A discussion on the future of physical AI and manual labor was held between His Eminence Otani Guwen, Head of the Hongwanji Sect, and Professor Hirahara. Professor Hirahara described physical AI as “the fusion of robotics and AI” and discussed the background behind the development of robotics such as Aibo and Asimo in perspective. During the discussion, they explored the possibility that advancements in AI technology could bring about changes as significant as those of the Industrial Revolution, and specifically cited an incident in which AI-related remarks were met with boos at many graduation ceremonies at U.S. universities. Participants shared their concern that, although AI technology was initially met with high expectations, public sentiment has shifted over time to one of skepticism, and they expressed worry about the social impacts, such as a reduction in job opportunities.

フィジカルAI（物理的AI）と肉体労働の未来について大谷愚烟御門主台下と平原教授による対談が行われました。平原教授は、フィジカルAIを「ロボティクスとAIの融合」として説明し、AiboやAsimoなどの歴史的なロボットの開発背景について話し合いました。対談では、AI技術の発展が産業革命と同様の大きな変化をもたらす可能性について議論され、特にアメリカの大学でのAIに関する卒業式でのブーイング事例が紹介されました。参加者たちは、AI技術が最初は期待されていたものの、時間の経過とともに「ぎゅられる」という状況に変わり、就職機会の減少などの社会的影響を懸念していることが共有されました。