Just Right Meeting | Exploring the 'In-Between' Radio Episode 26: Friend AI vs. Task AI - A Sense of Discomfort with the Term 'Generative AI' - Now Available on Audio Learning Media VOOX/Spotify!

Yosuke Horikoshi (Project Researcher at the University of Tokyo / Philosophical Dialogue) and Hikaru Kashida (Digital Agency / Data Analysis). These two individuals with different areas of expertise discuss the "in-between"—those things in the world that cannot be simply divided into black or white. By using the "in-between" of things as a starting point for inquiry, they create unpredictable chemical reactions and provide listeners with new insights. Enjoy this crosstalk between two people exploring what is "just right."

In this episode, they delve deeply into the "in-between," covering topics such as: "What is the intention behind using Generative AI?", "Why I can't understand treating ChatGPT as a friend," "Can you be friends with something that lacks sensory organs?", "The difference between exploring on your own versus using AI," "The discomfort with the term 'Generative AI'," "What do people expect from Generative AI?", and "What is the uniqueness of being human?" Please listen during your commute, or in the spare moments of your work or housework.

Profile: Yosuke Horikoshi Project Researcher, Uehiro Research Division for Philosophy of Coexistence, Center for Philosophy, The University of Tokyo. Ph.D. in Education from the University of Tokyo. Supports various corporate activities in problem-solving and value creation through "philosophical dialogue" and "philosophical consulting." Author of books including "Transcending Generations and Positions: How to Create a Common Language in the Workplace" (Cross Media Publishing) and "How to Use Philosophy: An Introduction to Philosophical Thinking for Problem Solving" (Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha).

Profile: Hikaru Kashida Since 2022, has served as a private sector expert (Data Analysis) and Chief Analytics Officer at the Digital Agency. From 2016-2020, was the head of the data analysis team at Mercari, Inc. After graduating from Waseda University's Graduate School of Science and Engineering, he worked in business strategy, operations improvement, and market analysis at a foreign strategic consulting firm before teaching himself programming and becoming a data scientist. He works on service improvement using data, product analysis, and business strategy formulation.

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