Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : September 08, 2024 - September 11, 2024
The latest information and communication technologies (ICT) and artificial intelligence (AI) are beginning to be used in tasks to “confirm safety” that were previously performed by humans. The Digital Agency is, for example, reviewing “analog” regulations that require human involvement. Instead of using ICT or AI to support humans, ICT or AI is replacing humans. Therefore, the task of confirming safety that was performed by humans is expected to eventually be automated with ICT or AI. Given the history of automation and improved safety of human work by machinery and equipment, the introduction of ICT or AI in tasks to confirm safety will probably require designs based on risk assessment. The dangerous failures that may occur when ICT or AI performs tasks such as gathering information, making decisions, and transmitting information in place of humans need to be envisioned. Thus, the current work has attempted to use the safety confirmation type as a framework to identify safety design issues from a bird’s eye perspective.
