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SUMMARY:Special Film Screening of "Paper Lanterns" in SF
DESCRIPTION:*In-person Event \nJoin us for this special screening of “Paper Lanterns\,” a documentary that shows the power of empathy and forgiveness to heal deep wounds. In this 2016 documentary directed by Barry Frechette and produced by Nobuko Saito Cleary\, learn about atomic bomb survivor Shigeaki Mori and his 35 year-long journey to track down the families of the 12 American prisoners of war who were among the estimated 140\,000 people who died in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Come see how Mori’s dedication is an inspirational example of overcoming the divisions and prejudices of wartime. Following the film screening will be a discussion with Director Barry Frechette and Producer Nobuko Saito Cleary. \nDate & Time:\nMonday\, November 13\, 2023\n5:30 pm – 8:00 pm (PDT) \nVenue:\nHerbst Theatre | 401 Van Ness Avenue\, San Francisco\, CA 94102 \nAdmission:\n A donation of $15 per ticket is requested; students\, seniors\, veterans are FREE\n(Donate to the United Nations Association of the United States of America\, San Francisco Chapter)\n \n  \n\n__\n__\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n 
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SUMMARY:Building Useful and Trustworthy AI - The New Context Conference
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Digital Garage\nCollaboration Partners : Japan Society of Northern California \n*In-person Event \nDigital Garage will host a seminar on AI with the Japan Society supporting the event as a collaboration partner. Joi Ito\, a venture capitalist and entrepreneur who is working to transform society and technology\, and other AI leaders will be speaking at this seminar. \nThe theme will be “Building Useful and Trustworthy AI”. The latest AI application cases\, several experts will consider from various perspectives how reliable AI should be implemented in society\, AI regulations\, and technologies to be combined with AI that takes approaches other than large language model (LLM). \n最新のAI 活用事例も踏まえながら、信頼性の高いAI をどのように社会実装していくべきか、AI のレギュレーション、大規模言語モデル（LLM）以外のアプローチをとるAIと組み合わせる技術などさまざまな観点から多数の有識者と考えていきます。カンファレンス後にはネットワーキングも開催いたしますので、ぜひご参加ください。 \nDate & Time:\nFriday\, November 17\, 2023\n1:00 pm – 6:00 pm  \nVenue:\nDigital Garage @ 717 Market Street | 717 Market Street\, San Francisco\, CA 94103 \nAdmission:\n $25\nFor the latest info\, please visit https://ncc.garage.co.jp/2023fall/ \nAgenda:\n12:30-1:00pm  Doors Open\n1:00-1:05pm  Opening\n– Rocky Mitsuhashi\, President\, Digital Garage U.S.\, Inc.\n1:05-1:35pm  GenLab Startup Studio & Keynote\n– Daniel Riedel\, Executive Director\, GenLab\n1:35-1:40pm  Opening Remarks about NCC\n– Rocky Mitsuhashi\, President Digital Garage U.S.\, Inc.\n1:40-2:05pm  Keynote\n– Joichi Ito\, Board Member\, and Senior Managing Executive Officer and Chief Architect\, Digital Garage\, Inc.\, President of Chiba Institute of Technology\n2:05-2:50pm  Session 1: Trusted AI and Regulation\n– Merve Hickok\, President and Research Director\, Center for AI and Digital Policy\n– Joichi Ito\, Board Member\, and Senior Managing Executive Officer and Chief Architect\, Digital Garage\, Inc.\, President of Chiba Institute of Technology\n– Daniel Riedel (Moderator)\, Executive Director\, GenLab\n2:50-3:00pm  First Break\n3:00-4:00pm  Session 2: Advertising and IP in the AI Era\n– Rei Inamoto (Moderator)\, Founding Partner\, I&CO\n– Hikaru Senju\, Founder & CEO\, Omneky\n– Lisa Katayama\, Principal\, SYPartners\n– Ray Hatoyama\, CEO\, Hatoyama Studio\n4:00-4:20pm  Second Break\n4:20-5:45pm  Session 3: Useful and Trustworthy AI\n– Vikash Mansinghka\, Principal Research Scientist\, Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Sciences\, MIT\n– Mizuki Ota\, Associate Professor\, Dept. of Computer Science\, University of Tsukuba / Visiting Researcher\, Chiba Institute of Technology\n– Karthik Dinakar\, Assistant Professor\, Icahn School of Medicine\, Mount Sinai Hospital\n– Joichi Ito (Moderator)\, Board Member\, and Senior Managing Executive Officer and Chief Architect\, Digital Garage\, Inc.\, President of Chiba Institute of Technology\n5:45-6:30pm  Wrap Up & Networking\n– Joichi Ito (Moderator)\, Board Member\, and Senior Managing Executive Officer and Chief Architect\, Digital Garage\, Inc.\, President of Chiba Institute of Technology\n– Merve Hickok\, President and Research Director\, Center for AI and Digital Policy\n– Vikash Mansinghka\, Principal Research Scientist\, Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Sciences\, MIT\n \n  \n\n__\n__In\n  \nIn Cooperation with \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n 
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/building-useful-and-trustworthy-ai-the-new-context-conference/
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SUMMARY:Monster Art Exhibition - Opening Reception Party
DESCRIPTION:*In-person Event \nOn November 18th\, the MONSTER Exhibition will be hosting an Opening Reception Party celebrating its first showing in San Francisco after New York\, Barcelona\, Paris\, and Tokyo. Join us in honoring 19 artists expressing their internal monsters through a diverse medium of art\, and enjoy artworks inspired by Japanese Monsters while mingling with wine and snacks. \nIn 2011\, Japan was devastated by the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami\, and artists united in support to create the inaugural MONSTER Exhibition in 2013. Since then\, the MONSTER Exhibition has been a selective art exhibition centered around the theme of “Kaiju” (MONSTER)\, or Japanese Monsters\, as a metaphor for natural disasters\, internal struggles\, and so on. \nThe exhibition aims to provide a cheerful experience for a wide audience\, rather than being a literal representation through a “Kaiju” incarnation. These days\, we face the occurrence of large-scale natural disasters both domestically and internationally. However\, we believe art also heals all of us. Currently\, we continue our work as a new art project while maintaining our original theme and charitable endeavors. The interpretation of “Kaiju” is left to the artists\, as it resonates within the unique context of Japanese culture and stimulates their imagination. \nDate & Time:\nSaturday\, November 18\, 2023\n4:30 pm – 6:30 pm  \nVenue:\n790 Pennsylvania Ave\, San Francisco\, CA 94107 \nAdmission:\nFree (Suggested $15 Donation)\n \nAgenda:\n4:00 – 4:30 pm  Registration\n4:30 – 6:30 pm  Program & Networking \n  \n\n__\n__In\n  \nIn Cooperation with \n\n\n\nVenue Generously Provided By \n\n\n\n\n\n 
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