Dr Dodzi Koku Hattoh
Coordinator, Ethics Lab
About
Dodzi Koku Hattoh, PhD, EMCPS, is a philosopher, transdisciplinary researcher, crisis simulator, and consultant specialist. He currently serves as Research Associate for the Between Deception and Dissent Project: Regulating Unproven, Disproven and Misleading Health-Related Claims; and with affiliations at the Institut für Wissenschaft und Ethik and the Bonn Sustainable AI Lab at the University of Bonn.
Education
He pursued an interdisciplinary academic formation spanning philosophy, artificial intelligence, ethics, governance, theology, and security studies. He obtained an MPhil in Philosophy from the University of Ghana, where his research critically examined Frantz Fanon’s conception of decolonisation and violence. He went on to pursue a PhD in Philosophy at the same institution, where his doctoral work focused on A Philosophical Analysis of the Inferential and Predictive Accuracy of the Green Paradox, engaging questions in ecological philosophy, sustainability, nonhuman agential entities, and predictive reasoning.He also undertook part of his philosophical studies at the University of Bonn and served as a Research Fellow at the Bonn Sustainable AI Lab and the Institute for Science and Ethics, with a research focus on Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, and Robotics in Society, particularly the ethical and socio-ecological implications of emerging technologies and intelligent systems. He further obtained an Executive Master of Arts from the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, with focus on Governance and Leadership, International Relations, International Humanitarian Law, Conflict Resolution, Peace Support Operations, and Security Studies. His academic foundation also includes studies at the Tangaza University and the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, where he obtained a Baccalaureate (Summa Cum Laude) and diplomas in Theology, and also undertook studies in Psychology/Counselling.
Research Interest
His work lies at the intersection of philosophy, emerging AI and technological systems, security studies, and theories and design, with particular attention to African and Majority World perspectives. His research explores the ethical and security dimensions of artificial intelligence, technological futures, mitigation design, and extractivism, examining how AI systems, policy frameworks, and ethical imaginaries shape social, cognitive, and ecological outcomes, while reproducing or challenging global inequalities.
As a crisis simulator, he collaborates with individuals and institutions to design and facilitate realistic emergency scenarios that support preparedness and decision-making without real-world risk.
His broader research interests include the Majority World, non-human agency, cyberbiosecurity, neurotechnology, and neuroethics.
Publications
Publications
2026
“Planning with Machines, Dreaming with People: Relational Accountability and the Future of AI-Driven Urbanism in Africa.” Urban Planning (Cogitatio Press).
2025
“Cultural Rights and the Right to Development in the Age of AI: Implications for Global Human Rights Governance.” Computers and Society.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.15786v1
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.15786
https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2512.15786
2025
Ghana Artificial Intelligence Practitioner’s Guide. Accra.
2025
“Promoting and Advancing Human Rights in Global AI Ecosystems: The Need for a Comprehensive Framework under International Law.” White Paper. In Alexander Kriebitz & Christopher C. Corrigan (eds.).
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/4321222
2025
“On Responsible AI Agency and Legal-Judicial Praxes in Ghana: A Critical Reflection.” Association of Magistrates and Judges of Ghana, Vol. 6.
2023
“On Responsible AI Agency and Legal-Judicial Praxes in Ghana: A Critical Reflection.” In Development and Access to Justice: Is Technology a Door, Window, or a Wall? Association of Magistrates and Judges of Ghana, Vol. 5, pp. 58–65.
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