Research & Projects
My research examines how people create meaning, identity, and social relationships in everyday life as artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in society. A central concept in this work is Self-Creation, which refers to the ways in which people reflexively create and recreate themselves through mediated and non-mediated interactions with others, media, and technological environments.
United Nations Collaboration
A Future with AI – Global Youth Voices
This international research initiative, conducted in collaboration with the United Nations, explored how young people across cultures imagine and experience artificial intelligence in their everyday lives. The project brought youth perspectives into global conversations about the future of AI and society.
Project introduction:
A Future with AI – Voices of Global Youth — United Nations
Project GenZAI
Project GenZAI is a global research project exploring how young people understand and imagine artificial intelligence and its role in future society. The project conducts cross-cultural research with youth across multiple countries to examine attitudes toward AI, the future of work, AI literacy, AI ethics, and visions of AI society in 2050.
It is conducted in collaboration with the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence at the University of Cambridge, and the Stanford Social Media Lab.
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JST Moonshot Research Program
Professor Takahashi has been involved in the JST Moonshot Research and Development Program, a flagship research initiative supported by the Japanese government to explore the future of science and technology. Her work focused on the ethical, legal, and social implications of artificial intelligence and robotics, particularly in relation to human-centered design and future society.