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Book SynopsisThis open access book contributes to the discourse of Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) from an African perspective. It is a unique collection that brings together prominent AI scholars to discuss AI ethics from theoretical and practical African perspectives and makes a case for African values, interests, expectations and principles to underpin the design, development and deployment (DDD) of AI in Africa. The book is a first in that it pays attention to the socio-cultural contexts of Responsible AI that is sensitive to African cultures and societies. It makes an important contribution to the global AI ethics discourse that often neglects AI narratives from Africa despite growing evidence of DDD in many domains. Nine original contributions provide useful insights to advance the understanding and implementation of Responsible AI in Africa, including discussions on epistemic injustice of global AI ethics, opportunities and challenges, an examination of AI co-bots and chatbots in an African work space, gender and AI, a consideration of African philosophies such as Ubuntu in the application of AI, African AI policy, and a look towards a future of Responsible AI in Africa.
This is an open access book.
Table of ContentsChapter One: Introducing Responsible AI in AfricaChapter Two: Epistemic Just and Dynamic AI Ethics in Africa
Chapter Three: Responsible AI in Africa - Challenges and OpportunitiesChapter Four: Working with robots as colleagues: Kenyan perspectives of ethical concerns on possible integration of co-bots in workplacesChapter Five: Artificial Intelligence in Africa: Emerging ChallengesChapter Six: The Use of Gendered Chatbots in Nigeria: Critical PerspectivesChapter Seven: AI Policy as a Response to AI Ethics? Addressing ethical issues in the development of AI policies in North AfricaChapter Eight: Towards Shaping the Future of Responsible AI in Africa
