{"id":14,"date":"2022-03-02T12:01:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T03:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hardestchoice.org\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2024-06-05T13:21:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T04:21:07","slug":"aboutus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hardestchoice.org\/en\/aboutus\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\"Hardest Choice\" Study Group<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the homepage of the Kyoto University Interdisciplinary Education Center \"Hardest Choice\" Study Group (formerly Kyoto University \"Hardest Choice\" Research Light Unit).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our research has no dreams, no hope, no Nobel Prize. In addition, you may feel that you need to think about such cruelty. This is because the \"Hardest Choice\" study is a study that considers what to sacrifice and who to sacrifice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it is a necessary study. Because if you don't prepare an answer to \"Hardest Choice\", the situation will be worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, &quot;Who should give priority to vaccination when there is a shortage of vaccines in a high-mortality pandemic?&quot;, &quot;Who should give priority to rescue people when rescuing people from a large-scale disaster?&quot; Such sacrificial choices cannot be answered on the spot at that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you don&#039;t answer this sacrifice question, it&#039;s likely that everyone will be sacrificed after first-come-first-served basis, power and wealthy people are prioritized, or choices are avoided. Will have an undesired ending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even if you keep looking away, the terrible ending will not change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Others may associate this question with, for example, triage. However, what happened in the Great East Japan Earthquake was an emergency situation in which even if we tagged \"top priority treatment\" in triage, there were too many and we needed to make further choices. The larger the scale of a disaster or problem, the more difficult it is to respond with traditional mechanisms, and everywhere there is an \"Hardest Choice\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In preparation for the emergence of such an  \"Hardest Choice\", I think we need a mechanism that allows us to take the time to discuss and make choices in order to generate a convincing answer for more people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, under the title of \"Hardest Choice\", we are studying the problem of choice in extreme situations and exploring better ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why don't you think about \"Hardest Choice\"  together?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(In the future, we would like to aim for a mechanism to support global decision-making, such as accepting proposals from voters, providing a forum for deliberation, and preparing national language versions, but it is a long way off. )<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hardestchoice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/figure-hardestchoice.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hardestchoice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/figure-hardestchoice.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hardestchoice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/figure-hardestchoice.png?resize=1200%2C897&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research grant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&quot;<em>Requirements for AI to make social decisions<\/em>- good quality<em>data set<\/em>and desirable<em>Output<\/em>research\u201d (problem number<a href=\"https:\/\/toyotafound.secure.force.com\/psearch\/JoseiDetail?name=D19-ST-0019\">D19-ST-0019<\/a>, Representative: Hirotsugu Ohba) (Toyota Foundation 2019 Special Issue &quot;New Human Society Co-created with Advanced Technology&quot;)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/toyotafound.secure.force.com\/psearch\/JoseiDetail?name=D19-ST-0019\">https:\/\/toyotafound.secure.force.com\/psearch\/JoseiDetail?name=D19-ST-0019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research member<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yuko Ii<\/strong><br>The University of Tokyo, Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, Specially Appointed Researcher, Application of Knowledge of Scientific Communication Theory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Makoto Osono<\/strong><br>Doshisha University, Institute of Humanities, Contract Researcher, Application of Political Science Knowledge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/researchmap.jp\/overhiro\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/researchmap.jp\/overhiro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hirotsugu Oba<\/a><\/strong><br>Specially Appointed Professor, Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence and Science, Rikkyo University, Representative, General Manager<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Shinpei Okamoto<\/strong><br>Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Letters, Assistant Professor, Application of Knowledge of Applied Philosophy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Masashi Kasagi<\/strong><br>Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Nagoya University, Application of Knowledge of Experimental Philosophy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kikuchi Noyori<\/strong><br>National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Science and Technology Innovation Policy Research Center, Professionals, Application of Knowledge of Scientific Communication Theory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Harushi Tamazawa<\/strong><br>Kyoto University, Graduate School of Letters, Researcher, Deputy Representative, Application of Space Science Knowledge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Satoshi Kawamura<\/strong><br>Kyoto University, Graduate School of Science, Astronomical Observatory, Doctoral Program, Application of Space Science Knowledge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Shiro Komatsu<\/strong><br>Yamanashi University, Faculty of Life and Environment, Associate Professor, Application of knowledge of life science and political science<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Keiko Sato<\/strong><br>Kyoto University Hospital, Medical Safety Management Department, Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Application of Life Science Knowledge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mika Suzuki<\/strong><br>Kyoto University, iPS Cell Research Institute, Kamihiro Ethics Research Division, Specified Researcher, Application of Bioethics Knowledge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hiroki Takagi<\/strong><br>Kyoto University, Graduate School of Letters, Doctoral Program, Application of Applied Ethics Knowledge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Masatsugu Chichiiwa<\/strong><br>Kitakyushu City University, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Part-time Lecturer, Application of Political Science Knowledge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/researchmap.jp\/Nagafumi_Nakamura\/?lang=japanese\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zhangshi Nakamura<\/a><\/strong><br>University of Tokyo, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Advanced School of Liberal Arts, Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Application of Knowledge of Political Science<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Honda Kojiro<\/strong><br>Kanazawa Medical University, Human Sciences, Associate Professor, Application of Knowledge of Applied Philosophy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kimiki Miyano<\/strong><br>Kyoto University, Interdisciplinary Education and Research Promotion Center, Associate Professor, Application of knowledge of interdisciplinary fusion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Masahiro Morioka<\/strong><br>Waseda University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Professor, Application of Knowledge of Applied Philosophy<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u300a\u7a76\u6975\u306e\u9078\u629e\u300b\u7814\u7a76\u4f1a \u4eac\u90fd\u5927\u5b66 \u5b66\u969b\u878d\u5408\u6559\u80b2\u30bb\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc\u300a\u7a76\u6975\u306e\u9078\u629e\u300b\u7814\u7a76\u4f1a\uff08\u65e7 \u4eac\u90fd\u5927\u5b66\u300a\u7a76\u6975\u306e\u9078\u629e\u300b\u7814\u7a76\u30e9\u30a4\u30c8 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