Date: March 14, 2025

Organizer: Amara Esther Chimakonam, The Conversational School of Philosophy,
University of Calabar, Nigeria.
Call for Abstract
The current Artificial intelligence (AI) systems lack the ability to reason and understand in a more human-like manner. While advances in machine learning, deep learning, and natural language processing have greatly improved the functionality of AI systems, they are still narrow and data-driven and lack the ability to replicate human-like reasoning and cognitive flexibility. Humans have the ability to make logical inferences, reason about abstract ideas, draw conclusions, make analogies, solve complex problems, etc. Utilizing logical languages to develop logic algorithms needed for representing and reasoning about uncertainties, understanding contexts, and solving complex and abstract issues is crucial in simulating AI systems to mimic human-like reason. However, the current landscape of AI reveals an array of logical frameworks from Western philosophical traditions, ranging from Aristotelian classical logic to Bayesian logic and John McCarthy commonsense logic, which informs various logical approaches to developing AI systems such as neural symbolic AI, analogical reasoning, probabilistic reasoning, causal reasoning, commonsense reasoning, and inductive logic programming. The problem is that logical systems from other philosophical traditions are left out. This shows the urgent need to broaden the logic of AI, necessitating the need for “Logics of AI.” Accordingly, this colloquium explores logical systems from African, Eastern and Western philosophical traditions and their significance and unique contribution to designing and developing AI systems. It will demonstrate that each logical system is crucial in enhancing the decision-making and complex problem-solving skills that would bridge the gap between humans and AI systems.
Interested speakers should please submit a 150-250 word abstract to Amaraesther35@gmail.com on any topics (aspects) of the following broad systems:

  • African logic and AI
  • Eastern logic and AI
  • Western logic and AI

Some relevant info:

  • Submission deadline: 20 February 2025, 11:49 pm South African time.
  • Notification of acceptance: 31 February 2025.
  • Conference fee: None
  • Publication: papers presented at this colloquium will be published in Ezumezu: African
  • Perspectives on Logic, Transhumanism and AI Ethics. Submissions should be written in English and should be the author’s original work (not plagiarized, written with AI tools, or published under consideration elsewhere).

N.B: This colloquium will be recorded and uploaded to the Conversational School of Philosophy YouTube channel for educational purposes. By submitting an abstract and presenting at this colloquium, speakers accept that we may record and upload their lectures for educational purposes.