The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT, President: TOKUDA Hideyuki, Ph.D.) today established the GPAI Tokyo Expert Support Center as the third GPAI Expert Support Center in the world following those in Paris and Montreal. The Japanese government proposed the establishment of an organization in Tokyo that supports AI experts affiliated with GPAI, and it was approved at the GPAI Ministerial Council in December 2023.
HARAYAMA Yuko, the Professor Emeritus of Tohoku University was appointed as the Secretary General of the center.
NICT will further promote global partnerships in AI, including the advancement of the Hiroshima AI Process.
Background
GPAI was launched in June 2020 and Japan has been participating since the beginning. In November 2022, a "GPAI Summit" was held in Tokyo.
In the "G7 Leaders' Statement on the Hiroshima AI Process" agreed on October 30, 2023, the G7 Leaders welcomed the "Hiroshima Process International Guiding Principles for Organizations Developing Advanced AI Systems" and the "Hiroshima Process International Code of Conduct for Organizations Developing Advanced AI Systems," and called on relevant ministers to further advance project-based cooperation with GPAI and other organizations.
Furthermore, the "Hiroshima AI Process G7 Digital and Tech Ministers' Statement" agreed on December 1, 2023, incorporated a statement on project-based cooperation, welcoming projects on generative AI that contribute to supporting the implementation of the outcomes of the Hiroshima AI Process, including projects supported by GPAI Tokyo Center.
The Establishment of the GPAI Tokyo Expert Support Center
As GPAI is expected to promote project activities rooted in empirical knowledge, the Japanese government proposed the establishment of GPAI Tokyo Expert Support Center to support research for realizing the contents of the above international guiding principles and code of conduct, and to promote activities, including gathering evidence for policymaking on generative AI, and it was approved at the GPAI Ministerial Council on December 13, 2023.
In light of this, GPAI Tokyo Expert Support Center was established at NICT and HARAYAMA Yuko, the Professor Emeritus of Tohoku University was appointed as the Secretary General of the center.
Within the framework of GPAI, GPAI Tokyo Expert Support Center will provide operational and administrative assistance for research studies and projects conducted by GPAI experts, including impactful projects about generative AI promoting the Hiroshima AI Process.
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About HARAYAMA Yuko, Secretary General
・Background
1996 Ph.D. in Sciences of Education, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
1997 Ph.D. in Economics, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
1998 Assistant professor, Department of Political Economy, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
2001 Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
2002 Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
2006 Member of the Council for Science, and Technology Policy (CSTP) (Part-time member)
2007 External Board Member, Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
2008 Member, Sendai City Board of Education
2010 Deputy-Director, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, OECD
2013 Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University
Member of the Council for Science and Technology Policy (CSTP) (Full-time member)
Member of the Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (Full-time member)
2020 Executive Director, RIKEN
2021 International Fellow, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
2023 (- Present) Member of the Board, Toray Industries
2024 (- Present) Trustee, Yamaguchi University (Part-time member)
・Awards
2011 Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur from the French Government
Future Prospects
NICT will further promote global partnerships in AI, including the advancement of the Hiroshima AI Process: the "Hiroshima Process International Guiding Principles for Organizations Developing Advanced AI Systems" and the "Hiroshima Process International Code of Conduct for Organizations Developing Advanced AI Systems."
※GPAI (Global Partnership on AI)
GPAI is a multi-stakeholder initiative launched in June 2020 that brings together leading experts from science, industry, civil society, governments, international organizations, and academia that share values to bridge the gap between theory and practice on AI by supporting cutting-edge research and applied activities on AI-related priorities.
Built around a shared commitment to the OECD Recommendation on Artificial Intelligence (OECD Principles on AI), GPAI brings together engaged minds and expertise to foster international cooperation.
GPAI aims to provide a mechanism for sharing multidisciplinary research and identifying key issues among AI practitioners, by facilitating international collaboration and acting as a global reference point for AI issues, and ultimately promoting trust in and the adoption of trustworthy AI.
Currently, 29 countries and regions are participating in GPAI (as of June 2024): Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, South Korea, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.
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