Artificial Intelligence and the African Philosophy of Ubuntu (AI Ethics: Global Perspectives)

Artificial Intelligence and the African Philosophy of Ubuntu by Dorine van Norren (AI Ethics: Global Perspectives)
In this module, Dorine explores the implications of Ubuntu philosophy on AI ethics. She begins with an overview of Ubuntu, explaining its central idea of “I am because we are”. Dorine then looks at the COMEST principles, which informed the 2021 UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI, drawing comparisons between the Western or Global North’s approach to principles with that of the Ubuntu philosophy. Through this exercise, she makes the case for a more inclusive approach to AI ethics and raises key questions to guide future discourse in this space.
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