Japanese AI Researchers Discuss the "Future of AI and Humanity": DEFiDE Inc. Launches AI Interview Magazine "AI Future Talks," Creating a Forum for Leading Researchers and Executives

DEFiDE Inc. (Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Tetsuya Yamamoto), an AI/DX consulting firm, has launched "AI Future Talks," an interview series with Japan's leading AI researchers, on its official website. As generative AI rapidly becomes widespread, the series aims to disseminate the current state and future of AI through dialogues with front-line researchers, enabling executives and business professionals to correctly understand the "essence of AI" and leverage it in their corporate strategies.

### ■ Background and Purpose

A superficial understanding that "we must use AI because it's a boom" will not lead to fundamental business transformation. While supporting the social implementation of generative AI and AI agents, DEFiDE Inc. has faced the challenge that many executives and HR managers lack opportunities to systematically understand the "true potential and limitations of AI."

"AI Future Talks" was launched to solve this issue. Going beyond mere AI utilization support, it aims to deliver the knowledge of researchers to a wider society as an initiative to promote "transformation into a thinking organization."

### ■ AI Future Talks: Featured Dialogue Series (Partial)

**[Part 1] Satoshi Kurihara, Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University / President, The Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence**

**"Can Japan, a Country That Avoids Challenges, Forge the Future of AI?"**

The top runner of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence offers recommendations to Japanese executives on topics such as the conditions for success in an AI society, the ideal form of industry-academia collaboration, and the potential of Japan's "Galapagos strengths." Mr. Kurihara, known for his books "What AI Cannot Do" and "AI Weapons and Future Society," discusses the essence of AI and the path forward for Japanese companies.

**[Part 2] Hitoshi Iba, Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo**

**"Calculating Evolution by Utilizing AI"**

This dialogue approaches the essence of AI from the perspectives of evolutionary computation and swarm intelligence. How does the research approach of "incorporating the mechanisms of biological evolution into AI" connect with business innovation? We asked Mr. Iba to speak from the forefront of this field about its potential applications in practical studies.

**[Part 3] Mamoru Komachi, Professor, Graduate School of Social Data Science, Hitotsubashi University**

**"AI is a Tool. Humans are Responsible for How it is Used."**

A leading expert in natural language processing, Mr. Komachi discusses the division of roles between AI and humans, the potential of social data science, and the mindset required for companies to use AI responsibly. The importance of correctly perceiving "AI as a tool" comes to the forefront.

### ■ Features of AI Future Talks

- Features researchers from top domestic universities such as the University of Tokyo, Hitotsubashi University, and Keio University. - Translates technical terms into plain language from a business perspective for an audience of executives, innovators, and front-line business professionals. - Focuses on themes directly linked to management, such as "the essence of AI," "the path for Japanese companies," and "industry-academia collaboration." - All content is available for free (no membership registration required). - The series is ongoing: dialogues with other renowned researchers will be published sequentially.

### ■ Comment from CEO Tetsuya Yamamoto

"Despite the widespread adoption of AI, few executives truly understand its essence. We believe that delivering the insights of Japan's leading AI researchers to the business front is the best way to elevate AI utilization in this country. We hope that AI Future Talks will become a 'compass for thought' for Japanese business professionals."