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Masahiro Fujita

VP, Senior Chief Researcher, AI Collaboration Office, Sony Corporation

Biography

Masahiro Fujita joined Sony Corporation in 1981. He started Robot Entertainment project from 1993, and developed the world first fully autonomous entertainment robot AIBO and a small humanoid robot QRIO. He became a director of Sony Intelligence Dynamics Laboratories Inc. established in 2004, where he led a new approach of studies for intelligence, aiming at realizing emergence of intelligence with emphasizing embodiment and dynamics. In 2012, he again started robotics R&D at System Research & Development Group (SRDG), R&D PF. In 2016, he became a head of Technology Strategy Department, where he is in charge of strategy planning of SRDG's technology and incubation development. In addition to R&D position, currently as Senior Chief Researcher, AI Collaboration Office, he leads AI x Robotics x Gastronomy and AI Ethics related technology projects collaborating with universities and startups.

Sessions

Augmenting Creativity: AI x Music, AIxRoboticsxGastronomy

Description

"Will AI augment human creativity ?" We will have a discussion on this theme by introducing Sony's challenges on Music and Gastronomy. In the "AI x MUSIC" session, you will hear how "FlowMachines" - an AI assisted music composing system will augmente creativity, both from musician and engineer/reseearcher's point of view. Through the "AI x GASTRONOMY" session, chef and engineer/researcher will discuss from their point of view how "AI x Robotics" will augmente creativity in gastronomy field. Join us for first-hand insight into how AI and Robotics will augmente human ability rather than replacing them, and delivers brand new values through examples.

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Location

1-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Shin-Marunouchi Building, Room 901

Schedule

April 23, 2019 at 09:30AM - 11:30AM