Dr Karabo Maiyane

Dr Karabo Maiyane

Dr Karabo Maiyane is a lecturer and acting head of the Department of Philosophy at Nelson Mandela University. His teaching expertise includes moral and political philosophy as well as the history of philosophy. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Pretoria, specialising in the ethics of Artificial intelligence. His research interests include the impact of AI technologies on human dignity in the context of healthcare, warfare and social robotics. His other interests include the ethics of technology, just war theory, ethics of care, healthcare ethics and African ethics in general. Some of his publications include Robots and Dignity: An Afro-communitarian Argument in Eldercare; AI in HE: ‘The end game must be a more equitable society and Autonomous Weapons and the Future of Warfare in Africa.

 

 

Publications:

Maiyane, K. (2023). Autonomous Weapons and the Future of Warfare in Africa. In U. Okeja (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of African Political Philosophy (pp. 304–314). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003143529-26

Maiyane, K. (2023). Robots and Dignity: An Afro-communitarian Argument in Eldercare. In E. Imafidon, M. Tshivhase, & B. Freter (Eds.), Handbook of African Philosophy (pp. 1–16). Springer Nature . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77898-9_49-1

Maiyane, K. (2023, October 26). AI in HE: ‘The end game must be a more equitable society.’ University World News. https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20231025162011401)