AI × Manga Exhibition

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AI × Manga Exhibition

"While AI has been making our living more convenient, it’s also creating new problems:
unethical uses, the violation of privacy, the reliability of information, and accountability, etc."
At METoA Ginza, we present you the interactive manga experiences on the theme of “thinking about our future life with AI.”
It’s a collaboration through manga between Mitsubishi Electric and various artists such as manga artists, film directors and producers, etc., including Norihiro Koizumi & Monogatari Lab, Kashiwai.
"We hope that you’ll join us in thinking about our future approach to AI through these new manga experiences only available here."

Exhibition Dates:Dec 6, 2023 (Wed.) 〜

Open:11:00 〜 19:00

Admission:Free

Thematic Exhibition

Immerse yourself in the world of Manga! Let's learn and think about potential social issues in the future living with AI.

These innovative experience-based exhibitions combine manga and interactive imagery. They are guaranteed to engage you in the world of manga.You can experience "annotation(data annotation)*," which is a crucial process for AI development. Another exhibition gives you a chance to have a unique experience, in which your behaviors are labelled unknowingly. We hope you will learn about social issues accompanying the utilization of AI technology through these experiences, as well as thinking about how we should approach AI.

*annotation(data annotation) is the process of attaching labels called tags or metadata to individual elements of data in all forms, including texts, audio, images, and videos.

Venue
2F
Period
Dec 6, 2023 (Wed.) –

Thematic Exhibition

attraction 1

Monogatari Lab led by Norihiro Koizumi, the director of a movie "Chihayafuru," has produced an original manga!

In this event, Monogatari Lab took charge of the production of manga. Monogatari Lab is a script production team led by Norihiro Koizumi of ROBOT COMMUNICATIONS INC., who is known as the director of movies, "Chihayafuru" series and " Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru (She Loves Lies Too Much)." Here on show are two pieces of original content that you can watch nowhere else other than METoA Ginza.
One of those is called What it means to "AI" (Love) which features a strange feeling towards AI that is not quite called love. The other is titled "On This Planet Under the Same Sky," which addresses problems arising from divide between industrialized nations and developing countries, environmental issues, and the way of working. You can enjoy the latter projected on a 1.7m giant screen.

attraction 2

How will your behavior be determined by AI? You can experience the simulated world of manga.

You can experience what is like to be in the world of manga, as a manga character moves in line with your poses. For example, if you pick up an object on the floor, would it be regarded as trash picking or a suspicious behavior? In such a situation difficult to determine, an annotator's judgement (or values) plays a pivotal role in data labeling. You can experience events like this, which might possibly happen in a future where we live with AI.

attraction 3

Experience simulated "annotation," a data labeling process crucial for the training of AI models.

Are you among the majority or minority?: “Annotator Experience” Which do you think this person's behavior is? Left: Normal, Right: Suspicious

This is an experience, in which you will provide annotation (i.e., data labeling) for an answer that you think correct, as each image is shown. You will have to use your own judgement to answer various questions, from simple ones, such as "dog or fox?," to more difficult ones to determine, such as a person who is seemingly taking a photo as "suspicious behavior or simply taking a view?" At the end of the experience, you will find out how different your decisions are to others'. In doing so, you will realize the gap in values between individuals. We hope this experience will inspire you to think about how the results of data annotation by the majority affect the learning of AI models.

Experience-based Exhibition

Experience-based exhibition on the theme of "Changes for the Better"

On the 3rd floor at METoA Ginza, the exhibition on the theme of "Changes for the Better” shows how the Mitsubishi Electric Group employees are approaching their jobs for the realization of a vibrant and sustainable society. You can experience what our future lifestyle will be and how society will change, when remote-control robots and AI are fully integrated in our daily lives. Also on show are some of the thoughts of developers involved in the technologies exhibited here.

Venue
3F
Period
Dec 6, 2023 (Wed.) –

Experience-based Exhibition

attraction 4

Experience how robots can solve social issues!

Remote-control Robot Experience

Mitsubishi Electric aims to help solve problems regarding shop floor work, shortage/excess of labor force, and transportation energy issues. To this end, we develop remote-control robots that can be operated simply and intuitively, using "visual haptics" technology, which allows robots to feel the touch through vision when they hold objects.
In this event, you will remotely operate robots, using your smartphone, in challenging environments for human to work, such as on the coast, at a pile of waste, and in mountains. We hope you will think about how robots can help solve these social problems through this experience.

attraction 5

Mystery solving game to address the black box problem for AI

Detective Ai's Case Files

"Detective Ai's Case Files" is a game, in which you will solve a mystery as one of characters in the story, with the aim of clarifying the “mystery (deduction process)” as to how an AI system arrives at its conclusions. By clarifying what thinking is behind the conclusion, you can experience how the deduction process of black-box AI models can be made transparent.

attraction 6

"Guidebook Application on Stations and Towns" designed for the revitalization of regional urban economies

ekinote

“ekinote” is a "guidebook application on stations and towns" that allows you to re-discover and gather the charm of 9,100 stations across Japan and their surrounding urban areas.
This experience-based exhibition provides the simulation of a future that ekinote aims to create, starting from stations. In this future, you can discover information that you didn't have, and everyone joins in building a town.

attraction 7

Hygienic operation without touching! Try the floating screen in the air!

Hygienic Touch Operable Aerial Display

Mitsubishi Electric has developed Hygienic Touch Operable Aerial Display as a new type of touch panel monitor that combines aerial display and spatial touch technologies.
By allowing hygienic operation of touchscreens such as in public facilities, medical institutions, and offices that are used by a large number of people, Mitsubishi Electric’s Hygienic Touch Operable Aerial Display delivers a solution to the physical contact issue in today’s New Normal society.

We are asking visitors to take part in a questionnaire, using the real aerial display screen. Question: Please select all exhibitions that you enjoyed (at METoA Ginza). Options: 1F Cafe, 2F Recycling Disco, or other.

Operation of futuristic aerial images ensures hygiene

1. The display oats in midair, unlike any conventional display

Images appear in midair without the use of any special effects such as glasses or mist.

2. A spatial touch sensor allows intuitive operation of aerial images

Images that appear in midair can be intuitively touch-operated, because a spatial touch sensor detects the spatial position of users’ fingertips.

3. Users can operate the control panel without contaminating their hands

Aerial images that oat in midair can be operated without contact, ensuring hygiene.
Up to now, users had to wash their hands each time they operated a control panel, but handwashing is no longer necessary, as no harmful substances can be spread via the aerial panel.

Check-in at hotels

Check-in at airports

Hospital reception terminals

Apartment intercoms

Mitsubishi Electric’s Hygienic Touch Operable Aerial Display dispels discontent and worries with touchless panel operation.

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