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2025.01.20
Learning of Tomorrow News

・"Digital" Textbooks to Be Officially Recognized; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Considers Option to Choose Between "Digital" and "Paper" … Experts Express Concerns (Yomiuri Shimbun)

・Who Is Liable for Copyright Infringement by Generative AI? Exploring How to Engage with Intelligent AI with a University of Tokyo Professor (University of Tokyo Newspaper Online)

・The Toughest Part of Inquiry-Based Learning? A Professor with a Ph.D. Shares the Secrets to Mastering “Theme Selection”—a Common Pitfall. Hints Can Be Found in Dialogue and Textbooks, and “Not Pushing Too Hard” Is Also Key (Toyo Keizai Education × ICT)

• “AI and Education,” Part 3: The Importance of AI Literacy in Supporting the Future of Education (ICT Education News)

・Job-Hunting Barriers for Students with Developmental Disabilities: Some Companies “Have No Track Record of Hiring Them”—Waseda University Discusses the Challenges of Career Choices (AERA dot.)

• “Elementary School Information Studies”: A Second-Year Challenge! Miyagi University of Education Elementary School Opens Its Doors to Showcase Cutting-Edge Lessons (Children and IT)

・An explanation of five generative AI technologies, including AMD’s “Agent Laboratory”—which handles the entire research process from investigation to experimentation to paper writing simply by entering an idea—and “LatentSync,” a video AI that generates natural lip-syncing based on audio (TECHNO EDGE)

・[Special Feature] Inclusive Education: Elementary Schools Also Go Through Trial and Error; First Admission of a Child Requiring Medical Care—10 Months Since Enrollment in a Regular School; New Challenges Arise Ahead of Promotion (FBC NEWS NNN)

・UK Minister for Technology: “Don’t worry—let students use AI to do their homework” (VIETNAM.VN)

・[Breaking News] SoftBank and the University of Tokyo Announce World-First Results from Joint Research on “Artificial Brain Cell Processors” Using Brain Organoids: “Brain Cells Will Become Next-Generation Computers” (Robosta)

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    Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
    Director, B Lab
    Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
    Chairperson, CANVAS

    After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he served as a visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab before founding the NPO CANVAS and the Learning of Tomorrow Association, a General Incorporated Association, and assuming the role of representative. He serves as an outside director for Matsuya Co., Ltd., Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., and Digital Garage, Inc.
    He has served on various government committees, including the Information and Communications Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as well as the NHK Central Broadcasting Program Council. He also serves as a director of the Digital Signage Consortium, among other roles. He holds a Ph.D. in Policy and Media.
    His publications include *Turning On Children’s Creativity!*, *What Are Smart Kids Doing on Their Smartphones?*, *The Forefront of Online Education in Japan: Considering Learning in the Post-COVID Era*,“What Is Programming Education? 45 Questions Parents Want to Know,” and “Declaration on Digital Education.” He has also provided supervision for numerous works, including “Ah, I See! Programming Education for Parents and Children Through Manga.”