Leonie Seng M.A. (English version)
Scientific assistant (M. A.) and doctoral student

Main research interest:
- philosophy of mind and neuroscience
- media ethics, digital ethics
- machine ethics and ethics of artificial intelligence
- huma- animal interaction and its ethics
Publications:
- 2020: "Current Challenges in Ethics of Artificial Intelligence or: Old Wine in New Bottles." In: Göcke, Paul Benedikt und Rosenthal-von der Pütten, Astrid: Artificial Intelligence. Reflections in Philosophy, Theology, and the Social Sciences. Leiden/ Boston, MA: Brill/ mentis, S. 159--172.
- Maisenhölder, Patrick und Seng, Leonie (2019): "The serious side of science fiction – on the usage of medial depictions of artificial intelligence for ethical reflection using detroit: become human as an Example." In: ICERI2019 Proceedings.
- 2019: "Mein Haus, mein Auto, mein Roboter. Eine (medien-)ethische Beurteilung der Angst vor Robotern und künstlicher Intelligenz". In: Rath, Matthias; Karmasin, Matthias; Krotz, Friedrich: Brauchen Maschinen Ethik? Normative Grenzen autonomer Systeme. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, S. 57–72.
- 2018a: "Maschinenethik und Künstliche Intelligenz". In: Bendel, Oliver: Handbuch Maschinenethik. Wiesbaden: Springer VS. S. 1–21.
- 2018b: "Konstruktiver Journalismus – mehr zeigen von der Welt? Medienethische Analyse verschiedener Berichterstattungsansätze über Flüchtlinge". In: Prinzing/ Köberer/ Schröder: Migration, Integration, Inklusion. Medienethische Herausforderungen und Potenziale für die digitale Mediengesellschaft. Paderborn: Nomos.
- 2018c: "Von 'privacy paradox' zu 'professional paradigm'. Wie sozial man im Digitalen ist, ist keine private Entscheidung mehr, sondern eine beruflich relevante Frage." Scilogs, Spektrum der Wissenschaft: Heidelberg.
- 2017a: "Autonomes Fahren – Eine Frage der Ethik? Oder: Kant fährt Dein Auto gegen die Wand". Scilogs, Spektrum der Wissenschaft: Heidelberg.
- 2017b: "Was ist Bewusstsein?" In: Zeit Online. Wissenschaftliche Debatte.
Talks (engl. only):
- April 2019: "The power of science fiction and is potential influence on discussions about real developments in Artificial Intelligence." ASCA International Worksop 2019 on Realities and Fanasies, Amsterdam. https://realitiesfantasies.wordpress.com/.
- November 2018: "Current challenges of ethics of AI or: old wine in new bottles". When Robots Think. Interdisciplinary Views on Intelligent Automation, Münster. http://iasymposium.rwth-aachen.de/.
Career:
- Since 2018: Social media manager for department philosophy of Ludwigsburg University of Education
- Since 2016: Scientific assistant at Ludwigsburg University of Education, department philosophy, research team: media ethics
- Since 2008: Journalist (print, online, radio)
- 2012–2013: Undergraduate assistant at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, department philosophy
- 2011–2014: Master's degree in "Ethik der Textkulturen" und "Philosophie", Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
- 2007–2010: Bachelor's degree in "Philosophy, neuroscience, cognition" at Otto-von-Guericke University in Magdeburg
Online network:
Memberships:
- German Society for Philosophy
- German Network media ethics
- German science Journalist association
- German Journalist association
Further links (all sites in German):
- Podcast Philosophy: "ProtreptiCast"
- Podcast about refugees: "reingeschmeckt"
- Science blog at SciLogs: "Feuerwerk der Neuronen"
- Photography