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The International Humanities Project will host the KAIST\u2012UTokyo Joint Workshop on Humanities in the Age of AI, a joint workshop between the School of Humanities and Computational Social Sciences<\/a> at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and the Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology at the University of Tokyo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main goal of the workshop is to bring together researchers to present their work and explore opportunities for further exchange and collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

October 24\u201225, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Venue<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Faculty Meeting Room, Faculty of Law and Letters Building 2 (Mezzanine), Hongo Campus, University of Tokyo
https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/oc3EkD77VRpcaxMw8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Day 1 (Saturday)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10:00\u201310:20 Opening (Welcome remarks + introduction of each institution)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10:20\u201311:50 Session 1 (3 presentations) Chair: Hiroki Takikawa
– Keiko Ishii (Social Psychology) What Artistic Attributes and Values Shape Preferences for Colorings? A Cross-Cultural Study Using Machine Learning<\/em>
– Jiyoung Park (Psychology) Whose Emotional Norms Do Large Language Models Reflect? Cultural Bias in AI Emotional Support<\/em>
– Shintaro Seki (Center for Evolving Humanities) Transforming Gagaku Scores into Machine-Processable Data via Visual and Semantic Methods<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:50\u201313:30 Lunch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13:30\u201314:30 Student Session 1 (2 presentations) Chair: Shintaro Seki
– Koki Yasunaga (Philosophy) Rethinking Intelligence with Peirce: The Pragmatic Maxim and a Critique of AI
– Jung Hyun Rhee (Philosophy) The Fictionality Puzzle in Large Language Models<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14:30\u201314:45 Coffee Break<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14:45\u201316:15 Session 2 (3 presentations) Chair: Keiko Ishii
– Dongwoo Kim (Philosophy) Reinventing AI Responsibility: An Empirically Informed Approach<\/em>
– Chungsun Lee (Center for Evolving Humanities) Human Security, Dignity, and Identity: Roles and Ethics of Digital Commemoration in the Age of Artificial Intelligence<\/em>
– Donghyun Woo (History) Did the AI Learn History, or Just the Answer Key? Fine-Tuning, Retrieval, and the Limits of Benchmark Success<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

16:15\u201316:30 Coffee Break<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16:30\u201317:30 General Discussion (Chair: Noburu Notomi)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18:00\u2013 Dinner at Bar Abreuvoir<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Day 2 (Sunday)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9:30\u201310:30 Student Session 2 (2 presentations) Chair: Chungsun Lee
– Yuki Takahashi (Sociology) & Hiroki Takikawa (Sociology) Mapping the Modern Japanese Literary Field: Social Origin, Literary Category, and Style<\/em>
– Donghoon Jung (Digital Humanities, Literature) Before the Story Unfolds: How LLMs Represent Future Events Before They Are Written<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10:30\u201310:45 Coffee Break<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10:45\u201311:45 Session 3 (2 presentations) Chair: Dongwoo Kim
– June Jeon (Sociology) Interpreting the System While Making Oneself Legible: Imagination, Calibration, and Performance for AI-Based Hiring Assessments<\/em>
– Hiroki Takikawa (Sociology) Computationally Uncovering the Structure and Change of Moral Space: The Case of Japan, 1910\u20131999<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:45\u201312:00 Closing Remarks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lunch and Dinner Registration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Registration is not required to attend the workshop, but we would appreciate it if you could register in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you wish to join the lunch and\/or dinner on Saturday, October 24, registration is required by October 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Registration Form<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Language<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

English<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

International Humanities Project
international.humanities[a]l.u-tokyo.ac.jp<\/a>
Please replace [a] with @ when sending an email.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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