI (Wiley, 2022)

Moderator:
 Satoshi Sugihara (Delegate, Architectural Institute of Japan / ATLV)


14:00~14:30
Break and Poster Session 1: "Messages from Students and Young Pioneers"
Poster exhibition and panel discussion by a group of participants of the intensive workshop "Fes
Presenter:
Yusuke Moriya (The University of Tokyo / NESS), Nozomu Sudo (The University of Tokyo / NESS), Yugo Umezu (Osaka Sangyo University / and_d), Kazunao Omoto (Ritsumeikan University), YUiCHI (AiHUB, Organization Design Office), Daisuke Watanabe (The University of Tokyo)
Moderator:Satoshi Yamada (Delegate, Architectural Institute of Japan / Associate Professor, Ritsumeikan University)


14:30~16:00
Part II: "AI and Human Society
Panelists:
 Tetsuya Ogata (Professor, Department of Expression Engineering, School of Core Science and Engineering, Waseda University)
After graduating from Waseda University, he worked as an associate professor at the Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, before assuming his current position. He has been engaged in research on cognitive developmental robotics using neural circuit models and robotic systems, especially in the areas of predictive learning, imitation learning, multimodal integration, language learning, and communication, etc. He received the Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in 2023, among others.
 Yuko Murakami (Professor, Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence, Rikkyo University)
D.(Philosophy, Indiana University), Professor, Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence Science, Rikkyo University. He was a Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (PD) at the National Institute of Informatics and Tohoku University before assuming his current position. His main research interests are axiomatization and automatization of moral reasoning, philosophy and ethics of informatics, and information education as science communication.
 Masashi Seiki (Research Fellow, Toyoda Laboratory, Department 5, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo)
He is a Research Fellow at the Toyoda Laboratory, Department 5, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo.
Born in 1979. After graduating from the University of Tokyo with a Master's degree in Information Science and Technology, he joined Nintendo Corporation, where he has worked in the game industry from platform development to game development, R&D, and new business development. Since then, he has worked in the game industry, from platform development to game development, R&D, and new business development, and from 2022, he will take on the role of CTO at a company that handles a wider range of content.

Moderator:
 Yasushi Ikeda (Chairman, Architectural Institute of Japan / Specially Appointed Professor, Department of Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo)


16:00~16:30
Break and Poster Session 2: "Messages from Students and Young Pioneers"


16:30~18:00
Part III: "AI and the Building Information Technology Business"
Panelists:
 Taisuke Oshima (CEO, Nature Architects, Inc.)
D. from the University of Tokyo, founded Nature Architects in May 2017. Certified as an "Unexplored Super Creator" by the Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan, and as a "Cross-cultivation Program" by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Certified as a Nice Step Researchers 2023.
 Kyota Seki (Executive Officer, LLM Strategy, HEROZ Co.)
After completing graduate studies at the University of Tokyo, he worked for a major electronics manufacturer. After working in R&D and overseas marketing, he moved to Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting LLC in 2014, where he was involved in many projects such as new business strategy formulation. 2018 joined HEROZ, and will assume the position of Executive Officer in August 2021.
 Yuki Noro (CEO and Representative Director, TON Co., Ltd.)
He is a graduate of the University of Tokyo's Faculty of Engineering. He has participated in hackathons since his first year of high school and won a special jury award at Yahoo! Open Hack U. After entering the University of Tokyo, he founded a human resources company and grew it as its president. In 2021, he founded Light Co. He was awarded "Forbes JAPAN 30 Under 30 2022".

Moderator:
 Takashi Kasuya (Delegate, Architectural Institute of Japan / Senior Chief Engineer, Information Engineering Division, Takenaka Corporation)


General Chair:
Satoshi Yamada (mentioned above)