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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:12.0pt;line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Sans Serif",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dear Colleagues, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Sans Serif",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The African Institute for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science (</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Sans Serif",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="https://www.uj.ac.za/aceps" target="_blank" title="https://www.uj.ac.za/aceps"><span style="color:purple">https://www.uj.ac.za/aceps</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Sans Serif",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">) at
the University of Johannesburg invites you to our GES speaker series: Safeguarding Democracy in the Age of AI – Workshop Speaker Series for April.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Sans Serif",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Speaker: Prof Markus Rüther
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Sans Serif",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Title: Decision-making Algorithms and Meaning in Life- a framework for future research</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Sans Serif",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">See: <a href="https://www.uj.ac.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2026-04-13-aceps-decision-making-algorithms-and-meaning-in-life-a-framework-for-future-research-markus-ruther.pdf">Abstract
and Bio</a> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Sans Serif",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">When: Monday 13 April 11:00-12:30 SAST</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Sans Serif",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Where: UJ on Empire level 11 and on Zoom at:
<a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/oJ99S1wCQpyxlyLDpqUb2Q">https://zoom.us/meeting/register/oJ99S1wCQpyxlyLDpqUb2Q</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Sans Serif",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Enquiries: Paige Benton <a href="mailto:pbenton@uj.ac.za">pbenton@uj.ac.za</a>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Sans Serif",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">We look forward to you joining us.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Sans Serif",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Kindest regards,</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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