(picture taken by Charles Lindsay, SETI Institute Artist in Residence senior advisor, Kyoto University of the Arts, Dep of Charachter Design, visitng professor)
“It is in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough. It’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the result that make our heart sing.”
We enjoyed conversation at TEDSummit, and I was surprised his comment.
When I explain how we apply AI for autonomous wheel chair, he said,
“Never thought about that way. So, AI is parents’ love!”
with Dr. John Cohn at TEDSummit 2016.
Usually AI is used for how we improve productivity, but comfortability (nowaday it is).
I found a different way of thinking.
So we, Japanese has unique view points from Western culture.
Also, majority of AI engineers is dominated by white US middle age male and Chinese.
I was uncomfortable this situation.
However, from conversation with him, there’s a hit how Japanese take action about AI and singularity, not necessarily win AI war and impossible to win.
After 3 years from TEDSummit, autonomous personal mobility can be dispatched at airport.
And I feel that almost AI from parents’ LOVE will be feasible soon.
This article reminds me that conversation at TEDSummit and want to share quotation from Steve Jobs.
“It is in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough. It’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the result that make our heart sing.”
Moreover, he pursue Zen culture upon Liberal Arts in Kyoto.
I’m happy to share that we have all in Kyoto from Liberal Arts to Zen.
I'll be instructor at Liberal arts section and related work shops, such as design thinking rapid proto typing at Creating Wellness Venture Eco-sytem hosted by KRP (Kyoto Research Park) starting from October, 2019.
