HUMAN-CENTERED AI CONSORTIUM
Through research and practice related to Human-Centered AI, we explore approaches to AI that respect human dignity, aiming to expand human creativity and realize a sustainable societies.
What are the goals of HCAI (Human-Centered AI)?
What are the goals of HCAI?
- Efficiency and automation alone
- Evolution of creativity
- Stakeholders such as developers, operators, and users
- Stakeholders including Seikatsusha, i.e., consumers, in everyday life
- A consuming society prioritizing short-term profit
- The sustainable society connected to future generations
- Inequality and division caused by accelerating intense competition
- Dignified co-creation and collaboration with AI
Philosophy & Action Policy
Philosophy & Action Policy
- Philosophy Philosophy
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By promoting AI development and utilization from the perspective of Seikatsusha, i.e., consumers, we aim to guide sustainability while realizing the evolution and expansion of human creativity and supporting society and its citizens.
- Action Policy Action Policy
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Rather than adopting the perspective of service providers or vendors, we aim to position ourselves as an industry organization that represents the perspective of Seikatsusha, i.e., consumers, who use these technologies.
Through Consumer Survey and their experiences, we examine socially acceptable ways of using AI and encourage governments, industry associations, and companies to design services based on these insights.
Purpose
Purpose
Through activities such as research, development, social implementation, and policy recommendations related to Human-Centered AI, we promote the responsible and healthy use of AI in society.
- #01 Research
- Study and dissemination of the concept of Human-Centered AI
- #02 Development
- Creation of use cases related to the expansion of creativity
- #03 Social Implementation
- Promotion of international collaboration on Human-Centered AI
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Policy
Recommendations - Policy proposals on Human-Centered AI and promotion of AI governance
Activities
Activities
- Planning and operation of study sessions and working groups
- Conducting People Survey i.e. Consumer Survey
- Dissemination of research results, preparation of reports, and publications
- Planning and implementation of AI demonstration projects and co-creation initiatives
- Policy recommendations and development/dissemination of guidelines
- Promotion of international collaboration and joint research
- Provision of member benefits (networking events, gatherings, etc.)
Subcommittee
Subcommittee
- People Survey Working Group
- Investigates the impact of AI on daily life, education, and work, and publish true value and well-being for citizens.
- HCAI Concept Working Group
- Deepens the academic definition and theoretical framework of Human-Centered AI (HCAI) and advance deliberations toward establishing as a common language.
- Creativity Use-Case Working Group
- Advance deliberations toward developing rules to address legal and ethical issues and establishes risk management and implementation guidelines for companies adopting AI.
- AI Governance Working Group
- Develops rules to address legal and ethical issues and establishes risk management and implementation guidelines for companies adopting AI.
Lead Director
Representative Director
Masaya Mori
Tatsuhiko Yamamoto
Information
Information
- Company Name
- Human-Centered AI Consortium
- Purpose
- Through research and practice related to Human-Centered AI, we explore approaches to AI that respect human dignity, aiming to expand human creativity and realize a sustainable societies.
- Lead Director
- Masaya Mori、Tatsuhiko Yamamoto
- Director
- Daisuke Adachi、Yusuke Ikejiri、Kentaro Ichiki、Chisato Kunimoto、Kentaro Kuribayashi、Ryo Domoto、Toshihiro Narita、Yukino Baba、Hiroki Habuka、Kazuyoshi Hayase、Taku Yasui、Yoshiyuki Yamashita
- Auditor
- Takanori Nogami
- Established
- July 2026
- Location
- Minato-ku, Tokyo