Opinion
Polycentricity and Diversity
Between Impression and Experience: Can Generative AI Move Beyond Affect?
In its current widespread use, generative AI primarily operates at the affective level: it is optimised for response speed, visual appeal, and compliance with average “like” patterns, writes Ekaterina Tikhomirova. The question of whether the technological environment is capable of creating conditions for experiencing the second level—leaving a trace, initiating an encounter with the unrepresentable—remains open.