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  The 2016 Go match between Lee Sedol and AlphaGo sparked a surge of interest in artificial intelligence. As we explore the future of AI and how it will coexist with humans, we need to understand and prepare for the impact it will have on society.   On March 9, 2016, the Go match of the century between humans and computers began. The match was highly anticipated before it began, and...

  This article discusses the need to live altruistically, emphasizing that it benefits both individuals and groups, especially through the example of group activities. It explains that altruistic behavior has a positive impact on an individual’s reputation and social relationships, and that cooperative groups have better survival rates from an evolutionary perspective.   Is there...

Autocomplete features on smartphones are convenient but often frustrating. This is a problem that arises from the development of artificial intelligence and shows the limitations of pattern matching and pattern recognition. AI is used in various fields and is divided into weak and strong AI. The development of AI is accompanied by social and ethical issues, and we need to prepare for these...

Imagine a situation in which advances in science and technology lead to humanity gaining eternal life, and discuss the changes in happiness that would result. We examine the social and personal implications of eternal life in terms of both instantaneous and temporal happiness, centering on the argument that eternal life could cause us to lose the meaning and value of time, ultimately reducing our...

Air conditioners cool a room by circulating refrigerant through a process of evaporation, compression, condensation, and expansion. The indoor and outdoor units work together to repeat this process to create a cool breeze, and modern air conditioners use inverter technology and filter systems to increase efficiency and indoor air quality.   When we think of summer, the word that comes to...

The eusocial species hypothesis explains that groups of people with similar dispositions come together and interact to promote and maintain cooperative behavior. While this contributes to the evolution of altruistic behavior, it has limitations in explaining the lack of diversity and creativity and altruistic behavior of entire societies.   According to a game theory called the...

One explanation for why animals exhibit altruistic behavior is the kin selection hypothesis. Genes are more likely to spread by helping individuals with whom they have a high genetic match. This drives behavior that sacrifices one’s own interests for the sake of a sibling or cousin, and can also explain the altruistic behavior of social animals like ants and bees.   We’ve all...

fMRI tracks changes in the brain’s oxygen consumption to identify areas of activity, enabling a personalized approach to treating mental illness and developmental disorders. This technology is driving advances in neuroscience research and could have applications in a variety of areas, including early diagnosis and treatment through real-time monitoring, and enhancing creativity and learning...

Drawing on the realities of an aging society as experienced in rural areas, this course explains neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia and Parkinson’s disease. The types of neurodegenerative diseases, their symptoms, treatment challenges, and recent research trends will be introduced, and the impact of these diseases on individuals and society will be discussed.   When I lived in...

Based on the conflict through the eternal life of the protagonist who comes to use 100% of his brain in the movie ‘ Lucy,’ this paper discusses the possibility of human eternal life and the resulting happiness due to the development of science and technology. The movie explores three aspects of how eternal life does not guarantee true happiness: the finiteness of human life, the...