The University of Tokyo · Social Sciences
Professor H. Yokoyama's research lab focuses on the social and ethical dimensions of emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence and STEM education. The lab investigates public attitudes toward AI ethics, with an emphasis on themes such as fairness, transparency, accountability, and human values. It also explores gender disparities in STEM fields, examining how parental attitudes influence girls' educational and career choices in science and technology. The lab combines quantitative survey methods with sociological analysis to inform policy and promote inclusive technological development.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly permeating our lives, but public attitudes toward AI ethics have only partially been investigated quantitatively. In this study, we focused on eight themes commonly shared in AI guidelines: "privacy," "accountability," "safety and security," "transparency and explainability," "fairness and non-discrimination," "human control of technology," "professional responsibility," and "promotion of human values." We investigated public attitudes toward AI ethics usi
Women are still in the minority in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields in many countries, including Japan. Parental gender role attitudes are a potential influence on whether high school girls choose STEM fields and which fields they choose. However, this has not yet been closely examined in the Japanese context. We used an online questionnaire to investigate whether parental agreement regarding girls’ choice of STEM fields was affected by stereotypical parental gender
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