Samuel Segun
Mr
Samuel T. Segun's research interests include the ethics of artificial intelligence with a focus on computational ethics, philosophy of mind with a specific focus on neurophilosophy and consciousness, and African intellectual development. Samuel’s doctoral research focused on developing a robust ethical theory for autonomous intelligent systems that are informed by African values and rivals Western approaches. He is a member and research fellow of the Conversational School of Philosophy (CSP), where is serves as Assistant Editor for the Scopus journal Filosofia Theoretica. He is also co-guest editor (2019 - Date) for the Special Issue on the “Ethics of Artificial Intelligence” in Ethics of Information Technology - https://www.springer.com/computer/swe/journal/10676.
FULL DETAIL OF TALKS:
1) Segun, S.T. (4 September 2019). “Making Afro-ethics Computational”. Paper presented at 2019 SAHUDA Conference, Themed, Time, Thought, Materiality: Africa and the Fourth Industrial Revolution, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa;
2) Segun, S.T. (9 November 2018). “Conditions for an Explicit Ethical Agent”. Paper presented at the Forum for Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR 2018). Hermanus, South Africa;
3) Segun, S.T. (26 October 2018). “Teaching Machines to Be Moral”. Paper presented as part of the series of academic public lectures tagged University of Johannesburg Talks. Johannesburg, South Africa;
4) Segun, S.T. (20 October 2018). “Rethinking Privilege and Otherness”. Paper presented at the Postgraduate Philosophical Society Conference. University of Pretoria, South Africa;
5) Segun, S.T. (11 May 2018) “Constructing an Afro-ethical Framework for Autonomous Intelligence Systems”. Paper presented at the AI for Social Good Working Group. University of Pretoria, South Africa;
6) Segun, S.T. (20 October 2018). “Rethinking Privilege and Otherness”. Paper presented at the Postgraduate Philosophical Society Conference. University of Pretoria, South Africa;
7) Segun, S.T. (11 May 2018) “Constructing an Afro-ethical Framework for Autonomous Intelligence Systems”. Paper presented at the AI for Social Good Working Group. University of Pretoria, South Africa;
8) Segun, S.T. (14 August 2017). “Is There a Language of Philosophy?” Paper presented at the Contemporary Language, Logic, and Metaphysics Conference (CLLMC). University of Witwatersrand, South Africa.
FULL DETAIL OF ANY PUBLICATION:
BOOK CHAPTER:
1) Segun, S. T. (2019). Neurophilosophy and the Problem of Consciousness: An Equiphenomenalist Perspective. In New Conversations on the Problems of Identity, Consciousness and Mind. J.O. Chimakonam, U. Egbai, S.T. Segun, A.D. Attoe (pp. 33-65). Springer, Cham.
PEER-REVIEWED/REFEREED JOURNAL:
1) Segun, S.T. (2020). From Machine Ethics to Computational Ethics. 'AI & Society: Knowledge, Culture and Communication'. Karamjit S. Gill (ed). Springer [Scopus Accredited].
IN PROGRESS:
1) Segun, S.T. (2020). Computational Possibilities of Non-classical Ethics.
LINKS TO RESEARCH:
Research gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Samuel_Segun2;
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=p33vnrcAAAAJ&hl=en;
Academia.edu: https://johannesburg.academia.edu/samuelsegun;
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1017-0906.
FULL DETAIL OF TALKS:
1) Segun, S.T. (4 September 2019). “Making Afro-ethics Computational”. Paper presented at 2019 SAHUDA Conference, Themed, Time, Thought, Materiality: Africa and the Fourth Industrial Revolution, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa;
2) Segun, S.T. (9 November 2018). “Conditions for an Explicit Ethical Agent”. Paper presented at the Forum for Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR 2018). Hermanus, South Africa;
3) Segun, S.T. (26 October 2018). “Teaching Machines to Be Moral”. Paper presented as part of the series of academic public lectures tagged University of Johannesburg Talks. Johannesburg, South Africa;
4) Segun, S.T. (20 October 2018). “Rethinking Privilege and Otherness”. Paper presented at the Postgraduate Philosophical Society Conference. University of Pretoria, South Africa;
5) Segun, S.T. (11 May 2018) “Constructing an Afro-ethical Framework for Autonomous Intelligence Systems”. Paper presented at the AI for Social Good Working Group. University of Pretoria, South Africa;
6) Segun, S.T. (20 October 2018). “Rethinking Privilege and Otherness”. Paper presented at the Postgraduate Philosophical Society Conference. University of Pretoria, South Africa;
7) Segun, S.T. (11 May 2018) “Constructing an Afro-ethical Framework for Autonomous Intelligence Systems”. Paper presented at the AI for Social Good Working Group. University of Pretoria, South Africa;
8) Segun, S.T. (14 August 2017). “Is There a Language of Philosophy?” Paper presented at the Contemporary Language, Logic, and Metaphysics Conference (CLLMC). University of Witwatersrand, South Africa.
FULL DETAIL OF ANY PUBLICATION:
BOOK CHAPTER:
1) Segun, S. T. (2019). Neurophilosophy and the Problem of Consciousness: An Equiphenomenalist Perspective. In New Conversations on the Problems of Identity, Consciousness and Mind. J.O. Chimakonam, U. Egbai, S.T. Segun, A.D. Attoe (pp. 33-65). Springer, Cham.
PEER-REVIEWED/REFEREED JOURNAL:
1) Segun, S.T. (2020). From Machine Ethics to Computational Ethics. 'AI & Society: Knowledge, Culture and Communication'. Karamjit S. Gill (ed). Springer [Scopus Accredited].
IN PROGRESS:
1) Segun, S.T. (2020). Computational Possibilities of Non-classical Ethics.
LINKS TO RESEARCH:
Research gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Samuel_Segun2;
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=p33vnrcAAAAJ&hl=en;
Academia.edu: https://johannesburg.academia.edu/samuelsegun;
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1017-0906.
