SDGs+Beyond Future Society for Life Week
Coexistence of Humans and AI: How Should We Engage with Emerging Intelligence?
Agenda 2025 Co-created Programme
Shape New World Initiative
[A Hypothesis on the Future of 2050] AI surpassing human capabilities in many domains will blur the boundaries between AI and human society. While AI introduces various risks, how can we ultimately create a world where human life shines even brighter?
In this program, we will explore how we, as humans, should engage with this new form of intelligence.
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- future society
- AI #innovation
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| Language of interpretation | Japanese and English |
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Co-created Programme
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2025.10.11[Sat]
14:30 ～ 16:30
(Venue Open 14:00)
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- Theme Weeks Studio
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In recent years, the emergence and rapid advancement of generative AI and large language models have taken the world by surprise. AI evolution is expected to significantly enhance productivity and drive scientific progress, allowing humanity to lead richer and more fulfilling lives. However, at the same time, concerns are growing over potential risks such as AI misuse leading to accidents, the militarization of AI, and even the possibility of AI running out of control.
This program aims to explore how humans and AI can coexist and move toward to "design future society for our lives." To delve into this critical question, we have invited three AI experts specializing in key areas such as autonomous AI agents, AI safety, and AI alignment to discuss the future of human-AI interaction.
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【Reflection】
This session provided an opportunity to explore, from multiple perspectives, how humans can coexist with rapidly evolving AI technologies and shape the future of society and science. The moderator invited participants to consider how AI development may influence our ways of living and decision-making, prompting discussions across ethics, creativity, and democratic governance.
The session highlighted the possibility that, by 2050, a significant proportion of research may be conducted either autonomously by AI or collaboratively with AI systems. The concept of an “AI scientist” capable of independently generating hypotheses and drafting research papers was introduced, illustrating how AI could accelerate scientific exploration and creativity while humans assume roles in supervision and verification. It was also emphasised that broad trial and error, including failures, remains crucial to scientific advancement, and that AI has the potential to complement this process.
Attention was also given to the complexity of AI-related risks. These range from technical imperfections, privacy breaches, fraud, and child exploitation, to potential threats such as cyberattacks or military applications. The session highlighted that addressing these risks requires more than technological solutions, emphasising the importance of alignment with social systems and policy frameworks. At the same time, the need for flexible policy design and the careful use of societal simulations was underscored, in order to avoid opportunity losses due to excessive regulation.
The session further examined the gap between the rapid development of AI and society’s capacity for decision-making. Practical examples were presented, including citizen-participatory projects that demonstrate how AI and human collaboration can support democratic decision-making. The concept of “digital twins” was introduced to illustrate how individual values and preferences could be represented in AI systems. Such approaches offer the potential to enhance social inclusion and expand citizen participation, with AI serving as a supportive tool for democracy.
During the panel discussion, key themes included AI transparency and openness, balancing regulation with creativity, education for technical and policy professionals, and ensuring opportunities for societal participation. Overall, the session reinforced the idea that AI is not merely a technological challenge, but a co-creative partner capable of evolving with humans and contributing to society, encouraging participants to actively engage with the future.
【Post EXPO Initiatives】
Each speaker highlighted the following as key perspectives for their respective research and business development after the conference:
(1) Information Disclosure / Measuring Social Impact / Establishing Democratic Governance
To enhance transparency and accountability in AI development, promote the disclosure of model structures, training data, and evaluation criteria, and advance the development of frameworks for quantitatively measuring AI's social impact.
Furthermore, establish methods for democratically operating AI in practical settings such as policy formulation, citizen participation, and education, aiming for the “collective intelligence utilization” of AI.
(2) Human Resource Development and Building Cross-Sectoral Decision-Making Systems
Raise the baseline AI literacy of governments and companies worldwide. Promote human resource development and organizational building so that policymakers can understand AI and appropriately utilize and regulate it. Particular emphasis should be placed on designing a “hybrid decision-making system” where cross-disciplinary experts and democratic representatives collaborate.
(3) Building a Diverse AI Ecosystem / Expanding Experiential Opportunities
To address biases and risks in AI, promote the coexistence of diverse AI models independent of specific value systems. Reflect differing needs across technologies, cultures, and regions to build a truly diverse AI ecosystem. Furthermore, we will develop a cultural foundation for coexistence by expanding education, public dialogue, and experiential opportunities, enabling citizens to correctly understand both the benefits and risks of AI technology.
Through these efforts, we aim to establish AI as a “co-creative partner that extends human intelligence” within society, striving toward a sustainable future by 2050 where technology and humanity mutually enhance each other.
*Part or all of this report was generated by AI.
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Moderator
Ryuya Nakamura
Executive Officer & Head of Ai Workforce Division, LayerX / Director, Privacy Tech Association / Shape New World Initiative
After working as an engineer specializing in machine learning and natural language processing, joined LayerX as a founding member. Led the R&D division before launching a new business utilizing privacy-enchancing technologies. Previously active in the public blockchain sector, discovering multiple vulnerabilities in the Ethereum protocol and earning a grant from the Ethereum Foundation as the first Japan-based team.
Recognized as an IPA Unexplored Super Creator in 2020. Named to Forbes JAPAN 30 UNDER 30 in 2023.
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Robert Tjarko Lange
Research Scientist and founding member, Sakana AI
Robert Tjarko Lange is a Research Scientist and founding member at Sakana AI where he builds nature-inspired methods for the Large Language Model era. More specifically, he works on leveraging foundation models to augment and automate the scientific discovery process (e.g. the AI Scientist). Previously, he worked at Google DeepMind with the Tokyo team as a full-time student researcher and interned at Legacy DeepMind (Discovery team) as well as Accenture. Furthermore, he is a final year PhD student working on Evolutionary Meta-Learning at the Technical University Berlin. He completed a MSc in Computing at Imperial College London, a Data Science MSc at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, and an Economics undergraduate at University of Cologne.
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Divya Siddarth
Executive Director, the Collective Intelligence Project
Divya Siddarth is the founder and executive director of the Collective Intelligence Project, which works to democratize artificial intelligence. CIP has worked with partners such as the Taiwanese Digital Ministry, the UK Frontier AI Task Force, OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, and Creative Commons to apply new governance models to AI, and build AI-enabled platforms for the future of democracy. For this work, she was recently named one of the TIME 100 Most Influential People in AI. She has held positions at the UK AI Safety Institute, Microsoft's Office of the CTO, and the Oxford Internet Institute.
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Rishi Bommasani
Senior Research Scholar, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence
Rishi Bommasani is a senior research scholar at Stanford HAI. His research studies the macroscopic societal and economic impacts of AI. His work advances evidence-based public policy in California, the European Union, the United States, and at the international level. His work has been recognized by multiple best paper awards at top AI venues as well as publication in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Nature, and Science. He received his PhD from Stanford Computer Science, his masters from Cornell Computer Science, and his undergrad from Cornell Math and Cornell Computer Science.
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SDGs+Beyond Future Society for Life Week
Coexistence of Humans and AI: How Should We Engage with Emerging Intelligence?
Agenda 2025 Co-created Programme
[A Hypothesis on the Future of 2050] AI surpassing human capabilities in many domains will blur the boundaries between AI and human society. While AI introduces various risks, how can we ultimately create a world where human life shines even brighter?
In this program, we will explore how we, as humans, should engage with this new form of intelligence.
-
2025.10.11[Sat]
14:30～16:30
(Venue Open 14:00)
- Theme Weeks Studio
- * Programme times and content are subject to change. Any changes will be announced on this website and via the ticket booking system.
- * The schedule is subject to change depending on the organiser's circumstances.
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