After signing a collaborative memorandum of understanding at the end of 2017, the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Research Center and the Institute of Electrical Communication at Tohoku University in Japan have been co-organizing annual academic forums. The inaugural bilateral forum was initiated and facilitated by Vice Director of the center, Su-Ling, Yeh and was held at the Department of Psychology at National Taiwan University in 2017. The following year, center members shifted to Tohoku University to participate, and subsequently, the two universities have been taking turns hosting the event each year. Each forum invites dozens of distinguished scholars and experts from both institutions to give presentations, focusing on various topics related to AI. These forums foster discussions and exchanges on AI-related matters, resulting in a diverse and captivating range of content.

The 2023 International Academic Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Humanities Research, jointly organized by National Taiwan University and Tohoku University, was held on Feb 26, 2023. The event took place at Tohoku University's Research Institute of Electrical Communication (RIEC) in Japan. The conference was hosted by Professor Takahiro Hanyu, the director of RIEC. On that day, a total of sixteen distinguished scholars from both National Taiwan University and Tohoku University were invited to deliver captivating presentations. The speakers came from diverse fields, including electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, psychology, biotechnology, education, and more. The discussions and exchanges during the conference were centered around topics related to AI.

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This conference also serves as a crucial bridge for the collaboration between the two universities. In addition to continuing the previous year's collaborative projects in the field of artificial intelligence and human-related research between Taiwan and Japan, as well as the previous edition's international academic conference on AI and humanities research held at National Taiwan University, this conference facilitated discussions on the details and directions of these endeavors. Moreover, it has led to the establishment of new interdisciplinary and cross-team projects, propelling the integration of AI and humanities research to a more international and comprehensive level. This will have a positive impact on academic exchanges between Taiwan and Japan.