Japan

Afterlife AI

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in everyday life, a new and provocative frontier is emerging: Afterlife AI. These AI-generated agents, designed to simulate or extend the presence of deceased individuals, raise profound questions about how we remember, relate, and grieve.

This event brings together perspectives from technology, behavioral science, and human-computer interaction to explore how such systems might be designed to feel meaningful, and what impact they could have on human relationships and memory. Beyond the technical possibilities, the discussion will address the ethical boundaries surrounding data use, consent, and identity in the context of digital continuations of the self.

Bringing together Swiss and Japanese expertise, this conversation offers a timely opportunity to reflect on how emerging technologies may reshape our understanding of presence, absence, and what it means to remain.

Speakers

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    Mirella Moser

    Research Associate, Zurich University of Applied Science, Institute of Information Systems

    Mirella Moser is a researcher at ZHAW in Winterthur, Switzerland, specialising in Human–Computer Interaction and AI-mediated systems. Her recent work focuses on AI Afterlife agents and the emerging AI Afterlife ecosystem, exploring digital continuity, posthumous interaction, and human-centred design for sensitive future technologies. She combines Design Science, interaction design, technical implementation, and applied evaluation to develop usable, responsible digital artefacts.

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    Prof. Dr. Megumi Kondo-Arita

    Professor and Chair of Behavioral Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kansai Medical University

    Megumi Kondo-Arita, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of Behavioral Medicine at Kansai Medical University and a leading scholar in Life and Death Studies in Japan. Her interdisciplinary work bridges psychology, medical humanities, and ethics to explore how people live with illness, loss, grief, and mortality. Focusing on the relational and cultural dimensions of care, her research offers a deeply human perspective on meaning, identity, and dignity at the limits of life.

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    Yukihiro Kashiwaguchi

    CEO, NIUSIA CO LTD

    Yukihiro Kashiwaguchi is the Representative Director of NIUSIA CO., LTD., a Tokyo-based AI company. He leads the development of AI digital humans, AI agents, and virtual try-on solutions. With strong experience in Japan–China business, he builds partnerships to drive AI adoption. His focus is on delivering practical, scalable AI solutions that create new business value.

Program

  • 5:30pm – Doors open
  • 6:00pm – Welcome by Dr. Felix Moesner, Consul & CEO at Swissnex in Japan
  • 6:05pm – Presentations by Mirella Moser, Prof. Dr. Megumi Kondo-Arita and Yukihiro Kashiwaguchi including Q&A
  • 6:50pm – Panel Discussion moderated by Minami Kotani, Head of Academic Relations at Swissnex in Japan
  • 7:30pm – Networking
  • 8:00pm – End of the event
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Event start time

  • Boston and New York

    5:00AM

  • Brazil

    6:00AM

  • China

    5:00PM

  • India

    2:30PM

  • Japan

    6:00PM

  • San Francisco

    2:00AM

  • Switzerland

    11:00AM

Partners

  • Swissnex
  • ZHA
  • Kansai Medical University

Contact

    Minami Kotani

    Head of Academic Relations
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