202510.02
【Research Group】 The Horizon of Coexistence with Super-Intelligent A
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Recent advances in AI intelligence have been remarkable, with the emergence of “general-purpose AI” expected to achieve human-level ‘intelligence’ in various domains, sparking discussions about its societal implementation. While risks associated with “super-intelligent AI”—an evolved, autonomous form of this technology—are vaguely pointed out, a shared concrete vision remains elusive, hindering constructive debate. This symposium aimed to establish a framework enabling discussion on the prospects and concerns surrounding the proliferation of “general-purpose AI” and the emergence of “super-intelligent AI.”
Date: Thursday, October 2, 2025, 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM Location: SA Building 3rd Floor Format: Hybrid (On-site + ZOOM)
Program Session 1: Expectations and Concerns for General-Purpose AI in the Field
Discussions are underway about entrusting judgments previously made by humans to AI in various fields facing labor shortages, with actual implementation beginning in some areas. We held specific discussions per field about the background, expected roles, and concerns arising from this. The Potential of Super-Intelligent AI Functioning as a ‘Strategic Advisor’ in Disaster Response and Reconstruction Headquarters Shosuke Sato: Associate Professor, International Research Institute of Disaster Science General-Purpose AI and Education: How to Measure Skills Only Humans Can Possess? Yu Stephane Matsushita: Associate Professor, The Hope and Precipice of a Future Where General-Purpose AI Agents for Business Decision-Making Have Become Widespread Tsukasa Ishigaki: Professor, Graduate School of Economics
Session 2: Super-Intelligent AI Dystopia
We discussed the reality of whether a science fiction-like world where society is overtaken by AI is possible. The Future I Saw: A Dystopian Scenario Seriously Envisioned by an AI Developer Kazunori Yamada: Professor, Graduate School of Information Science Future Education: Looking Ahead to a World Dominated by Super-Intelligent AI Kohei Sakaki: Assistant Professor, Cognitive Neuroscience Application Center
Session 3: Horizons for Coexistence with Super-Intelligent AI
As a comprehensive discussion, we organized necessary and feasible points for a society dependent on “General AI” and coexisting with “Super-Intelligent AI.” Humanities Discussions Inspired by Super-Intelligent AI: Insights from a Survey Motoaki Sugiura: Professor, Institute of Aging Medicine / International Research Institute of Disaster Science
Recent advances in AI intelligence have been remarkable, with the emergence of “general-purpose AI” expected to achieve human-level ‘intelligence’ in various domains, sparking discussions about its societal implementation. While risks associated with “super-intelligent AI”—an evolved, autonomous form of this technology—are vaguely pointed out, a shared concrete vision remains elusive, hindering constructive debate. This symposium aimed to establish a framework enabling discussion on the prospects and concerns surrounding the proliferation of “general-purpose AI” and the emergence of “super-intelligent AI.”
Date: Thursday, October 2, 2025, 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: SA Building 3rd Floor
Format: Hybrid (On-site + ZOOM)
Program
Session 1: Expectations and Concerns for General-Purpose AI in the Field
Discussions are underway about entrusting judgments previously made by humans to AI in various fields facing labor shortages, with actual implementation beginning in some areas. We held specific discussions per field about the background, expected roles, and concerns arising from this.
The Potential of Super-Intelligent AI Functioning as a ‘Strategic Advisor’ in Disaster Response and Reconstruction Headquarters
Shosuke Sato: Associate Professor, International Research Institute of Disaster Science
General-Purpose AI and Education: How to Measure Skills Only Humans Can Possess?
Yu Stephane Matsushita: Associate Professor, The Hope and Precipice of a Future Where General-Purpose AI Agents for Business Decision-Making Have Become Widespread
Tsukasa Ishigaki: Professor, Graduate School of Economics
Session 2: Super-Intelligent AI Dystopia
We discussed the reality of whether a science fiction-like world where society is overtaken by AI is possible.
The Future I Saw: A Dystopian Scenario Seriously Envisioned by an AI Developer
Kazunori Yamada: Professor, Graduate School of Information Science
Future Education: Looking Ahead to a World Dominated by Super-Intelligent AI
Kohei Sakaki: Assistant Professor, Cognitive Neuroscience Application Center
Session 3: Horizons for Coexistence with Super-Intelligent AI
As a comprehensive discussion, we organized necessary and feasible points for a society dependent on “General AI” and coexisting with “Super-Intelligent AI.”
Humanities Discussions Inspired by Super-Intelligent AI: Insights from a Survey
Motoaki Sugiura: Professor, Institute of Aging Medicine / International Research Institute of Disaster Science
Organizer:Cognitive Neuroscience Application Center (CogNAC)
Co-organizers:
・Future Human Resources Research Group
・SOKAP-connect Sustainable Action × Neuroscience Project
・Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University