Dear Colleagues, The African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science (ACEPS<https://www.uj.ac.za/faculties/humanities/departments-2/philosophy/philosophy-centres/african-centre-for-epistemology-and-philosophy-of-science/>) at the University of Johannesburg cordially invites you to: October Line-Up: Safeguarding Democracy in the Age of AI – Workshop Speaker Series 7 October 2025: ‘Contextualising Language Model Design for Linguistic Justice’ Dr Samuel Segun (Senior Research Lead at the Global Centre on AI Governance (GCG)) 11:00-12:20 SAST https://zoom.us/j/94547684054 14 October 2025: 'Learning from the past- what lessons are there for AI and DPI from smart cities and older sociotechnical imaginaries?’ Dr Thomas Linder (Senior Coordinator for Research and Delivery at Open North) 11:00- 12:30 SAST https://zoom.us/j/94547684054 28 October 2025: 'A New Triple Burden for Democracy: AI, Capitalist Autocracy and the Demise of the Rawlsian Social Pact’ Dr Scott Timcke (Senior Research Associate: Research ICT Africa and Senior Research Associate, Centre for Social Change, University of Johannesburg) 11:00-13:00 SAST https://zoom.us/j/94547684054 Abstracts for each talk will be released the week before. Kindest regards, Paige ________________ Dr Paige Benton Post-doctoral Research Fellow African Centre for Epistemology & Philosophy of Science (ACEPS) University of Johannesburg UJ on Empire Level 5, room 15